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Energy
LG Electronics to pull out of solar panel market
South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. said on Wednesday it has decided to close its solar panel business in the face of deepening competition and sluggi...
Feb 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
App-rich LG smart TVs blur lines with smartphones
From home workouts to math and science courses, thousands of apps now available on LG smart TVs are blurring the lines between TVs and smartphones.S...
Feb 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG dominate global TV market with premium models
South Korea’s two home appliances giants – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. – dominated the global TV markets last ...
Feb 20, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG launches world’s first 42-inch OLED TV in UK at £1,399
South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has launched the world’s first 42-inch OLED TV, which the company said is ideal for game consoles such...
Feb 18, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Korean VCs bet big on pet care startups
Startups in the pet industry are gaining traction on the back of a rising number of pet owners in South Korea. Industry insiders say several pe...
Feb 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Display turns to black in 2021 after three years
South Korea's LG Display Co. swung to an operating profit in 2021 after two consecutive years of shortfalls, led by a sharp rebound in LCD panel pri...
Jan 27, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy sets new IPO record with $9.65 trillion investor demand
LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest battery maker, has set a new record for an initial public offering with demand for its sha...
Jan 12, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Squid Game Player 001 wins as best TV supporting actor at Golden Globes
Netflix mega-hit Squid Game’s actor Oh Young-soo, Player 001, has won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role on TV at the 79th Gold...
Jan 10, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung CEO: M&A deals in offing, to expand MicroLED TV facilities
LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electronics Co. is working on multiple M&A deals, which it could announce in the near future, as the company is seekin...
Jan 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon invests $400 mn in Avengers directors' film company
Online game developer Nexon Co. has completed a $400 million investment in AGBO, a US entertainment company founded by Avengers film series co-direc...
Jan 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG welcomes Samsung’s likely re-entry into OLED TV market
Samsung Electronics Co.'s expected re-entry into the OLED TV market will further expand the growing segment, which is gaining popularity in the...
Jan 05, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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CES 2022
From TV to window: New displays from Samsung and LG
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Display Co., the two archrivals in the TV panel market, are unveiling new displays with enhanced picture and sound qu...
Jan 03, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
LG Energy to heat up Korea’s record IPO market in 2022
South Korea’s initial public offering market is expected to set a record in 2022, heating up from the start of the year as LG Energy Solution ...
Dec 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display reveals 30% brighter OLED EX
LG Display Co. revealed a 30% brighter OLED panel during Wednesday’s press event. During the media event held in Seoul’s LG Science...
Dec 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Display OLED TV panel sales top 20 mn units on strong demand
South Korea’s major display panel maker LG Display Co. is estimated to have sold more than 20 million units of organic light-emitting diode (O...
Dec 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Dunamu, Naver Z invest $8.5 mn in metaverse firm Persona Space
Persona Space, a subsidiary of South Korean metaverse company Galaxy Corp., said on Dec. 16 it has attracted 10 billion won ($8.5 million) investm...
Dec 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Alternative investments
Patrizia sells Astro Tower in Brussels on behalf of Korean LPs
Patrizia AG, a Germany-based global leading real estate investment firm, said on Dec. 13 it has sold the shares of the company owning Brussels&rsq...
Dec 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Samsung’s mid-tier executive reshuffle: More female and foreign faces
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday carried out its year-end reshuffle of mid-tier executives, marked by the highest number of promotions for female...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
ViacomCBS, CJ ENM join hands to expand global businesses
ViacomCBS Inc., one of the top four US media conglomerates, and CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse, have teamed up to expand t...
Dec 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Hellbound tops Netflix global TV series list within 24 hours
Netflix's original South Korean drama series Hellbound topped the platform’s global chart within a day of its Nov. 19 release, much faster tha...
Nov 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Millennial tapped to head online giant Naver
Naver Corp. has chosen Choi Soo-yeon, 40, to lead the top online platform in South Korea, in the 22-year-old company's most dramatic top management ...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Korean TV stars tipped for Kosdaq IPO windfalls
A spate of South Korean entertainment companies' public listings will likely create windfalls of up to tens of millions of dollars for Korean TV sta...
Nov 15, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Korea’s major refiners bid for top local biodiesel material maker
SK Innovation Co., S-Oil Corp. and Hyundai Oilbank were among the preliminary bidders for South Korea’s top biodiesel material maker DK O&...
Oct 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
Yet another Netflix hit lifts Korean content stocks even higher
South Korea’s major content production houses’ stocks rallied again on the success of yet another Netflix hit drama series, My Name.Shar...
Oct 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanjin Heavy wins $270 mn container ship order, first deal in 6 years
Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. said on Tuesday it has won a $270 million deal to build four 5,500 TEU container ships for a European...
Oct 05, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Small-size PCB makers in expansion mode to meet demand
The growing demand for larger-size printed circuit boards (PCBs), used to connect chips to the circuit boards of electronic devices, has been pushin...
Sep 29, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
EcoPro BM to reveal overseas production plans in mid-Oct
South Korea’s battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. is set to unveil its plans for manufacturing in other countries including the United State...
Sep 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's plus-size fashion mall 09Women readies for 2022 IPO
The successful initial public offering of California-based plus-size fashion company Torrid Holdings Inc. has drawn attention to 09Women Co., a Sout...
Sep 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung, LG see largest surge in TV prices in decade
Lee Ji-eun, a 30-year-old bride-to-be, was surprised at the prices of liquid-crystal display (LCD) TVs when she visited a home appliance store in ...
Sep 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics leads industry shift toward OLED TVs
LG Electronics Inc., one of the world’s largest TV makers, is leading the TV industry’s shift toward organic light-emitting diode (OLED)...
Sep 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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