Taxi app company Uber continues to make inroads in Asian markets, signing up independent cab drivers in Seoul, South Korea, despite regulatory pushback from the country's transport ministry and local authorities.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Uber is paying its contract cabbies in Seoul a subsidy of $1.90 every time someone books a ride using its UberTAXI ride-booking app, which rolled out in Tokyo in August. The app, which is separate from the flagship Uber app, dispatches a driver to the user's location.
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