SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Coupang, the South Korean e-commerce giant, has seen an increase in its user base despite raising its membership fees. This development challenges predictions of a mass exodus from the platform and underscores the company’s strong market position in a fiercely competitive landscape. According to data from WiseApp, Coupang’s monthly active [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – In a landmark decision, South Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled that designated drivers can be classified as workers under the country’s labor union law, potentially opening the door for collective bargaining rights based on their employment status. The ruling, handed down on September 27, marks the first time the nation’s [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – KT has announced a significant 26% increase in monthly active users (MAU) of its membership program, attributed to the in-app services launched last year. Membership now encompasses a variety of services within the KT app, including ‘Genie Music’ for music streaming, ‘Blice’ for webtoons and web novels, and ‘Giftishow’ for [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The conservative main opposition People Power Party (PPP) has seen an influx of new members, especially those in their 20s and 30s, in the wake of the sensational ascent of young new party leader Lee Jun-seok. According to party officials, some 23,000 people nationwide have joined the PPP as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile carriers are taking membership benefits online as the coronavirus is resulting in higher consumption in the contact-free market. SK Telecom Co., for one, is introducing various membership benefits to T Membership, the company’s online membership platform, for a series of contact-free modes of consumption including online [...]
OAKVILLE, Ontario, June 16 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Annual General Meeting and Board Election of the International Institute of Business Analysis™ (IIBA®) membership was held June 9, 2020. The theme of this year’s meeting was Together Towards Tomorrow with a focus on the role of the business analysis community in improving business results and working together to address business challenges at this next important stage of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), the more militant of the nation’s two largest umbrella labor organizations, has become the biggest labor group in terms of membership for the first time, government data showed Wednesday. According to the data published by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the [...]
LONDON, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — VistaJet, the first and only global business aviation company, continued to gain substantial market share around the world during the first half of 2018. Driven by the sustained demand for the Company’s flagship Program subscription model, new Members rose by 32% year-on-year, with Europe doubling the number of new contracts [...]
PLANO, Texas, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — WorldVentures™, the leading direct seller of global travel and leisure club memberships, is proud to announce a seven place jump, from 32 to 25, in its 2017 ranking on Direct Selling News® (DSN) magazine’s Global 100 list. “Our vault through the Global 100 ranks is proportional to our [...]
SEJONG, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will join the so-called Paris Club as the 21st member country this week, the finance ministry here said Thursday, a step that acknowledges the country’s transition into a creditor country. The membership will be endorsed at the Club’s meeting to celebrate its 60th anniversary on Friday in Paris, [...]