LG Innotek wins top US invention award

LG Innotek wins top US invention award

South Korea’s LG Innotek announced on Monday that its ultra-thin magnetic components, Nexlim, has won a bronze award in the "Commercial Techno...

LG paves way for $82 bn OLED TV, panel sales milestone

LG paves way for $82 bn OLED TV, panel sales milestone

South Korea’s LG Display Co. is regarded as a pioneer in the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) market after it developed the world’s f...

LG Elec gets open-source software security certification

LG Elec gets open-source software security certification

South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. announced on Friday that it has been recognized as a company that complies with the "Internationa...

Hyundai ties up with LG, SK for $5.3 bn US EV cell plants

Hyundai ties up with LG, SK for $5.3 bn US EV cell plants

Hyundai Motor Group, the leading South Korean automaker, has joined hands with LG Energy Solution Ltd. and its smaller rival SK On Co. to build elec...

Samsung, LG show Korean War hero tribute videos on Times Square

Samsung, LG show Korean War hero tribute videos on Times Square

A tribute video to honor Korean and U.S. veterans of the Korean War started screening on billboards in New York’s Times Square on Thursday. Th...

Asleep dreams big to help sleepless people worldwide find right treatment

Asleep dreams big to help sleepless people worldwide find right treatment

Armed with artificial intelligence and big data technologies, Asleep hopes to find the best treatment for sleep-deprived people around the world wit...

Korea Tourism Organization to host K-Tourist Festival in Japan

Korea Tourism Organization to host K-Tourist Festival in Japan

The Korea Tourism Organization announced on Thursday that it will hold a "K-Tourism Festival" on Apr. 21-22 in Hiroshima and Fukuoka, the key market...

Korean battery players LG, Samsung, SK sweep US EV tax credits

Korean battery players LG, Samsung, SK sweep US EV tax credits

It has long been talked about and finally confirmed: South Korean battery companies are well-placed to benefit from the strengthened requirements of...

LG Chairman to refine strategy for EV battery production

LG Chairman to refine strategy for EV battery production

Koo Kwang-mo, chairman of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG, visited a cathode plant on Monday to review supply chains for the batt...

LG Electronics supports ESG certification for overseas suppliers

LG Electronics supports ESG certification for overseas suppliers

LG Electronics Inc. is accelerating its support for enhancing the environmental, social and governance (ESG) capabilities of domestic and overseas p...

Korean banks’ profits hamstrung by tighter rules, consumer behavior

Korean banks’ profits hamstrung by tighter rules, consumer behavior

South Korea’s commercial banks usually post decent earnings driven by high interest income when the country’s policy interest rates are ...

LabGenomics, Amorepacific sign gene testing service supply deal

LabGenomics, Amorepacific sign gene testing service supply deal

South Korea's molecular diagnostics company LabGenomics Co. announced on Monday that it has signed a gene testing service supply contract with Amore...

LG Chem, China’s Huayou Cobalt to build $923 million precursor plant

LG Chem, China’s Huayou Cobalt to build $923 million precursor plant

South Korea’s top chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. and its Chinese partner Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. will launch a 1.2 trillion won ($923 milli...

Preppy style attracts Korea's Gen Z, Alpha seeking retro trends

Preppy style attracts Korea's Gen Z, Alpha seeking retro trends

A licensed fashion brand from the University of Cambridge has entered South Korea as more young consumers are enthusiastic about the so-called Ivy L...

LG Chem teams up with US company to expand bioplastic global business

LG Chem teams up with US company to expand bioplastic global business

LG Chem Ltd. has partnered with a US-based biofuel company Gevo to expand its bio-material-based plastic business.The company announced on Thursday ...

LG to unveil healthcare product; open to startup M&As

 LG to unveil healthcare product; open to startup M&As

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is set to unveil its first digital healthcare product in the second half of this year, three years after it ...

LG shares soar as UK asset manager Silchester raises stake

LG shares soar as UK asset manager Silchester raises stake

LG Corp., the holding firm of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group, saw its share price soar in the local market on Wednesday as...

LG Elec reinvents brand identity, aiming for youthful, dynamic image

LG Elec reinvents brand identity, aiming for youthful, dynamic image

South Korean tech giant LG Electronics Inc. is taking steps to reinvent its brand and enhance its youthful and dynamic image while actively communic...

LG Chem, Hanyang Univ. open industry-academic center for battery materials

LG Chem, Hanyang Univ. open industry-academic center for battery materials

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. on Wednesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Hanyang University on industry-academic cooperation in bat...

LG Electronics rolls out third-generation Cloi ServeBot

LG Electronics rolls out third-generation Cloi ServeBot

LG Electronics Inc. has rolled out a new serving robot that easily serves soup, boosting the device's performance and customer convenience. The com...

LG CNS, Microsoft to jointly develop new ChatGPT-based services

LG CNS, Microsoft to jointly develop new ChatGPT-based services

South Korea’s largest cloud computing service provider LG CNS Co. announced on Tuesday that it will strengthen its strategic partnership with ...

LG tops in market cap gain, beating Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor

LG tops in market cap gain, beating Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor

The total market value of companies under South Korea’s fourth-largest business group LG increased the most in a year, beating out its bigger ...

LG Electronics eyes solid Q2 results after Q1 earnings surprise

LG Electronics eyes solid Q2 results after Q1 earnings surprise

LG Electronics Inc. is expected to report solid earnings for the second quarter after its first-quarter operating profit beat market expectations an...

LG Energy’s Q1 profit soars on gains from US battery tax credits

LG Energy’s Q1 profit soars on gains from US battery tax credits

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, said on Friday its first-quarter operating profit likely more than doubled,...

LG Elec sees steady 2023 sales to widen gap with Whirlpool

LG Elec sees steady 2023 sales to widen gap with Whirlpool

LG Electronics Inc. expects sales of its home appliances division, the key cash cow of the South Korean company, to remain steady at 30 trillion won...

LG H&H hosts Korean Royal Court Culture event with Four Seasons Seoul

LG H&H hosts Korean Royal Court Culture event with Four Seasons Seoul

South Korea's major consumer goods company LG H&H Co. announced on Thursday that its cosmetics brand, The History of Whoo, hosts an event called...

CJ Olive Young introduces Beauty Box filled with K-beauty products

CJ Olive Young introduces Beauty Box filled with K-beauty products

South Korea's health and beauty store chain operator CJ Olive Young Co. announced on Thursday that it will introduce its K-beauty curation service c...

LG Chem, CJ Logistics partner to recycle packaging wrap

LG Chem, CJ Logistics partner to recycle packaging wrap

South Korean companies LG Chem Ltd. and CJ Logistics have signed an memorandum of understanding on Thursday to establish a recycling ecosystem for p...

Falling freight rates set to boost LG, Hyundai’s earnings

Falling freight rates set to boost LG, Hyundai’s earnings

The significant fall in seaborne freight rates of late is expected to boost earnings prospects for South Korea’s major companies, benefitting ...

LG Energy to secure lithium hydroxide in Morocco

LG Energy to secure lithium hydroxide in Morocco

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. will secure a key battery material in Morocco to strengthen its battery supply chain. LG Energy ...

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