SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Uber announced Tuesday that it will introduce its subscription-based membership program in South Korea next month, escalating competition in the country’s mobility market as rivals race to lock in loyal customers. At a press briefing in Seoul, Uber Taxi Korea head Song Jin-woo said the service, called Uber One, [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a 10 million won (US$8,900) fine for the local unit of app-based ride service provider Uber during a trial of its alleged illegal taxi business here. Travis Kalanick, founder and CEO of the U.S.-based taxi service Uber Technologies Inc., and its local unit [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Uber Korea, a mobile app operator linking drivers and passengers, decided to make its ride-sharing service Uber X free of charge in Seoul in an attempt to counter the city government’s ban on its operations, and to protect its Uber drivers. On February 25, Uber said, “The decision was [...]
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SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – “Uber,” a smartphone app-based private taxi service currently mired in a controversy after the Seoul city government banned the service for passenger safety concerns, will strengthen its presence in Korea. Allen Penn, the head of Hong Kong-based Asia operations for Uber, held a press conference on August 6 and underscored the [...]