Google says it offers more than $10 bln in consumer benefits in S.Korea
Google says it offers more than $10 bln in consumer benefits in S.Korea
SEOUL, Sept 15 (Reuters) - $Alphabet -CL A(GOOGL.US)$ said on Wednesday its presence in South Korea equates to nearly 12 trillion won ($10.16 billion) in economic benefits for its users, as the U.S. tech giant faces increased scrutiny from regulators and politicians.
路透首尔9月15日电-$Alphabet-CL A(GOOGL.US)$周三表示，随着这家美国科技巨头面临监管机构和政界人士更严格的审查，它在韩国的存在相当于为用户带来了近12万亿韩元(合101.6亿美元)的经济效益。
Google's announcement came a day after South Korea's antitrust agency fined Google 207 billion won for blocking customised versions of its Android operating system, in the company's second setback in the country in less than a month.
谷歌宣布这一消息的前一天，韩国反垄断机构对谷歌处以2070亿韩元罚款，原因是谷歌屏蔽了其Android操作系统的定制版本，这是该公司在不到一个月的时间里在韩国遭遇的第二次挫折。
The Korea Fair Trade Commission said this could be the ninth-biggest fine it has ever imposed.
韩国公平贸易委员会(Korea Fair Trade Commission)表示，这可能是该委员会有史以来开出的第九大罚单。
Google said during an online event that it annually provides 5.1 trillion won worth of benefits for South Koreans through its Play Store, 4.2 trillion won through its search engine service, and 2.5 trillion won through its productivity apps, including Google Docs, citing a report from consulting firm AlphaBeta.
谷歌援引咨询公司AlphaBeta的一份报告称，谷歌在一次在线活动中表示，它每年通过Play Store为韩国人提供5.1万亿韩元的福利，通过搜索引擎服务为韩国人提供4.2万亿韩元的福利，通过谷歌文档(Google Docs)等生产力应用程序为韩国人提供2.5万亿韩元的福利。
Google added that it also annually provides 10.5 trillion won in economic benefits for South Korean companies.
谷歌补充说，它每年还为韩国公司提供10.5万亿韩元的经济效益。
Google did not provide how such assessments were made.
谷歌没有提供此类评估是如何做出的。
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said YouTube contributed more than 1.5 trillion won to South Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 and created more than 86,000 full-time jobs.
YouTube首席执行官Susan Wojcicki表示，YouTube在2020年为韩国国内生产总值(GDP)贡献了超过1.5万亿韩元，创造了超过8.6万个全职工作岗位。
"We will continue to do our best to support our partners to grow and advance into the world and to positively contribute to the South Korean economy," Google Korea's Country Director Kim Kyoung-hoon said during the event.
“我们将继续尽最大努力支持我们的合作伙伴成长和走向世界，并为韩国经济做出积极贡献，”谷歌韩国地区总监Kim KYoung-hoon在活动中表示。
Earlier, in late August, parliament passed an amendment to South Korea's Telecommunications Business Act - popularly dubbed the "anti-Google law" to ban major app store operators such as Google from forcing software developers to use their payment systems and effectively stopping developers from charging commission on in-app purchases.
早些时候，8月下旬，韩国议会通过了一项对韩国“电信商业法”(Telecications Business Act)的修正案--俗称“反谷歌法”(Anti-Google law)，禁止谷歌(Google)等主要应用商店运营商强迫软件开发商使用其支付系统，并有效阻止开发商对应用内购买收取佣金。
($1 = 1,171.0200 won)
(1美元=1171.0200韩元)
(Reporting by Heekyong Yang; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
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