SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The electric scooter sharing market is facing a downturn as it struggles with various regulations including ‘immediate towing of illegally parked scooters,’ ‘mandatory driver’s license,’ ‘mandatory helmets’ and more. Wind Mobility, a Berlin-based mobility startup, recently decided to pull back from South Korea after struggling to operate 2,000 scooters [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea shared its experience and quarantine process in tackling the novel coronavirus pandemic with Latin American countries through an online seminar Wednesday. The Special Webinar on COVID-19 for Policy and Technology event, hosted by the International Quarantine Cooperation task force, comes as many countries in Central and South [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to start a project to donate and share used musical instruments with others, with the aim of creating a community where donors, repair experts, and users come together to share their love for musical instruments. City officials announced on Tuesday the opening of a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of single-bedroom share houses is increasing sharply in line with demand from the millennials, with many young South Koreans prioritizing independence from their parents. According to a survey conducted by the house-sharing portal Come&Stay Co., the number of single-person rooms grew by about 83 percent compared to [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Group has introduced the SK Open API Portal, a platform that shares application programming interfaces (API) with external entities. An API is a basic component for software and services that forms the core asset of major services provided by ICT affiliates. SK Telecom Co., an affiliate of SK [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — As the South Korean market for renting services and the number of online marketplaces continue to grow, big shifts in consumer culture are taking place, with consumers now averse to paying the full price for new products, and instead preferring to rent or opt for used goods. A monthly [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul Metropolitan Government revealed on July 1 an updated ‘Online Tree Sharing’ website where citizens can donate or adopt a tree. The ‘Online Tree Sharing’ website (env.seoul.go.kr/tree-sharing) supports tree sharing among citizens who own trees at an individual house or a multiplex building but can no longer provide care for [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – With an increasing number of consumers who have grown more careful and rational in their spending, newly-built apartments are offering various common facilities and services to reduce consumer burdens and maximize convenience. Hyundai Engineering & Construction has implemented a car-sharing service at its latest apartment complex, Hill State Dongtan, [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Short messages that are popular on social media such as Facebook or Instagram are now being published as a book. Aurum, part of the Munhakdongne Publishing Group, recently published a book called “A Storytelling Woman” written by Cho Yumi. Cho has gained fame by posting short, poetic messages on Facebook [...]