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Uber CEO Skips Korean Court Date

SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Travis Kalanick, the CEO of Uber, abruptly notified South Korean courts Wednesday, June 29, that he would not be present for court proceedings scheduled to take place on the same day. The Uber co-founder was indicted in December 2014 on charges of violating the Passenger Transport Service Act. Uber entered [...]

Dozens Booked over Uber Taxi Service

SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 30 people, including the chief of the local unit of U.S. ride-booking app creator Uber Technologies Inc., have been booked on suspicion of operating illegal taxi services in South Korea, police said Tuesday. The 32-year-old head of Uber Korea, identified only by his last name Kang, another company [...]