JEJU, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Workers at Emart in Jeju are protesting against Emart Inc.’s expanded operation of its unmanned self-checkout system. The Emart branch of the Korean Mart Labor Union and Jeju’s Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) held a press conference in front of the Jeju branch of Emart on Tuesday and [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The security industry, traditionally known as one of the most labor-intensive sectors, is using artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technology to evolve in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. S-1 Corp., a South Korean security firm and an affiliate of Samsung Group, is offering new [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of shared cars operating in Seoul will double over the next three years, as part of the municipality’s eco-friendly policies, officials said Monday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it will secure a fleet of 10,000 shared cars by May 2022 and expand discounts and parking space for [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. reported on Wednesday that the accumulated total amount of discounts the company offers to individual cup users is expected to exceed 10 billion won (US$8.50 million) by the end of this year. Starbucks introduced the ‘Eco Bonus Star’ System last year, which allows customers to [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Nationwide public transportation chaos is looming, as unionized bus drivers across the country have been voting overwhelmingly to strike to demand pay hikes and manpower increases in time for the implementation of a mandatory 52-hour workweek in the bus industry this summer. Some 35,000 drivers from 10 cities and [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) said Wednesday that arrival duty-free shops, the first of their kind in the country, will open later this month. The airport operator said two arrival duty-free shops will start operations in Terminal 1 and one in Terminal 2 on May 31. The duty-free [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Hotels next to shopping complexes are enjoying a huge rise in popularity as more and more people remain reluctant to go outdoors amid high levels of air pollution. Trip.com, an online travel agency, reported on Tuesday that its reservation rate at six hotels next to shopping malls in Seoul [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of South Koreans connect with brands on photo and video-sharing platform Instagram to find products and services, its vice president said Tuesday. “More than 60 percent of local users associate Instagram as a platform for interacting with brands, and they had positive perceptions on branded contents,” [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest carrier, said Tuesday it will streamline its international routes and stop operating first-class cabins in September to cut costs ahead of its planned sales. Asiana said it will suspend operations of the nonprofitable routes from Incheon to Khabarovsk and Sakhalin in Russia and [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans prefer to travel with their families, a recent study has showed. Hana Tour Co., a South Korean travel agency, conducted a survey of 1,200 citizens, most of whom said they would like to travel with their family. The composition of family members, however, has been changing recently [...]