SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metro, the operator of subway lines 1-8, said Friday that 27 trains were delayed by more than 20 minutes on the previous day, the second day of a slowdown strike by its unionized workers. With 3,189 subway trains in operation Thursday, their on-time rate stood at 99.1 percent, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Payment delays by TMON and WeMakePrice, South Korean affiliates of Singapore-based e-commerce platform Qoo10 Group, were feared to deepen liquidity woes of sellers on the online marketplaces, according to some sellers Thursday. The e-commerce platforms have failed to pay money earned by sellers in May, particularly after Qoo10 Group [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hundreds of international travelers using T’way Air, a South Korean budget air carrier, have experienced flight delays this week due to apparent maintenance issues with its aircraft, according to the company Friday. T’way Air flight TW283, which was scheduled to depart from Incheon International Airport to Osaka at around [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of people fined for driving under the influence or committing violence are asking to pay in installments or delay payment altogether. The Ministry of Justice reported a 44.4 percent increase in the number of requests to pay fines by installment last year. Requests to delay payment [...]