SEOUL, Mar. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The union of city bus drivers in Seoul said Monday its leaders agreed to start a general strike by all members later this week after failing to reach a deal on wage hikes with the Seoul city government. The Seoul Bus Labor Union, which has about 18,000 members at [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s top taxi-hailing service operator, has been pushing for plans to reappoint its CEO, despite the state financial regulator’s recommendation to replace him amid allegations of accounting fraud, industry sources said Tuesday. In a general shareholders’ meeting slated for next week, Kakao Mobility will carry [...]
JEJU, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao Mobility, in collaboration with the startup RideFlux and the Jeju Free International City Development Center (JDC), announced on March 15 the launch of an autonomous driving service named ‘NEMO ride’ around a high-tech complex on Jeju Island. Designed to alleviate transportation challenges in areas known for heavy traffic congestion [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korean tech giant Naver has announced a strategic partnership with the Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO) to improve Saudi Arabia’s urban transport system through the deployment of an intelligent transportation system. This collaboration, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on March 7, aims to leverage cutting-edge technologies like [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Boats will run in the Han River like buses starting in October on a seven-stop route between the northwestern district of Magok and the southeastern district of Jamsil, the Seoul city government said Thursday. The Hangang River Bus service will reduce the travel time between Jamsil and the financial [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Thursday to make sweeping improvements to commuter transport in the Seoul metropolitan area by extending express rail networks and adding new bus lanes and double-decker electric buses. Yoon made the remark during a government-public debate on people’s livelihood issues, the sixth in a series, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail) reported that bags were the most frequently lost items on its trains and at its stations last year. According to a statement from Korail on January 22, a total of 247,225 lost items were reported in 2022, marking a 51.9% increase from the previous year. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Seatless subway trains will debut in Seoul this week, the city’s subway operator said Tuesday, as part of efforts to relieve overcrowding during rush hours. Seoul Metro said one carriage on each of the Subway Line 4 trains will run without seating during the morning and evening rush hours, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A new policy that allows passengers to reboard Seoul subways within 15 minutes after using the restroom or for other reasons has emerged as the most popular proposal by a Seoul city government official this year. The Seoul Metropolitan Government revealed on December 25 that the proposal topped the ‘Creative [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Tuesday it will launch an all-inclusive monthly transit pass service starting next month, offering unlimited access to the city’s subway and buses at a fixed price of 62,000 won (US$47.36). The Climate Card, set to debut on Jan. 27, will be the first in the country to offer an eco-friendly transit pass [...]