LG Group
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Robotics
LG Elec., Uplus team up to expand service robot business
South Korea’s home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. and mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. will join forces to expand their service robot busine...
Sep 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG fridges, TVs to leverage embedded AI to distinguish human voices
LG Electronics Inc., an industry frontrunner in applying artificial intelligence to home appliances, has unveiled a new speaker identification techn...
Sep 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
LG's 5G backup system installed in AWS cloud platform
LG Uplus Corp., a South Korean internet service provider, said on Tuesday that it has installed its 5G mobile backup network system in the cloud com...
Sep 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
LG Elec., GS EPS join forces to produce, use solar power in Korea
LG Electronic Inc. is set to produce solar energy to support 10% of the annual electricity consumption at its Changwon plant in South Korea.The firm...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Iveco unveil jointly developed hydrogen van
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. and Italian truck maker Iveco Group on Monday showcased a large commercial van powered by hydrogen, which they had j...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Group unveils purpose-built vehicle for airport pickup
Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled the interior design and user experience technologies for its purpose-built vehicles (PBVs) as the top South Korean ...
Sep 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Ford CEO heads to Korea to discuss EV tax credit with LG Energy, SK On
Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Jim Parley will visit South Korea early next week to meet with chief executives of its battery suppliers LG Energy So...
Sep 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep Dive
Typhoon may offer Korea excuse it needs to oust POSCO CEO
South Korea is set to investigate POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, to clarify who is responsible for the damage to its typhoon-hit...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus aims to double corporate value via platforms
LG Uplus Corp., the third-largest mobile carrier in South Korea, is slated to increase its corporate value to 12 trillion won ($8.6 billion) by 2027...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
CJ OliveNetworks to expand fandom platform services
CJ OliveNetworks Co., a South Korean digital software developer, has joined hands with bemyfriends, a startup specializing in the global K-pop fando...
Sep 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai faces growing rivalry with China’s BYD in Southeast Asia
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD’s announcement last week that it will build its first overseas EV plant in Thailand is setting off alarm be...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
SK allots 40% of local spending to non-capital areas
SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate after Samsung, will funnel 67 trillion won ($48 billion), or about 40% of its 2022-2026 do...
Sep 14, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
LG Energy, KT join KED’s top 30 Korean innovator list
KT Corp. and Studio Dragon Corp. have joined the ranks of South Korea’s most innovative companies thanks to their creation of cultural produ...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG AI center joins forces with Parsons School for creative AI development
South Korea’s LG Corp. announced it signed an academic collaboration agreement with the New York City-based Parsons School of Design on Monday...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Group revs up EV charging businesses to lead burgeoning sector
LG Group affiliates, notably LG Electronics Inc. and LG Uplus Corp., are entering the electric vehicle (EV) charging business in full force. In...
Sep 13, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus' K-pop idol platform goes global via smart TVs
Fans of K-pop idols such as boyband sensation BTS and girl group Blackpink will be able to enjoy their live performances through smart TVs at home a...
Sep 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Samsung C&T ties up with Korean firms for hydrogen biz
Samsung C&T Corp., the construction and trading arm of Samsung Group, has joined forces for the clean hydrogen businesses with South Korean comp...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG eye niche sectors to boost tablet sales
South Korea’s electronics companies are launching tablet PCs with niche targets as the global tablet market has shrunk for four consecutive qu...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Lotte to invest $900 mn in Vietnam smart city project
Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate, is set to invest $900 million in Vietnam to establish a smart city as it aims to accele...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cryptocurrencies
LG Elec unveils new NFT platform, aims to turn living room into art gallery
LG Electronics Inc. announced Monday it has launched its very own non-fungible token (NFT) platform, LG Art Lab. Now available in the United St...
Sep 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG present home appliances future at IFA 2022
BERLIN -- South Korea’s leading home appliances makers Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are showcasing the future of consumer t...
Sep 01, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem to build carbon nanotube Plant 4 for EV batteries
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s chemicals giant, is set to build the world’s largest single-line carbon nanotube (CNT) manufacturing plant i...
Aug 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Energy, Honda to form JV for EV battery production in the US
LG Energy Solution Ltd. announced on Monday that it reached an agreement with Honda Motor Co. to establish a joint venture company to produce lithiu...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai asks US state of Georgia for more incentives
Hyundai Motor Co. discussed additional incentives on its planned electric vehicle plant in Georgia with the US state's government as the leading Sou...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Hanjin Group management rights feud resolved with aid of LX Group
LX Pantos, an LX Group affiliate, has acquired a 3.86% stake in Hanjin KAL Corp., the holding company of Hanjin Group.The LX Group is considered a k...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics to debut world’s largest 97-inch OLED TV at IFA 2022
LG Electronics Inc. will unveil the world’s largest 97-inch organic light-emitting diode TV at the upcoming electronics show in Germany, a mov...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hanwha's heir apparent promoted as group's vice chair
South Korea’s Hanwha Group promoted its petrochemical and energy unit Hanwha Solutions Corp. CEO Kim Dong Kwan as the group’s new vice c...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Lotte Group to donate $10.4 mn to KAIST to build R&D, design centers
Lotte Corp. announced on Monday that it will donate 14 billion won ($10.4 million) to the prestigious Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Techno...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG boost use of recycled materials for electronics
South Korean tech giants Samsung and LG are increasing their amount of electronic products made from recycled materials. The companies will showcase...
Aug 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics to operate two lounges for OLED R monitor at Frieze Seoul
South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. will operate two lounges at the world-renowned Frieze Art Fair’s inaugural event in Seoul.&...
Aug 28, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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