LG Chem sees up to 25% battery sector growth in 2024: report

LG Chem sees up to 25% battery sector growth in 2024: report

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd., the parent of the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., expects up ...

LG unveils new air conditioner with AI smart care

LG unveils new air conditioner with AI smart care

LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday announced that it released 2024 LG Whisen Objet Collection Tower air conditioner, which features an artificial intel...

LG Innotek, AOE join hands to lead vehicle, XR camera module markets

LG Innotek, AOE join hands to lead vehicle, XR camera module markets

South Korea’s major camera module maker LG Innotek Co. has joined hands with AOE Optronics Co., an automotive lens-making subsidiary of Taiwan...

Korean learning platform Elice raises $14.9mn from Vertex

Korean learning platform Elice raises $14.9mn from Vertex

Elice Inc., a South Korean startup offering an all-in-one digital learning platform for teachers and corporations, will transform into an artificial...

LG Chem to start phase 3 for head, neck cancer drug in US

LG Chem to start phase 3 for head, neck cancer drug in US

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. announced on Wednesday that its US-based subsidiary Aveo Pharmaceuticals will start Phase 3 clinical trials for its...

Hyundai Motor to launch advanced vehicle platform R&D division

Hyundai Motor to launch advanced vehicle platform R&D division

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group will launch an advanced vehicle platform (AVP) research and development division, combining it...

Samsung, LG go head-to-head in AI components market

Samsung, LG go head-to-head in AI components market

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. and LG Innotek Co., two major South Korean suppliers for Apple iPhones, are going head-to-head in the artificial intel...

Samsung TV secures artful color certification from Pantone

Samsung TV secures artful color certification from Pantone

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that its 2024 model "The Frame" TV became the first display to receive "Artful Color Certification" fro...

Orion to buy control of biotech startup LegoChem for $415 mn

Orion to buy control of biotech startup LegoChem for $415 mn

South Korea’s snack and confectionery maker Orion Group has agreed to buy a controlling stake in LegoChem Biosciences Inc., a Korean biotech s...

Samsung unveils next-gen signage platform for B2B push

Samsung unveils next-gen signage platform for B2B push

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top TV maker by sales, on Monday launched a next-generation signage operations platform to boost its pres...

Billboard to establish subsidiary in S.Korea in June 2024

Billboard to establish subsidiary in S.Korea in June 2024

The globally recognized American music entertainment media brand Billboard, known for its music charts, has announced the launch of its South Korean...

LG Elec opens its first overseas EV charger plant in Texas

LG Elec opens its first overseas EV charger plant in Texas

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has opened its first overseas EV charger factory in Fort Worth, Texas. The move comes as the global home app...

Coupang to resume Rocket Delivery for LG H&H; ends 5-year feud

Coupang to resume Rocket Delivery for LG H&H; ends 5-year feud

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s leading online retailer, said on Friday it will resume the same or next-day delivery service, dubbed “Rocket...

Naver unveils reports of Qatar Asian Cup utilizing AI

Naver unveils reports of Qatar Asian Cup utilizing AI

South Korea's Naver Corp. announced on Friday that it has published AI Scout Report for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup 2023, which...

LG Elec to expand ad-supported streaming service with TV OS

LG Elec to expand ad-supported streaming service with TV OS

LAS VEGAS -- LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, plans to expand its free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) busines...

S.Korea to probe Chinese batteries' alleged patent violations

S.Korea to probe Chinese batteries' alleged patent violations

South Korea will investigate alleged patent infringement by Chinese makers of smartphone batteries and high-nickel cathodes upon requests by LG Chem...

LG Elec to raise capex, R&D spending; eyes acquisition

LG Elec to raise capex, R&D spending; eyes acquisition

LAS VEGAS -- LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, plans to spend more on capital expenditures, as well as research and deve...

Hyundai’s 42dot, Samsung to develop AI-powered SDV platform

Hyundai’s 42dot, Samsung to develop AI-powered SDV platform

LAS VEGAS – Hyundai Motor Group’s self-driving technology unit 42dot Inc. will develop an artificial intelligence-powered software-defin...

Kobiolabs gets US patent for oral obesity drug candidate

Kobiolabs gets US patent for oral obesity drug candidate

Kobiolabs Co., a South Korean microbiome-based new drug development company, announced on Wednesday that it has a patent for Roseburia intestinalis ...

Disappointing LG Energy earnings dim outlook amid weak EVs

Disappointing LG Energy earnings dim outlook amid weak EVs

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, disappointed investors with quarterly earnings on the sluggish global elect...

LG Display unveils brightest OLED TV panel for turnaround

LG Display unveils brightest OLED TV panel for turnaround

LAS VEGAS, NV -- LG Display Co., the global leading manufacturer of large-size organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, introduced the industry&r...

Samsung, LG unveils cutting-edge TVs to firm dominance

Samsung, LG unveils cutting-edge TVs to firm dominance

LAS VEGAS, NV -- Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., the world’s two largest TV makers by sales, have introduced next-generation ...

LG Electronics posts record 2023 sales, Q4 profit misses forecasts

LG Electronics posts record 2023 sales, Q4 profit misses forecasts

LG Electronics Inc. on Monday posted record-high 2023 revenue thanks to robust sales of home appliances and vehicle components, although its fourth-...

LG Uplus invests $7.6 mn in 42Maru

LG Uplus invests $7.6 mn in 42Maru

South Korea’s LG Uplus Corp. announced on Sunday that it has invested 10 billion won ($7.6 million) in 42Maru, a domestic language AI startup....

Samsung ramps up on-device NPU chip R&D; LG Electronics joins race

Samsung ramps up on-device NPU chip R&D; LG Electronics joins race

Samsung Electronics Co., in a rare move, has added 200 engineers to its system-on-chip design team at its research center in South Korea to develop ...

LG Elec to supply robot CLOi to SE Asian golf courses

LG Elec to supply robot CLOi to SE Asian golf courses

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. announced on Friday that it signed a contract with the domestic golf service platform Smartscore to supply i...

LG Chem out-licenses obesity drug candidate to US firm

LG Chem out-licenses obesity drug candidate to US firm

LG Chem Ltd. has agreed to license out a rare genetic obesity drug candidate in phase 2 clinical trials to Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc., a US biotech...

LG Display to raise $494 mn through syndicated loan

LG Display to raise $494 mn through syndicated loan

LG Display Co., the world’s leading manufacturer of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, will raise 650 billion won ($494 million) by t...

LG to unveil integrated self-driving, infotainment platform

LG to unveil integrated self-driving, infotainment platform

LG Electronics Inc. and Magna International Inc. have jointly developed an automotive electronics platform that integrates LG’s infotainment t...

LG Display to premiere 480Hz gaming OLED at CES 2024

LG Display to premiere 480Hz gaming OLED at CES 2024

LG Display Co., the world’s leading organic light-emitting display (OLED) maker in South Korea, will showcase its premium OLED gaming panel se...

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