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Venture capital
LG Elec’s early-stage startup investments in US fare well
LG Electronics Inc.'s early-stage investments in US tech startups will likely generate decent returns as they have raised additional funding at high...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Innotek gains int'l licensor status for EV charging tech
South Korean electronic parts maker LG Innotek has received global recognition for its international standard patents for electric vehicle (EV) char...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG waging fierce war in OLED screen panels
South Korea’s Samsung Display and LG Display Co. are locked in a fierce war for supremacy in manufacturing OLED panels for monitors amid boomi...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy barely fends off CATL in global EV battery market
LG Energy Solution Ltd. retained the top position in the global electric vehicle battery market excluding China in the first eight months of this ye...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Chem, GS Caltex form eco-friendly materials alliance
LG Chem Ltd. and GS Caltex Corp. are accelerating their efforts in the eco-friendly bio-material business involving 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3HP). 3...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Logistics
CJ Logistics reinforces ties with India’s Tata Motors
South Korea’s CJ Logistics on Friday said its Indian subsidiary CJ Darcl has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tata Motors of India on...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus set to catch up to KT as Korea’s No. 2 mobile carrier
LG Uplus Corp., the perennial No. 3 mobile carrier in South Korea, is fast catching up to its closest rival KT Corp. to rank second just beh...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS unveils generative AI platform for biz use
LG CNS, a South Korean information and communications technology service provider specializing in digital transformation (DX), on Thursday launched ...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul to launch AI chatbot service for foreign visitors' tour planning
Seoul city government is in talks with tech firms including Google LLC, Microsoft Corp. and Naver Corp. to provide foreigners with artificial intell...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cloud computing
Amazon bets big on Korea digital transition with new spending
Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), the world's largest cloud platform provider, said on Wednesday it will nearly triple its investment in South Korea t...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Over 12,000 S.Korean SMEs enter Taiwan through Coupang
South Korea's e-commerce leader Coupang Inc. announced on Wednesday that more than 12,000 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have entered Ta...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy Q3 profit at record high on gains from US battery tax credit
LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s leading battery makers, said on Wednesday its operating profit soared to a record high in the th...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics unveils new gaming monitor tailored for LoL
LG Electronics Inc. 's new LG UltraGear gaming monitor is optimized for both performance and design and customized for the world-famous multiplayer ...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem to supply cathode materials to Toyota's N.American plant
LG Chem Ltd. will supply cathode materials to Toyota Motor's North American battery plant, with the South Korean company concluding its second long-...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
CJ ENM launches AI sound source service
South Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. introduced "Viodio: CJ ENM Air," an AI sound source service that makes it easy to utilize AI-generated m...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Elec beats earnings estimates on healthy automotive biz
LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings thanks to the strong automotive busin...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
LG Display, LG Chem develop homegrown OLED material
South Korea’s LG Display Co. and LG Chem Ltd. have domestically produced a core material for organic light-emitting diode (OLED) that they pre...
Oct 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution to supply EV batteries to Toyota for 10 years
LG Energy Solution Ltd. will supply 20 gigawatt hours (GWh) worth of batteries for electric vehicles of the world’s No. 1 car seller Toyota Mo...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom enters Japan's pet care market
South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. has entered the Japanese pet market using its innovative artificial intelligence (AI) under a tie-up with Japan&r...
Oct 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to launch cloud gaming service for Galaxy users
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone maker, is set to unveil a cloud gaming service for mobile devices as it seeks new profit s...
Oct 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung, Japan's KDDI co-work for 5G network slicing tech
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it has signed a business agreement with Japanese mobile communications company KDDI to jointly d...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
LG Chem to sell polarizer businesses to Chinese peers for $800 mn
LG Chem Ltd., the parent of South Korea’s No. 1 battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., will unload its polarizer businesses to two Chinese pla...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Korean Hana ties up with Saudi EXIM Bank for Middle East biz
Hana Financial Group, South Korea’s third-largest financial holding company, joined hands with the Saudi Export-Import Bank to expand its mark...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus invests $7.4 mn in S.Korean edu-tech startup
South Korea’s No. 3 wireless carrier LG Uplus Corp. on Tuesday said it will make an equity investment of some 10 billion won ($7.4 million) in...
Sep 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
LG H&H acquires S.Korean makeup brand Hince
South Korea's LG H&H Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to acquire a 75% stake in Vivawave, which owns the domestic premiu...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korean Air may give up Asiana’s cargo business, 4 routes for EU approval
Korean Air Lines Co. may give up the cargo business of Asiana Airlines Inc. and four of its lucrative routes in Europe in an all-in bet as the marri...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Elec takes on Lenovo, Asus in foldable laptop race
LG Electronics Inc. will join the race to lead the emerging foldable laptop market, currently led by foreign notebook majors Lenovo Ltd. and ASUSTeK...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Uplus, Hanwha unveil ceiling-mounted EV charging system
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. and Hanwha Corporation/E&C, a construction unit of Hanwha Corp., announced on Monday that the development of their ...
Sep 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Display steps up efforts in foldable laptop screen market foray
South Korea’s LG Display Co. is accelerating its foray into the market of foldable organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for laptops wi...
Sep 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem, Huayou to build LFP cathode plant in Morocco
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. said on Sunday it will build a lithium phosphate iron (LFP) cathode materials plant in Morocco in partnership with ...
Sep 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
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