Chemical Lotte Likely to Take Part in the Blue Hydrogen Alliance Headed by Aramco

Lotte Chemical is anticipated to take part in a worldwide alliance for blue hydrogen and ammonia proposed by Saudi Aramco, the largest energy corporation in the world.

Recently, the corporation and Saudi Aramco began discussions about working together in the ammonia and blue hydrogen in...

Soelect and Lotte Chemical want to increase battery component output in the United States

Soelect, a battery startup, and Lotte Chemical, a Korean supplier, said on Tuesday that they will invest more than $200 million in a joint venture in the United States to produce sophisticated battery components for electric vehicles.

The two businesses agreed to scale up production of ...

IGT will provide Singapore Pools with a variety of lottery options

International Game Technology (IGT) has signed a deal with Singapore Pools through its IGT Global Services subsidiary to provide lottery solutions.

The six-year deal will see IGT use its core lottery system Aurora and other technologies to help the Singapore Pools increase lottery innov...

S. KOREAN LOTTE SHOPPING CO. SEES NET LOSS OF $36.5 MILLION IN Q1

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• S. Korean Lotte Shopping Co. sees net loss of $36.5 million in Q1.
• The company’s Q1 net losses narrowed from a year earlier on recovering sales.
• The company’s operating income rose 18.5 percent to 61.8 billion...

S. KOREA’S DELIVERY WORKERS ANNOUNCE STRIKE OVER IMPROVING WORKING CONDITIONS

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• S. Korea’s delivery workers announce strike over improving working conditions.
• The delivery workers are set to launch a strike later this week.
• The Parcel Delivery Workers' Solidarity Union said the walkout will...

PERFORMING ARTS BEARS THE BRUNT WITH COVID-19 THIRD WAVE UNDERWAY

• Though the performing arts scenario is at its year-end finale, the outlook is dull as the third and so far worst wave of COVID-19 is acutely underway.
• Under the present conditions, local authorities have announced the Level 2.5 social distancing measures in place here, requirin...

LOTTE ON STRIKES GOLD IN ONLINE LUXURY GOODS AND HOME APPLIANCES SALE

• For over half a year, Lotte Shopping's most touted online mall Lotte On was not able to prove its mettle against major e-commerce firms like Coupang and eBay Korea.
• Lotte Shopping started its online business too late in April and it failed to offer any spectacular services ...

LOTTE MART EMPLOYEES RUDELY HOLLER AND SHOO GUIDE DOG IN TRAINING

• Lotte Mart, one of South Korea’s biggest rebate store chains, has been under fire, even facing threats of an overthrow, after an employee refused to allow a guide dog undergoing training to enter one of its outlets.
• On Sunday, a woman was walking the trainee guide dog to ...

LOTTE MARINES WINS THEIR FIRST PACIFIC LEAGUE PLAYOFF IN FOUR YEARS

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• Lotte Marines wins their first Pacific League playoff in four years.
• Yudai Fujioka hit a tie-breaking run for Lotte Marines win.
• Lotte Marines won over Seibu Lions by 8-2 on Sunday.
• Fujioka hit his fourth home ...

RETAIL STORES LOSING OUT TO ONLINE SHOPPING; LIVE COMMERCE TO THE FORE

• The digitization of retail here has been forcing more and more people to shop online.
• At first, people were uncomfortable with internet shopping because they were much scared of paying for the product and receiving it after a week and at times not receiving it at all.  

LOTTE HOTEL SPA RETREAT CLEANSES MIND AND BODY OF COVID-19 AFTER-EFFECTS

• Lotte hotels across the country are offering a plethora of spa packages to help people better cope with the stress and depression caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.
• Exquisite landmark hotels Signiel Seoul and Signiel Busan are displaying the "Deep Relaxation" ...

RAKUTEN EAGLES EARN THEIR 1,000TH WIN AT NIPPON PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL

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• Rakuten Eagles earn their 1,000th win at Nippon Professional Baseball.
• Rakuten Eagles won by 12-4 over the Lotte Marines.
• Rakuten Eagles Hideto Asamura went deep three times and drove in seven runs.
• The Lotte M...

INCHEON AIRPORT DUTY-FREE AUCTION COMES A CROPPER AMIDST PANDEMIC

• Incheon International Airport, the country's principal doorway, did not succeed to cash in on enough bidders in duty-free auctions Tuesday, its operator said, underlining an extended dip in the duty-free business sector amid the coronavirus pandemic.
• The Incheon Internation...

SEIBU LIONS WINS AGAINST LOTTE MARINES ON WEDNESDAY’S PACIFIC LEAGUE MATCH

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• Seibu Lions wins against Lotte Marines on Wednesday’s Pacific League match.
• Rookie Shota Hamaya’s run over six innings and Takumi Kuriyama’s two runs led to Seibu Lions win.
• Seibu Lions won by 3-1 over ...

SEIBU LIONS KONA TAKAHASHI LEADS A WIN AGAINST LOTTE MARINES; BASEBALL

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• Seibu Lions Kona Takahashi leads a win against Lotte Marines; Baseball.
• Kona Takahashi has earned his fourth win of the season.
• Takahashi 4-6 had a no-hitter in sight heading into the seventh inning.
• Seibu Lio...

SOUTH KOREAN DUTY-FREE RETAILERS CLOSING DOWNTOWN STORES

HIGHLIGHTS

• Due to the declining number of tourists caused by coronavirus epidemic, many downtown stores are closing temporarily.
• Many outlets that were favorite with tourists are closing down.
• The number of international flights coming to S...

RICH HAUL FOR UK TICKET-HOLDER TO £ 57. 8 M LOTTERY JACKPOT

As luck would have it, this person came forward to stake his claim for the prize money after an appeal was issued that the ticket lays unclaimed.

The ticket holder took his own sweet time in coming forward to lay claim to the prized jackpot money.

The ticket brought in South A...

LOTTE HOTEL CO. CEO RESIGNS AMIDST UPCOMING IPO REVIEW

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• Lotte Hotel Co. CEO resigns
• Lotte group IPO review soon
• Resignation would remove possible risks for IPO

With the Lotte Group’s initial public offering review starting soon, the company’s cha...

JAPAN’S CONFECTIONARY BRAND EXTENDS HELP TO AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE

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• Australia was ravaged by bushfires for the better part of January and resulted in wildlife injuries and deaths
• Lotte’s Koala March sold in Japan, has set up links for donation to Australian wildlife recovery

Austral...

SBC and GLMS divulge vital association bargain for 2020

SBC's arrangements to venture into new markets have stepped forward with the marking of a key association concurrence with one of the most regarded associations in the gaming business, the Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS). GLMS will have a conspicuous job in this offer, giving a signif...