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Daum Kakao Rolls Out Cab-hailing App

SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Daum Kakao, the operator of South Korea’s top mobile messenger, KakaoTalk, rolled out Tuesday its cab-booking mobile application for smartphone users, extending the service to a full lineup after it launched a similar platform for taxi drivers early this year. KakaoTaxi, available for downloading at Google Play for Android users, [...]

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 [...]