![[In-depth] “Kakao Taxi” Expected to Change Landscape of Korean Taxi App Market](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/30244206_m-800x533.jpg "[In-depth] “Kakao Taxi” Expected to Change Landscape of Korean Taxi App Market")
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – As Daum Kakao, Korea’s largest mobile messenger service provider, is set to launch a mobile call taxi service “Kakao Taxi” by the first quarter of next year amid the ongoing controversy over Uber, the taxi app industry is likely to undergo a sea change. Comparing to Uber which was [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Tourism Organization said on December 17 that it has introduced a “Muslim friendly restaurant rating scheme” on an experimental basis and published an accompanying guild book in English. In the book, a total of 118 restaurants located across the country, as well as 36 Korean menus, is listed according [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to the entrenchment of a five-day workweek and widespread awareness of the importance of having a balanced life, Koreans are finding themselves with an increasing amount of free time. However, the quality and diversity of the free time has remained the same even as the quantity has increased, [...]
SEOUL, December 15 (Korea Bizwire) – After the Korean Air “nut incident,” where an airline executive kicked a crewmember off the plane after being improperly served macadamia nuts, the airline has suffered a deterioration of its corporate image, and falling business results. According to recent figures, Korean Air ticket reservations are in decline, and its stock [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A week has passed after a Korean Air happening in New York that resulted in dropping-off of a flight attendant while the plane was taxiing. So many parodies have since been produced on the Internet mocking the heroine of the “nuts incident,” Heather Cho, or Cho Hyun-ah, Korean Air senior [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – AirAsia, the Malaysian budget airline, launched an enticing promotion with almost free flights from Korea in commemoration of its appointment of football star Park Ji-sung as a new global ambassador. On December 10, AirAsia launched the limited free seats promotion for all direct flights from Korea, excluding airport tax, fuel [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – It may not have been funny to her fellow passengers, but thanks to Korean Air vice-president Cho Hyun-ah, who recently delayed a flight she was on by kicking the head flight attendant off the plane, macadamia nut vendors are laughing all the way to the bank. Vice-president Cho, also known as [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Hansol Development, the company running the Oak Valley resort in Gangwon Province, is trying to attract 400 billion won investment from a Chinese investor. The company said on December 8 that it is presently negotiating with China’s Xingyue Group to sell part of its 14.21 million square meter site near the [...]
![[In-Depth] Appeals Court Judges Rule in Favor of Korean Air in Photo Copyright Case](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/solseom-of-korean-airlines.jpg "[In-Depth] Appeals Court Judges Rule in Favor of Korean Air in Photo Copyright Case")
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — In a legal dispute surrounding a photograph’s copyright, the appeals court judges ruled in favor of the defendant, Korean Air, confirming the lower court’s verdict. The plaintiff Gallery Kong, the Korean agency representing the interest of professional photographer Michael Kenna, had lost a lawsuit in early March this year [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A Singapore marina resort operator is planning to build a world-class marina on the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula, at the north port of Busan, Korea’s largest port city. The Busan Port Authority (BPA) announced on December 1 that the port operator is in discussions with SUTL, its Singapore [...]