SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Lotte World, a major amusement park in South Korea, said Friday it will add a new themed zone based on the popular online game MapleStory next year in collaboration with game developer Nexon Co. The new Maple Island will occupy a section of Magic Island, the outdoor part of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Activists from an environmental activist group, rallying to urge Lotte World to release a beluga whale kept at its aquarium, have been handed over to the prosecution. On Wednesday, Seoul’s Songpa Police Station announced that it had handed over eight activists from the marine environmental civic group ‘Hot Pink Dolphins’ to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The building directory of the Seoul landmark Lotte World Tower will soon include “Lotte Museum” along with the Lotte Hotel, office spaces, and various amenities. The Lotte Museum will be on the 7th floor of the tallest building in the city and will cover 1,320 square meters of floor [...]
YONGIN, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Following in the footsteps of popular attractions “Horror Village”, “Horror Maze” and “Horror Safari 2014″, Everland will unveil another fear-and-fun inducing activity called “Blood City” on September 7. The legend of Blood City is chronicled in 100,000 square meters of “urban” sprawl encompassing the Alpine Area, Amazon Express and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) –The committee tasked with revamping Lotte’s company culture revealed on August 22 that it had convened a meeting at a Lotte beverage factory in Chungju. One of the noteworthy topics discussed at the meeting was the idea for a “reverse mentoring” initiative to encourage understanding between employees of different ages [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – While investigations into Lotte Group, one of Korea’s top five conglomerates, regarding slush funds are marring its reputation, the “skyscraper curse”, a popular belief that a country or a company that constructs a skyscraper eventually confronts a mishap, is in the public eye. Construction on the second Lotte World (Lotte [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Lotte Group officials have made the decision to remove a giant Korean national flag that is currently being displayed on the company’s new 123-storey World Tower, in July. The gigantic flag, which is 36 meters wide and 24 meters high, was fixed to the building’s outer structure in August 2015 [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Actor Lee Min-Ho will campaign for the protection of endangered animals along with Guess. Lee has produced a series of T-shirts in collaboration with Guess. Profits from T-shirts sales will be donated to a foundation for the protection of endangered animals, according to a statement from Lee’s agency Star House [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 08 (Korea Bizwire) – Lotte World Mall is hosting a parade festival, and various promotional events celebrating its 100th day in operation. From February 6 to March 1, a parade of dance teams and bagpipe performers will be held twice a day on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at Jamsil Station Square. Several giveaway [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul metropolitan city government said on September 3 that it would determine whether to fully open the lower floors of the second Lotte World building in Seoul’s Jamshil after tentatively allowing a ten-day “pre-open” period. During the period, groups of citizens will visit the building to see whether the building is [...]