Samsung, LG accelerate push into virtual reality displays

Samsung, LG accelerate push into virtual reality displays

South Korea’s two leading display makers Samsung Display Co. and LG Display Co. are in the early stages of developing screens for extended, or...

Samsung’s Harman to buy French audio software firm FLUX::

Samsung’s Harman to buy French audio software firm FLUX::

Harman Professional Solutions, a professional sound system unit under Samsung Electronics Co.'s wholly owned Harman International, has agreed to acq...

Samsung joins Swedish smartcity net zero home project

Samsung joins Swedish smartcity net zero home project

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Friday it will provide its Net Zero Home solutions for the upcoming Brobyholm Smartcity near Stockholm, Swede...

JLK supplies AI stroke solutions to Philippines

JLK supplies AI stroke solutions to Philippines

JLK Inc., South Korea's stroke diagnosis specialist company, announced on Thursday it implemented two artificial intelligence (AI) stroke diagnostic...

LG Display’s OLED panel gets certifications for eye comfort

LG Display’s OLED panel gets certifications for eye comfort

South Korea’s LG Display Co. announced on Wednesday its third-generation OLED TV panels got a certification from global safety science resea...

Korean AI startups Allganize, Neurophet raise over $35 mn

Korean AI startups Allganize, Neurophet raise over $35 mn

South Korea’s artificial intelligence technology startups Allganize Inc. and Neurophet Inc. raised about 47 billion won ($35 million) in total...

LG, Qraft Technologies' AI-powered ETF trades on NYSE

LG, Qraft Technologies' AI-powered ETF trades on NYSE

South Korea’s LG Group and Seoul-based Qraft Technologies Inc. have jointly launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that selects holdings relat...

Korean shipyards to beat Chinese rivals with green tankers

Korean shipyards to beat Chinese rivals with green tankers

South Korean dockyards aim to expand their presence in the global tanker market dominated by Chinese players with vessels designed to transport or s...

LG Energy, SK On to delay battery JVs with Ford as demand slows

LG Energy, SK On to delay battery JVs with Ford as demand slows

South Korea’s leading battery makers are postponing their plans to start operations of their joint ventures with Ford Motor Co. as the growth ...

The Nature Holdings goes after green fashion with Brompton

The Nature Holdings goes after green fashion with Brompton

Brompton Bicycle will pursue a greener world with sustainable clothing that is stylish but durable alongside its Korean partner The Nature Holdings ...

SK E&S, K-water to jointly develop homegrown green hydrogen facilities

SK E&S, K-water to jointly develop homegrown green hydrogen facilities

South Korea's SK E&S announced on Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Plug Power, K-water, and SK Plug Hyverse to expand ...

LG Elec to open heat pump research laboratory in Alaska

LG Elec to open heat pump research laboratory in Alaska

LG Electronics Inc. plans to open LG Advanced Cold Climate Heat Pump Laboratory in Alaska, the US for the development of heating, ventilation, &...

SK Ecoplant to supply fuel cells to Irish data centers

SK Ecoplant to supply fuel cells to Irish data centers

SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean construction engineering and waste management firm, plans to provide solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) to Irish power ge...

LG CNS to join New York digital transformation project

LG CNS to join New York digital transformation project

South Korea's information technology service provider LG CNS announced on Friday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a digital tra...

Naver-invested ichrogene enters Thai market

Naver-invested ichrogene enters Thai market

South Korea's digital healthcare startup ichrogene, with investment from Naver D2 Startup Factory (D2SF), entered into Thai market. Naver Corp....

KHNP submits final bid for Czech Republic’s new nuclear power unit

KHNP submits final bid for Czech Republic’s new nuclear power unit

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) has submitted a final bid to the Czech Republic’s state-run Elektrarna Dukovany II (EDU II) to cons...

SK Innovation, ENEOS to co-work for low-carbon energy

SK Innovation, ENEOS to co-work for low-carbon energy

SK Innovation Co. said on Wednesday it will bolster its alliance with Japan's largest petroleum refiner ENEOS. This decision builds on their histor...

POSCO International, Lotte Energy in $4.4 bn battery materials supply deal

POSCO International, Lotte Energy in $4.4 bn battery materials supply deal

POSCO International Corp. has signed a 6 trillion won ($4.4 billion) deal to supply raw materials used to make copper foil, a battery component, to ...

LG Elec to supply infotainment system for Genesis GV80

LG Elec to supply infotainment system for Genesis GV80

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday it will supply the webOS content platform for the redesigned GV80 and GV80 Coupe under the premium Genesi...

LG Uplus to build robot-friendly building with Hyundai

LG Uplus to build robot-friendly building with Hyundai

South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. has teamed up with Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Robotics Lab to build a communications infrastructure ecosystem at a...

SK Group to step up renewable energy push in Vietnam

SK Group to step up renewable energy push in Vietnam

SK Group will strengthen its partnership with the Vietnamese government to boost eco-friendly business in areas ranging from carbon capture to waste...

LG Uplus developing communications GenAI ixi-GEN

LG Uplus developing communications GenAI ixi-GEN

South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. on Sunday said it is developing the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) ixi-GEN.The large language model (...

LG Chem, LX Hausys develop material delaying battery thermal runaway

LG Chem, LX Hausys develop material delaying battery thermal runaway

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. and its spinoff LX Hausys Ltd. have jointly developed a material that delays the thermal runaway of electric vehicl...

LG Elec’s automotive business logs record quarterly profit

LG Elec’s automotive business logs record quarterly profit

LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, said its automotive division enjoyed all-time high quarterly profit in the most recent...

LG Uplus completes second hyperscale data center

LG Uplus completes second hyperscale data center

South Korea’s telecommunications company LG Uplus Corp. on Thursday announced the completion of a hyperscale data center – its second --...

LG Elec to launch new business with startup: LG NOVA head

LG Elec to launch new business with startup: LG NOVA head

SAN FRANCISCO – LG Electronics Inc. will set up a new business entity focusing on some of its new growth pillars — digital healthcare, c...

Naver succeeds in issuing $133 mn Samurai bonds

Naver succeeds in issuing $133 mn Samurai bonds

South Korea's Naver Corp. announced on Thursday it successfully issued Samurai bonds, becoming the first global IT company to do so. Naver's debut...

Whole loans offer funding solution for stretched borrowers: Savills IM

Whole loans offer funding solution for stretched borrowers: Savills IM

Despite the challenging economic environment, there are still plenty of opportunities for profit in commercial real estate, notably through debt i...

LG Chem to manufacture flooring from waste PET bottles

LG Chem to manufacture flooring from waste PET bottles

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. revealed on Thursday its plan to produce an eco-friendly plasticizer derived from discarded polyethylene terephthalate (P...

NKMax to perform first tests on dementia cell therapy in US

NKMax to perform first tests on dementia cell therapy in US

NKMax Co., South Korea's largest developer of natural killer (NK) cell therapies, will conduct its first clinical trials in the US for its candidate...

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