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Environmental Activists Handed Over to Prosecution for Rally to Free Beluga at Lotte World Aquarium

Environmental Activists Handed Over to Prosecution for Rally to Free Beluga at Lotte World Aquarium

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 [...]

Zombie Apocalypse Takes Over Amusement Park Everland in Preparation for Halloween

Zombie Apocalypse Takes Over Amusement Park Everland in Preparation for Halloween

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 [...]

Trickle Up Effect? Lotte Declares Plans to Change Work Culture

Trickle Up Effect? Lotte Declares Plans to Change Work Culture

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 [...]

Lotte World Tower Another Skyscraper Curse?

Lotte World Tower Another Skyscraper Curse?

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 City Gov’t Gives Provisional Approval to “Pre-open” 2nd Lotte World Building

Seoul City Gov’t Gives Provisional Approval to “Pre-open” 2nd Lotte World Building

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 [...]

Lotte Super Plex G to Beat World’s Record as The Largest Cinema Screen

Lotte Super Plex G to Beat World’s Record as The Largest Cinema Screen

SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A gigantic cinema screen at Lotte Cinema’s Super Plex G attempts to beat the Guinness World Records as the world’s largest screen.  The screen of the multiplex cinema which will open at the Lotte Cinema World Tower, boasts its unparalleled size in the industry: With 622 seats — the [...]