SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Recently, there has been a need to come up with measures to prevent the monopolization of delivery platforms. In the midst of this period of social awareness, 6 out of 10 Koreans are in favor of the creation of a public delivery app led by local governments, a poll [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hoarding of daily necessities in South Korea briefly occurred in late February as the country braced for a sharp rise in the outbreak of the new coronavirus, but the country saw little panic buying of such goods induced by the novel coronavirus in part on the back of a [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Online credit card spending in South Korea soared more than 22 percent in March, as consumers avoided going out due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, data showed Friday. Online credit card purchases approved by the country’s eight card firms — Shinhan, Samsung, KB Kookmin, Hyundai, BC, Lotte, [...]
SEOUL, April 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean airlines, one of the hardest-hit industries by the outbreak of the new coronavirus, are taking unprecedented measures, such as unpaid leave, job cuts and asset sales, to overcome the COVID-19-triggered crisis, industry sources said Wednesday. Korean Air Lines Co., the country’s biggest airline, said Tuesday it will [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s No. 1 flag carrier, Korean Air Lines Co., said Tuesday that it will start a six-month-long work stoppage for more than 70 percent of its workforce, as the novel coronavirus wreaks havoc on the airline industry. The measure is part of an ongoing effort to survive the [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The pending merger between the nation’s number one food delivery app Baedal Minjok (Baemin), and Yogiyo, the industry’s second largest player, has led to a growing negative public sentiment with widespread concerns about monopolistic behavior. In particular, recent changes to Baemin’s fee system from a flat rate to a [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Eastar Jet Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, said Monday it will cut one-fifth of its workforce as it strives to stay afloat amid the growing impact of the coronavirus on the airline industry, but the proposed layoffs are smaller than originally thought. The planned job cut at Eastar [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean online movie streaming service market expanded 32.7 percent last year from a year earlier on the back of rising demand for binge-watchable mobile platforms, a report showed Monday. According to the annual report published by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the total revenue of the over-the-top [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of air passengers in South Korea fell to a record low last month due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, data showed Sunday, as countries around the globe impose lockdowns and restrict travel and people shun travel. The number of air passengers stood at 1.74 million in March, [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean airlines pressed the government Friday to take immediate action to help the financially troubled airline industry stay afloat amid the growing coronavirus impact. The Korea Civil Aviation Association (KCA) asked the government to offer massive low-rate loans, payment guarantees for airlines’ corporate bonds and steep tax cuts [...]