Korea's ministries, businesses block DeepSeek over security concerns

imposed a blanket restriction on internal access to generative AI services. Lotte Group has also restricted direct access to AI sites such as DeepSeek, ChatGPT and Gemini to protect internal information

Can Seoul Fashion Week be improved?

Week continues to be as it is?" asked Jung Joon-ho, CEO of Lotte Department Store, during his keynote speech at the Seoul Fashion Forum, held Wednesday as part of the 2025 fall-winter Seoul Fashion Week

TXT, Minnie of (G)I-dle to join Hanteo Music Awards

Overnight festival to take place at Lotte World Adventure on Feb. 14 Yeonjun of TXT and Minnie of (G)I-dle have been confirmed to join the main lineup for the “32nd Hanteo Music Awards 2024,” set to

France National Orchestra returns to Korea after 29 years

Lotte Concert Hall will be a celebration of Camille Saint-Saens, showcasing the third movement from "Trois tableaux symphoniques d’apres La foi," Op. 130, in its Korean premiere. The program will also

K-pop meets orchestra

conductor Kim Yu-won, will take place on Feb. 14 at 8:00 p.m. at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall and on Feb. 15 at 5:00 p.m. at Lotte Concert Hall. Ticket prices range from 88,000 won ($59.92) to 165,000

Kim A-lim wins LPGA season opener for 3rd career title

rounds at this tournament. Kim, 29, cashed in the winner's check of US$300,000. The no-cut tournament featured 32 LPGA winners over the past two seasons. Kim, who won the Lotte Championship in November

Seoul's high school enrollment drops 8% amid declining birthrate

placement follows a three-stage computerized lottery system that takes into account school capacity and the appropriate distribution of students. In the first stage, 20 percent of available seats in schools

Koreans chase jackpot dreams in record numbers

Lottery sales reach an all-time high of 5.95 trillion won in 2024 Despite the long odds, Koreans are betting big on the lottery, with Lotto sales soaring to nearly 6 trillion won ($4.16 billion) last

Lotteria back on grill: Burger chain aims at W1tr comeback

Lotte GRS, once overshadowed by doubts over taste and image, to breach 1 trillion won sales mark again after 7 years Burger chain Lotteria, under Lotte Group’s food franchise arm Lotte GRS, is making

Pulmuone, Orion see stellar 2024 earnings of over W3tr

, including leading kimchi-maker Daesang Group and canned tuna manufacturer Dongwon F&B, will also witness sales growth of between 1 and 5 percent. Meanwhile, beverage giant Lotte Chilsung Beverage will see