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Uber Calls on Seoul to Set Up Registration System for Uber Drivers

SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Uber Technologies Inc., the provider of the controversial taxi-hailing app, proposed Wednesday that the South Korean government allow local Uber drivers to become licensed, stressing that the U.S. startup is willing to work with local officials to resolve pending legal issues. David Plouffe, the senior vice president of policy [...]

Telecom Watchdog Seeks Criminal Charges Against Uber Korea

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s telecommunications watchdog decided Thursday to refer the local unit of U.S. cab-hailing service provider Uber Technologies Inc. to the prosecution for violation of rules, adding to the string of legal challenges the U.S. venture startup faces here and abroad. The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) said in a [...]