LG Display set to benefit from post-pandemic automotive display boom

LG Display set to benefit from post-pandemic automotive display boom

The rapid growth of the electric vehicle market and the advance of autonomous driving technology is providing a silver lining for automotive display...

Korean air filter maker CNTUS SUNGJIN aims to crack US market

Korean air filter maker CNTUS SUNGJIN aims to crack US market

CNTUS SUNGJIN Co., a mid-sized South Korean company known for its colorful face masks made under the Aer brand, has focused on business-to-business ...

LG, KT join forces to launch next-generation service robots

LG, KT join forces to launch next-generation service robots

South Korea’s leading telecommunications company KT Corp. has partnered with LG Electronics Inc. to develop and launch next-generation custome...

LG CNS posts double-digit profit growth ahead of 2023 IPO

LG CNS posts double-digit profit growth ahead of 2023 IPO

South Korea's largest cloud computing service provider LG CNS Co. on Tuesday reported double-digit growth in both profit and revenue in the second q...

LG Chem, ADM to build two bioplastics plants in Illinois

LG Chem, ADM to build two bioplastics plants in Illinois

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), a globa...

Korea Inc. rushes to cut debt as interest rates surge

Korea Inc. rushes to cut debt as interest rates surge

South Korean companies scrambled for lowering debts and borrowing costs with new financial and business strategies as interest rates on corporate lo...

LG Group to launch AI education programs for teenagers

LG Group to launch AI education programs for teenagers

South Korea’s LG Group will include teenagers in its mid- to long-term project to nurture artificial intelligence talent, as AI technology is ...

Mobility platform Socar slashes price to push ahead with IPO

Mobility platform Socar slashes price to push ahead with IPO

South Korea’s first mobility unicorn Socar Inc. has cut its IPO price by 18% to push ahead with its stock market debut, according to industry ...

LG Elec. revives tablet business to target Korean edtech market 

LG Elec. revives tablet business to target Korean edtech market 

LG Electronics Inc. is going all in on South Korea’s distance learning market. For the first time in three years, the electronics giant h...

LG CNS chosen design consultant for Indonesia's $38 bn smart city project

LG CNS chosen design consultant for Indonesia's $38 bn smart city project

LG CNS Co., a South Korean major information technology service provider, is set to consult on the design of an Indonesian smart city project worth ...

LG Elec. launches 'online playground' for Gram laptop users

LG Elec. launches 'online playground' for Gram laptop users

In a bid to bolster its fan base, LG Electronics Inc. has launched an online community dedicated to users of its LG Gram laptops. The digital s...

LG Energy to power all its global operations with renewable energy by 2025

LG Energy to power all its global operations with renewable energy by 2025

LG Energy Solution Ltd., South Korea’s top battery maker, plans to power all its global production sites with only renewable energy by 2025 to...

LX Pantos mulls Air Premia acquisition to facilitate global logistics service

LX Pantos mulls Air Premia acquisition to facilitate global logistics service

LX Pantos Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s LX Group, is looking to acquire a controlling stake in local budget carrier Air Premia Co.,...

China's lockdown slams Korean beauty giants' Q2 earnings

China's lockdown slams Korean beauty giants' Q2 earnings

South Korea’s two major cosmetics firms, Amorepacific Corp. and LG H&H Co., posted their second-quarter earnings heavily impacted by Chi...

LG Chem, GM in $30.6 billion EV battery materials supply deal

LG Chem, GM in $30.6 billion EV battery materials supply deal

South Korea’s top chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. has signed a long-term battery materials supply deal with General Motors Co. to support the U...

LG Display to close LCD TV panel business for domestic use in Korea

LG Display to close LCD TV panel business for domestic use in Korea

LG Display Co., South Korea’s major display maker, is set to pull out of the liquid crystal display (LCD) TV panel business for domestic use. ...

LG Energy shrugs off slowing economy as demand grows

LG Energy shrugs off slowing economy as demand grows

South Korea’s top battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. on Wednesday unveiled its ambitious goals for revenue and operating margins as electri...

LG Energy, China’s Huayou Cobalt to build battery recycling joint venture

LG Energy, China’s Huayou Cobalt to build battery recycling joint venture

South Korea’s top battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and China’s mining company Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. have agreed to launch a ba...

LG to benefit from global mid-sized OLED TV sales growth

LG to benefit from global mid-sized OLED TV sales growth

Medium-sized organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs are in the spotlight in the global premium TV market, where consumers have preferred larger scr...

LG Energy to double Ford battery pack production line in Poland

LG Energy to double Ford battery pack production line in Poland

LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK Innovation Co., and other South Korean companies are poised to strengthen their business ties with Michigan-based Ford M...

Korean Air, its white knight Naver close ranks in digital partnership

Korean Air, its white knight Naver close ranks in digital partnership

South Korea’s national flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. and online platform giant Naver Corp. are expanding their business cooperation in dig...

SK Hynix puts $3.3 billion factory plan on hold amid global uncertainty

SK Hynix puts $3.3 billion factory plan on hold amid global uncertainty

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has decided to hold off on a 4.3 trillion won ($3.3 billion) plan to build a new N...

Patents, LG Elec.’s legacy from smartphone business

Patents, LG Elec.’s legacy from smartphone business

LG Electronics Inc., the global home appliance leader, is targeting the quickly growing global earbuds market with new products based on technologie...

Hyundai’s Supernal showcases flying electric car at UK air show

Hyundai’s Supernal showcases flying electric car at UK air show

Supernal LLC, the urban air mobility affiliate of South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co., has unveiled the cabin concept of its flying ...

LG Uplus aims to recycle 100% of industrial waste in 3 years

LG Uplus aims to recycle 100% of industrial waste in 3 years

LG Uplus Corp. announced it will recycle 100% of industrial waste from its plants by 2025.The mobile network arm of LG Corp. published a report titl...

LG stands out among conglomerates in race to strengthen robotics arms

LG stands out among conglomerates in race to strengthen robotics arms

South Korean conglomerates are rushing to nurture their robotics businesses, encouraged by surging demand for robots in the service industry.LG Elec...

LG Innotek dwarfs Korean rivals with hefty investment plan

LG Innotek dwarfs Korean rivals with hefty investment plan

LG Innotek Co., a major supplier of camera modules for Apple iPhones, is the only South Korean company to announce a billion-dollar facility investm...

South Korean startups team up with convenience stores for drone delivery

South Korean startups team up with convenience stores for drone delivery

South Korean convenient stores are ramping up competition in the business of drone delivery. The initial target regions include the Seoul subur...

LG to accelerate foray into WebOS TV platform market

LG to accelerate foray into WebOS TV platform market

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc., the world’s second-largest TV manufacturer, is aiming for a tenfold increase in the number of TV vend...

LG Elec. profit down on costs; automotive biz back in the black

LG Elec. profit down on costs; automotive biz back in the black

LG Electronics Inc., the global home appliance maker, suffered a lower profit in the second quarter on the back of rising commodity and logistics co...

K-beauty craze sends Olive Young online sales to new heights Hyundai Motor’s high-stakes gambit in US: Cut vehicle prices as rivals hike With waning MZ interest, is heyday over for S.Korea’s golf apparel market? LG links up with Chinese rivals for budget appliance supremacy Mercedes opens world’s 1st Maybach flagship center in Seoul