Navigation data showed that Coex in southern Seoul's Gangnam District was the most searched tourist destination during last year's Lunar New Year holiday.
The TMAP navigation app experienced a major service outage Wednesday morning, causing inconvenience for users across Korea.
Uber will buy TMAP Mobility’s 49 percent stake in UT, a ride-hailing joint venture between the two, to make UT a wholly-owned subsidiary of the San Francisco-based mobility giant.
TMAP Mobility will begin offering personalized restaurant and attraction recommendations based on users' driving history and demographics.
SK Telecom, the Korea Airports Corporation (KAC) and Hanwha Systems will build a flying taxi system in Daegu with Tmap Mobility.
KB Kookmin Bank purchased 8.3 percent of Tmap for 200 billion won ($149 million), becoming the fourth-largest shareholder of the navigation service provider.
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