POSCO wins $689 mn battery material deal with GM-LG joint venture

POSCO wins $689 mn battery material deal with GM-LG joint venture

POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Dec. 5 that it has signed a $688.6 million deal to provide a key...

LG Chem unveils eco-friendly bioplastic, supplies to US toy firm Mattel

LG Chem unveils eco-friendly bioplastic, supplies to US toy firm Mattel

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, has unveiled a new eco-friendly high-performance bioplastic and supplied it to Mattel Inc...

LG Energy, GM to inject another $275 mn in Tennessee plant

LG Energy, GM to inject another $275 mn in Tennessee plant

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co. plan to inject an additional $275 million in a US electric vehicle battery...

Korea Semiconductor Academy launched to nurture field workers

Korea Semiconductor Academy launched to nurture field workers

The Korea Semiconductor Academy was established Thursday with former SK Hynix CEO Seok-hee Lee at its helm.The launch ceremony was held at the Korea...

Biden hails SK Siltron’s investment in Michigan as 'game changer'

Biden hails SK Siltron’s investment in Michigan as 'game changer'

BAY CITY, Michigan – For the first time since taking office, United States President Joe Biden toured a US subsidiary of South Korean conglome...

LG U+ and Korea Fanuc to devise smart factory solutions for SMEs

LG U+ and Korea Fanuc to devise smart factory solutions for SMEs

Korean telecom giant LG Uplus Corp. on Tuesday said it will develop a smart factory solution for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) jointly with th...

Hyundai, SK to build $1.9 bn EV battery plant in US

Hyundai, SK to build $1.9 bn EV battery plant in US

Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, and SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, will b...

LG HelloVision, S-1 to jointly enter home security market

LG HelloVision, S-1 to jointly enter home security market

South Korea's cable TV provider LG HelloVision and security company S-1 Corp.  announced they will jointly develop a home-based platform using ...

Korea Zinc exchanges treasury shares with LG Chem, Hanwha Corp.

Korea Zinc exchanges treasury shares with LG Chem, Hanwha Corp.

Korea Zinc Co. will exchange part of its treasury shares with those of LG Chem Ltd. and Hanwha Corp. in a move seen to strengthen the secondary batt...

Korea's SK Inc. revs up power semiconductor value chains via M&As

Korea's SK Inc. revs up power semiconductor value chains via M&As

SK Inc., the investment arm of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group, is ramping up its value chain of third-generation semicondu...

Samsung, LG make over two-thirds of premium TVs sold worldwide

Samsung, LG make over two-thirds of premium TVs sold worldwide

More than three in five premium TVs sold worldwide are made by either Samsung Electronics Co. or LG Electronics Inc. – a decent feat that help...

LG Chem to build $3.2 billion US cathode plant in Tennessee

LG Chem to build $3.2 billion US cathode plant in Tennessee

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it is building a $3.2 billion cathode plant in Tennessee, its first facto...

LG Display develops invisible speaker for automobiles

LG Display develops invisible speaker for automobiles

South Korea's LG Display on Monday said it has developed an in-vehicle sound solution that uses screen vibrations to produce sound, and that the dev...

Vertu, Motorola, Xiaomi eye Korean smartphone market as LG exits

Vertu, Motorola, Xiaomi eye Korean smartphone market as LG exits

South Korea’s smartphone market is notoriously hard for foreign mobile phone makers to crack. So hard that some people call it the “grav...

Samsung, LG products sweep CES 2023 innovation awards

Samsung, LG  products sweep CES 2023 innovation awards

South Korea’s two largest home appliance makers – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – have swept a record number of ...

LG Electronics rolls out cutting-edge mini-LED monitor for surgery

LG Electronics rolls out cutting-edge mini-LED monitor for surgery

LG Electronics on Tuesday said it has unveiled its new mini-LED monitor for surgery at this year's Medica, the world's largest trade exhibition for ...

Fast-shrinking chip lead time clouds semiconductor industry’s future

Fast-shrinking chip lead time clouds semiconductor industry’s future

The global semiconductor industry has been plagued by a chip shortage for a couple of years with automakers and other manufacturers struggling to se...

LG CNS to design smart city system for Indonesia's new capital

LG CNS to design smart city system for Indonesia's new capital

South Korea's LG CNS will provide a smart city design for Indonesia's new capital of Nusantara. The company on Tuesday said it signed the day before...

LG CNS earns $2.3 billion in year's first 3 quarters

LG CNS earns $2.3 billion in year's first 3 quarters

South Korea's information and communications technology (ICT) corporation LG CNS, which seeks an initial public offering (IPO), has set a company re...

LG Elec to launch total care service for home appliances

LG Elec to launch total care service for home appliances

LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliance maker, is launching a total care service for products in South Korea to enhance after-sale...

LG Uplus, Hyundai Motor Group in connected car service deal

LG Uplus, Hyundai Motor Group in connected car service deal

LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, will supply exclusive wireless communications services to Hyundai Motor Group for ...

LG Elec to bet on healthcare, mobility, metaverse in N.America

LG Elec to bet on healthcare, mobility, metaverse in N.America

LG Electronics Inc., the global top home appliance maker, will bet on the healthcare, mobility and metaverse sectors in North America through invest...

LG Energy Solution diversifies supply chains to respond to US IRA

LG Energy Solution diversifies supply chains to respond to US IRA

LG Energy Solution Ltd. has made a preemptive response to the Inflation Reduction Act of the US by securing the supply of lithium carbonate, a key m...

LG, Altair build AI-powered validation platform for automotive parts

LG, Altair build AI-powered validation platform for automotive parts

LG Electronics Inc., an industry frontrunner in applying artificial intelligence to home appliances, said on Wednesday it has joined forces with Alt...

LG Display unveils world’s first high-resolution stretchable display

LG Display unveils world’s first high-resolution stretchable display

LG Display Co., a major South Korean display panel maker, said on Tuesday it has developed the world’s first full-color stretchable display th...

LG Electronics to support partners’ efforts to strengthen cybersecurity

LG Electronics to support partners’ efforts to strengthen cybersecurity

LG Electronics Inc., one of South Korea’s leading home appliance makers, said on Monday it will help its business partners strengthen their cy...

Korea Inc. accumulates cash as economic downturn deepens

Korea Inc. accumulates cash as economic downturn deepens

South Korean companies, led by the country’s most valuable firm Samsung Electronics Co., have rushed to accumulate cash as interest rates kept...

Samsung, LG gear up for launch of 8K gaming monitors

Samsung, LG gear up for launch of 8K gaming monitors

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s two largest TV makers, are bracing for the impending arrival of a next-generati...

Korean LED maker marks 100th victory in global patent wars

Korean LED maker marks 100th victory in global patent wars

Seoul Semiconductor Co., the world’s second-largest light-emitting diode (LED) display maker, won a patent lawsuit in Germany, setting a recor...

LG Electronics, 6 stellar startups to jointly develop B2B growth engines

LG Electronics, 6 stellar startups to jointly develop B2B growth engines

LG Electronics will team up with promising startups to discover and develop new growth engines for business-to-business (B2B) operations. LG Electro...

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