LG Showcase 2024
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG Uplus holds in-house hackathon to secure platform technology
LG Uplus Corps. said on Sunday that it held a hackathon called "Hackstival" to compete for development skills of in-house software developers.The co...
Dec 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG Group think tank unveils breakthrough AI tech Exaone
LG AI Research, the artificial intelligence (AI) think tank of South Korea's LG Group, on Thursday unveiled Exaone, a gigantic AI technology that ra...
Dec 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Microdisplays poised to emerge in growing XR market
The slowly growing extended reality (XR) market next year is expected to explode as global big tech companies get ready to launch augmented (AR) and v...
Dec 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics' OLED evo touted as Best TV of the Year
LG Electronics Inc.' OLED Evo has been touted as "The Best TV of the Year" by several global media outlets.According to company sources on Wednesday...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
LG Innotek unveils plastic-glass lenses for self-driving car camera modules
LG Innotek, the electrical component unit of South Korea's LG Group, said on Wednesday that it has developed two types of high-performance hybrid le...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
LG plans additional $4 billion investment in Vietnam
South Korean electronics giants including LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics plan to pour billions of dollars of additional investment into Viet...
Dec 07, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Kia to produce flagship EV9 at Georgia plant in US from 2024
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, will manufacture the EV9, its large flagship electric SUV, at its plant in the US state of ...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
LG Uplus poised to acquire homegrown OTT platform Watcha
South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier LG Uplus Corp. is slated to acquire homegrown over-the-top (OTT) platform Watcha Inc., investment b...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Kakao Brain to unveil AI chest X-ray diagnosis service next year
Come next year, Kakao Brain, the artificial intelligence arm Kakao Corp., is slated to unveil an AI system that can write the first draft diagnosis ...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hydrogen economy
Lotte Chem, Air Liquide Korea launch JV for hydrogen business
South Korea’s chemical firm Lotte Chemical Corp. and Air Liquide Korea, the Korean unit of the French company Air Liquide SA, announced on Tue...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
POSCO wins $689 mn battery material deal with GM-LG joint venture
POSCO Chemical Co., a unit of South Korean steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Dec. 5 that it has signed a $688.6 million deal to provide a key...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
LG Chem unveils eco-friendly bioplastic, supplies to US toy firm Mattel
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, has unveiled a new eco-friendly high-performance bioplastic and supplied it to Mattel Inc...
Dec 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy, GM to inject another $275 mn in Tennessee plant
South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co. plan to inject an additional $275 million in a US electric vehicle battery...
Dec 04, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
LG U+ and Korea Fanuc to devise smart factory solutions for SMEs
Korean telecom giant LG Uplus Corp. on Tuesday said it will develop a smart factory solution for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) jointly with th...
Nov 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung Elec showcases new high-performance graphics DRAM
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, unveiled a next-generation graphics DRAM to meet growing demand for high-performanc...
Nov 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai, SK to build $1.9 bn EV battery plant in US
Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, and SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, will b...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Vietnam to get its first Korean-style industrial complex
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for Vietnam's first Korean-style industrial complex, to be built in the country's northern Hung Yen Provin...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
LG HelloVision, S-1 to jointly enter home security market
South Korea's cable TV provider LG HelloVision and security company S-1 Corp. announced they will jointly develop a home-based platform using ...
Nov 25, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung Heavy succeeds in autonomous navigation system demonstration
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. announced on Thursday that it successfully completed the demonstration of its autonomous navigation capabilities in the...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean SMEs
Korean ministry, Incheon airport to develop distribution center for SMEs
The Korea SMEs and Startup Agency (KOSME) and Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) on Wednesday announced their signing of a contract to bui...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate investment
Korea Zinc exchanges treasury shares with LG Chem, Hanwha Corp.
Korea Zinc Co. will exchange part of its treasury shares with those of LG Chem Ltd. and Hanwha Corp. in a move seen to strengthen the secondary batt...
Nov 24, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG make over two-thirds of premium TVs sold worldwide
More than three in five premium TVs sold worldwide are made by either Samsung Electronics Co. or LG Electronics Inc. – a decent feat that help...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Chem to build $3.2 billion US cathode plant in Tennessee
LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it is building a $3.2 billion cathode plant in Tennessee, its first facto...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Display develops invisible speaker for automobiles
South Korea's LG Display on Monday said it has developed an in-vehicle sound solution that uses screen vibrations to produce sound, and that the dev...
Nov 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Vertu, Motorola, Xiaomi eye Korean smartphone market as LG exits
South Korea’s smartphone market is notoriously hard for foreign mobile phone makers to crack. So hard that some people call it the “grav...
Nov 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis unveils gesture-based display control tech
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest automotive supplier, has developed technology for the first time in the industry to allow drivers...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG products sweep CES 2023 innovation awards
South Korea’s two largest home appliance makers – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – have swept a record number of ...
Nov 17, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics rolls out cutting-edge mini-LED monitor for surgery
LG Electronics on Tuesday said it has unveiled its new mini-LED monitor for surgery at this year's Medica, the world's largest trade exhibition for ...
Nov 16, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
LG CNS to design smart city system for Indonesia's new capital
South Korea's LG CNS will provide a smart city design for Indonesia's new capital of Nusantara. The company on Tuesday said it signed the day before...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG CNS earns $2.3 billion in year's first 3 quarters
South Korea's information and communications technology (ICT) corporation LG CNS, which seeks an initial public offering (IPO), has set a company re...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)