SK Nexilis, LG Energy revive supply ties as US seeks China decoupling
SK Nexilis Co., the world’s largest copper foil maker, has decided to move past a years-long rift with former key client LG Energy Solution Lt...
LG launches ChatExaone AI beta service, available soon for enterprise use
South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group has made its artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatExaone, available to external users, sign...
President Lee meets Hyundai, LG chiefs, promotes ‘one team’ approach
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung held back-to-back meetings with the chairmen of Hyundai Motor Group and LG Group this week to discuss global tr...
LG Energy, GM’s JV Ultium Cells to retrofit Tennessee plant to produce LFP batteries
Ultium Cells LLC, a battery joint venture between South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co., will upgrade its battery cell ...
LG links up with Chinese rivals for budget appliance supremacy
LG Electronics Inc. has turned its rivals into allies in an unlikely pact to win the budget appliance war and ward off Chinese competitors rapidly e...
Hyundai premieres IONIQ 6 N: Latest motorsport DNA for electric age
In a dramatic showing on the famed hill climb of West Sussex, Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday debuted the IONIQ 6 N, its second high-performance elect...
Seoul vows zero-tolerance measures against unfair stock trading
South Korea’s top financial regulators and its stock exchange operator will launch a joint task force to strengthen oversight of unlawful fina...
LG Electronics' Q2 profit halves as US tariffs bite
Earnings at LG Electronics Inc. nearly halved in the second quarter after the Trump administration's tariff hikes pushed up raw material costs and m...
LG Group executives to meet with Honda CEO to explore partnership
LG Group is accelerating its efforts to build a partnership with Honda Motor Co. as South Korea's fourth-largest conglomerate beefs up its automotiv...
Samsung Asset leads H1 AUM rankings amid ETF boom
South Korea’s asset management industry posted stellar growth in the first half of 2025, buoyed by a 28% surge in the country’s benchmar...
LG Electronics acquires Norway’s OSO in bold HVAC expansion
LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s leading electronics company, is doubling down on its bid to lead the burgeoning global heating, ventilation...
Affinity Equity nets $220 mn from block sale of Shinhan Financial
Affinity Equity Partners has unloaded its remaining shares in Shinhan Financial Group, the second largest banking group in South Korea, for about 58...
LG Energy Solution, Toyota Tsusho launch battery recycling JV in US
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has set up a battery recycling joint venture with Toyota Tsusho Corp. in the US, deepening the South Korean battery giant&rs...
LG Display to invest $925.4 mn in smaller, high-end OLED
LG Display Co., the world’s top large-sized organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker, will invest 1.26 trillion won ($925.4 million) to...
LG CNS forms strategic partnership with robotics startup Skild AI
LG CNS Co., the information technology service arm of LG Group, said on Tuesday it has formed a strategic partnership with Skild AI to develop AI-dr...
LG Energy cracks China's cylindrical battery market with Chery deal
LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it has signed a six-year contract with Chery Automobile Co. to supply 8 gigawatts per hour (GWh) of next-gene...
LG Chem closes $1 bn water filter division sale to Glenwood PE
LG Chem Ltd. said on Friday it has finalized the sale of its water filter business to Seoul-based Glenwood Private Equity for 1.4 trillion won ($1 b...
LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate by assets, should step up its efforts to foster future growth with promising technologies,...
LG Display to invest $500 mn to boost smaller OLED output
LG Display Co., the world’s No. 1 manufacturer of large-sized organic light-emitting display (OLED), will invest about 700 billion won ($500 m...
HD Hyundai Group joins S.Korea’s 100 trillion won market cap club
South Korean shipbuilding conglomerate HD Hyundai Group has joined South Korea’s elite club of conglomerates with a market capitalization exce...
LG Energy, Samsung SDI to build 1st US LFP battery plants with GM
In a pivotal shift for the North American electric vehicle battery landscape, South Korea’s two leading battery makers – LG Energy Solut...
LG CNS, Cohere co-develop Korean-specific agentic AI
LG CNS Co., the information technology services arm of South Korea’s LG Group, has unveiled a lightweight Korean-specific large language model...
LG Electronics poised to extend OLED TV market lead into 2025
LG Electronics Inc. is on track to retain its lead in the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV market for the 13th consecutive year, bolstered by ...
K-Beauty defies seasonal slump with record $980 mn in April exports
The global appetite for Korean beauty products shows no sign of slowing, with their exports in April surging 20% year on year to a record high, ev...
Samsung flexes financial muscle as insurance, card units top rankings
Samsung Group’s financial affiliates are closing in on KB Financial Group for the top spot in South Korea’s financial services sector, u...
LG Innotek, Boston Dynamics team up to develop Atlas eyes
LG Innotek Co., a leading South Korean electronics parts maker, will jointly develop new vision sensing systems with Boston Dynamics Inc., a major g...
LG, Samsung vie for crown in wheeled TV market
The market for TVs mounted on a rollable stand has emerged as a new battleground between South Korea’s top two TV brands, LG and Samsung, four...
Mubadala, Goldman Sachs to invest $700 mn in Kakao Mobility
United Arab Emirates’ sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co. and Goldman Sachs are set to invest a combined $700 million in Kakao Mobil...
LG Electronics breaks ground on $600 mn home appliance plant in India
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has broken ground on its third home appliance manufacturing plant in India with a $600 million investment to...
LG Chem to sell water filter business to Glenwood PE for $692 million
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. has agreed to sell its water filter business – the world’s second-largest producer of reverse osmosis m...
