SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Mobility, an affiliate of Kakao Corp., the operator of top South Korean messaging app KakaoTalk, plans to challenge the taxi van mobility service market through the expansion of Kakao T Venti, an 11-passenger van-hailing service. Sixteen former taxi drivers in Seoul recently became new drivers for Kakao T [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid the recent crisis surrounding ride-hailing app Tada’s possible shutdown, internet giant Kakao Corp. plans to introduce a new van taxi hailing service. Kakao Mobility, the transportation arm of Kakao, announced on Wednesday that it will begin testing the new Kakao T Venti service. The new service will first [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoul based NGO has filed a complaint with the Ministry of Drug and Food Safety, saying that Starbucks Korea is violating the Food Sanitation Act by not indicating the prices of short-sized beverages on its menus. According to the Seoul YMCA, Starbucks Korea officially sells four sizes of drinks [...]