CHEONGJU, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — In the city of Jecheon, South Korea, two chubby-cheeked characters with snow-white skin and beaming smiles have captured the public’s imagination. Meet “Je-je” and “Cheon-cheon,” the official mascots whose charm has evolved from initial skepticism to beloved civic symbols. When first introduced four years ago, some likened the rotund pair [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – An individual referred to only as Lee, who began his career as a delivery worker three years ago, says the pressure to meet tight deadlines has become nearly unbearable. “We need to complete at least four deliveries per hour to make ends meet,” said Lee, who acknowledged that running red [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tech giant Naver Corp. said Friday its fourth-quarter net profit jumped 129 percent from a year earlier, largely driven by robust growth of its commerce and fintech businesses. The net profit came to 301.8 billion won (US$226.6 million) in the three months ending in December, compared with [...]
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Payvision, a global fintech and omnichannel payments provider, released a new ebook exploring the future of commerce payments. The research looks into how the next generation of payments is reinventing the shopping experience, giving merchants clear insight into key strategic retail trends. The future of payments is instant [...]