LG Elec eyes profit from EV powertrain, car lighting biz

LG Elec eyes profit from EV powertrain, car lighting biz

LG Electronics Inc., the world’s leading home appliance maker, aims to take profit from the electric vehicle powertrain and car lighting units...

LG Innotek gears up for FC-BGA substrate mass production

LG Innotek gears up for FC-BGA substrate mass production

South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. is preparing to mass produce flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) substrates from the fourth quarter of this year, ...

Gmarket reports rise of niche travelers in this year's first half

Gmarket reports rise of niche travelers in this year's first half

The full-scale resumption of overseas travel by people in South Korea has fueled the trend of "niche travelers" who travel abroad whenever they have...

LG Energy to raise capex by 50% in bet on strong EV growth

LG Energy to raise capex by 50% in bet on strong EV growth

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, plans to ramp up capital expenditure by more than half thi...

LG Elec targets indoor golf market with its ProBeam projector

LG Elec targets indoor golf market with its ProBeam projector

LG Electronics Inc. is targeting the overseas indoor golf market with its premium commercial projector LG ProBeam.The company said on Thursday that ...

LG Innotek, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Q4 profit disappoint

LG Innotek, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Q4 profit disappoint

LG Innotek Co. and Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., two major South Korean suppliers for Apple’s iPhone, on Wednesday reported more than a 60% p...

Take QR code instead of long password when connecting to Wi-Fi

Take QR code instead of long password when connecting to Wi-Fi

LG Uplus Corp. introduced a functionality that allows access to Wi-Fi through an Internet TV screen. This is intended to make it possible to connect...

LG Energy partners with Seoul Nat'l Univ. for battery technology

LG Energy partners with Seoul Nat'l Univ. for battery technology

South Korea's No. 1 secondary battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Seoul National University on Friday signed an agreement to establish an indu...

Metaverse-based virtual offices: New breadwinner for LG CNS

Metaverse-based virtual offices: New breadwinner for LG CNS

LAS VEGAS – While buzzwords such as avatar and the metaverse are on everyone’s lips these days, waking up in the morning and going to a ...

LG Chem completes acquisition of US biotech firm AVEO

LG Chem completes acquisition of US biotech firm AVEO

LG Chem Ltd. is set to complete its $571 million purchase of the US biotech firm AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Friday, which would strengthen its ant...

LG UltraGear selected as official monitor for League of Legends

LG UltraGear selected as official monitor for League of Legends

LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday that its UltraGear gaming monitor, with enhanced gamer-specific features, has been selected as the official moni...

Hanwha, LG Energy team up for US battery production

Hanwha, LG Energy team up for US battery production

South Korea’s Hanwha Group will invest in LG Energy Solution Ltd.'s battery production lines for energy storage systems (ESS) in the US, some ...

LG Elec's Tennessee plant named Lighthouse Factory by WEF

LG Elec's Tennessee plant named Lighthouse Factory by WEF

LG Electronics Inc.'s home appliance factory in Tennessee, the US, has been selected as a "Lighthouse Factory" by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for...

LG Chem CEO named to head industrial body of World Economic Forum

LG Chem CEO named to head industrial body of World Economic Forum

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. on Sunday said its CEO and Vice Chairman Shin Hak-cheol on Thursday will be named chair of the Chemical and Advanced Mate...

LG Energy, Honda to build $4.4 billion battery plant in Ohio

LG Energy, Honda to build $4.4 billion battery plant in Ohio

LG Energy Solution Ltd. and Honda Motor Co. have launched their first US joint venture to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Ohio, LG said o...

LG Innotek eyes top spot in FC-BGA substrate market

LG Innotek eyes top spot in FC-BGA substrate market

South Korea’s LG Innotek Co. will boost the production of its flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) packages, or high-density package substrates,...

LG Chem to recycle marine wastes to produce plastics

LG Chem to recycle marine wastes to produce plastics

South Korea's largest chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a domestic resource circulation start-up Netspa...

LG OLED evo selected as best product in Japan

LG OLED evo selected as best product in Japan

LG Electronics Inc.'s OLED evo was selected as the best product by Japan's most well-known audio and video publications.The South Korean company sai...

Japanese carmaker adopts metal-replacing plastic from LG Chem

Japanese carmaker adopts metal-replacing plastic from LG Chem

A new engineering plastic made of the compound material LUCON TX5007 and developed by South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. has been applied to the front fende...

Ford in talks with LG Energy for Turkey EV battery plant

Ford in talks with LG Energy for Turkey EV battery plant

Ford Motor Co. is in talks with LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, to build a cell factory in...

LG Energy posts largest-ever profit led by US JV with GM

LG Energy posts largest-ever profit led by US JV with GM

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. posted its largest-ever profit in 2022, driven by strong sales after its US joint venture with Ge...

LG Elec sweeps 1st place in Best Washers chosen by US consumers

LG Elec sweeps 1st place in Best Washers chosen by US consumers

LG Electronics Inc. swept this year's top spot in all major categories of best washing machines evaluated by Consumer Reports, a leading US consum...

LG unveils self-driving auto parts, brighter OLED panels

LG unveils self-driving auto parts, brighter OLED panels

LG Group’s two units have showcased new automotive and display products, which would expand their presence in the autonomous driving and premi...

LG Elec to increase partnerships for business expansion

LG Elec to increase partnerships for business expansion

LAS VEGAS -- LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliance maker, is seeking more partnerships with global leading companies and increas...

LG Uplus announces official start of original content production

LG Uplus announces official start of original content production

LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday that it would officially kickstart producing original content, following its pilot program about desserts relea...

LG Elec, Magna expand partnership into self-driving tech

LG Elec, Magna expand partnership into self-driving tech

LAS VEGAS – LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliance producer, expanded its partnership with Canadian car parts maker Magna I...

LG Uplus succeeds in linking open RAN standard equipment

LG Uplus succeeds in linking open RAN standard equipment

LG Uplus Corp. said on Tuesday that it has succeeded in linking open distributed unit (O-DU) and open RAN (radio access network) radio unit (O-RU) b...

Korean firms head to CES 2023 to showcase innovative technologies

Korean firms head to CES 2023 to showcase innovative technologies

LAS VEGAS, NV – A growing number of South Korea’s leading companies and startups are heading to CES 2023, the world’s largest tech...

LG to unveil sleep care solution Breeze at CES 2023

LG to unveil sleep care solution Breeze at CES 2023

LG Electronics Inc. said on Monday that it will unveil a smart sleep care solution “Breeze” at CES 2023 on Jan. 5.Breeze is a wireless e...

LG Electronics speeds up development of intelligent AI solutions

LG Electronics speeds up development of intelligent AI solutions

LG Electronics Inc. on Sunday said it will build an ambient computing platform as selected by LG AI Research, a company think tank specializing in a...

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