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...
S.Korea’s extra budget approved; IBs lift economic forecast
South Korea’s National Assembly, controlled by the ruling Democratic Party, on Friday passed the country’s new extra budget worth 31.8 t...
S.Korea names budget veteran as finance minister to prop up economy
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Sunday appointed Koo Yoon-cheol, former head of the budget office, as finance minister as the government is ...
Xiaomi to open first offline store in S.Korea with premium products
Xiaomi Inc., a Chinese technology giant, will open its first offline store in South Korea next week, about six months after its virtual foray into t...
South Korea unveils $14.6 billion 2nd extra budget to spur growth
South Korea’s new administration on Thursday proposed an additional 20.2 trillion won ($14.6 billion) extra government spending to stimulate d...
BOK chief warns against aggressive policy rate cuts, sees need for stimulus
Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong on Thursday signaled a cautious approach to monetary easing, warning that excessive interest rate cuts could ...
Markets in honeymoon with Lee: Kospi, won rally; bond yields spike
South Korea’s financial markets showed strong gains on Thursday, with shares surging to an 11-month high and the won hitting a seven-month hig...
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...
Hyundai to launch 42 new cars to cope with Trump tariffs, EV slowdown
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, plans to unveil 42 new models, including hybrids of existing cars, next year to cope...
BOK stands pat; rate cut likely within 3 months as economic growth slows
The Bank of Korea (BOK) left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.75% on Thursday, with Governor Rhee Chang-yong warning that a surge in globa...
South Korea to boost aid for chipmakers to $23 billion, expanding extra budget
South Korea’s government is planning to increase support for chip makers to around $23 billion, proposing a bigger-than-expected supplementary...
LG Electronics set for early-May Indian stock market debut
LG Electronics Inc. is set to list its wholly owned subsidiary in India on the country's stock exchange in early May, aiming to raise up to $1.5 bil...
LG Electronics restarts home appliance plant in Russia
LG Electronics Inc. has resumed operations at its home appliance plant in Russia amid prospects of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, signaling...
Sono Hospitality becomes new owner of Korean budget carrier T’way Air
South Korea’s top resort operator Sono Hospitality Group has emerged as the new owner of budget carrier T’way Air Co. by acquiring ...
LG renames premium built-in appliance brand; Moody’s outlook up
LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s top appliance maker, has rebranded its 10-year-old premium built-in kitchen appliance business to double do...
Korea sharply cuts 2025 growth forecast, opens door for extra budget
South Korea sharply lowered its economic growth forecast for this year amid the prolonged political turmoil following President Yoon Suk Yeol’...
Opposition-controlled Korean Parliament passes slashed $470 bn budget
South Korea's opposition-controlled National Assembly on Tuesday passed a government budget bill for 2025, slashed from the government's proposal am...
Korean Air-Asiana merger to spur M&A among budget carriers
Korean Air Lines Co.'s anticipated acquisition of Asiana Airlines Inc. is expected to spur domestic budget carriers to seek mergers, with the two do...
LG Electronics rises to global prominence in HVAC segment, ranks fifth
LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, has emerged as one of the world’s top five players in the heating, ventilati...
LG to expand appliance subscriptions to India to speed up leasing business
LG Electronics Inc., the leading global home appliance maker, is considering expanding its subscription service into new overseas markets, such as I...
With Samsung Bespoke AI kitchen, anyone can be a Michelin-star chef
Lim Hee-won, a celebrity chef who appeared on Netflix’s cooking competition show Culinary Class War, made a special trip to a studio in Seoul ...
Korean food appliance makers witness K-food fever in Europe
VIENNA – South Korea's small cooking appliance and beauty product makers gained certitude of their product quality and were convinced of...
LG Elec launches modular home Smart Cottage
LG Electronics Inc. said on Wednesday it started selling its LG Smart Cottage, a compact, prefabricated modular home that utilizes its cutting-edge ...
Cuckoo eyes $172 mn IPO of Malaysian unit in Kuala Lumpur: Bloomberg
South Korea’s leading rice cooker and small appliance maker Cuckoo Holdings Co. is said to be seeking to list its Malaysian unit in the Southe...
LG Elec named Lowe's 2024 vendor partner of year
LG Electronics Inc. said on Wednesday that it was named Lowe's 2024 Vendor Partners of the Year. Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement store...
Hyundai Movex to lead S. Korea’s unmanned robot project
South Korea’s Hyundai Movex Co. was selected to lead the design of a high-precision large autonomous mobile robot (AMR) platform and integra...
LG Elec tops US sustainable brand rankings for HVAC, appliances
LG Electronics Inc. said on Wednesday it was named the most sustainable brand in the US for its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) so...
Samsung’s Galaxy S24 FE: Budget smartphone packed with AI functions
Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday unveiled the Galaxy S24 FE, the latest addition to its AI-enabled smartphones series, with which the South Korean ...
Hyundai's Chung to nurture Czech plant as hub for eco-friendly mobility
Hyundai Motor Co. Executive Chairman Chung Euisun has vowed to turn the South Korean automotive conglomerate’s plant in the Czech Republic int...
Samsung tops US consumer TV satisfaction study
Samsung Electronics Co. ranked as the top TV brand for consumer satisfaction in the US, according to the 2024 American Customer Satisfaction Index (...
