SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it has rolled out a marketing program in the United States with popular singer Charlie Puth in line with the company’s strategy to tap deeper into the world’s top market for premium smartphones with the V30. The South Korean company said it launched the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Co. has developed an LTE-based autonomous driving technology as part of its ongoing effort to make a presence in the next-generation vehicle market, the company said Sunday. On top of its mainstay handset and home appliance businesses, LG Electronics has stepped up efforts to diversify its portfolios, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will start the sales of its first luxury smartphone with a zirconium ceramic back. The South Korean tech giant said the LG Signature Edition smartphone will hit shelves later this month, with just 300 devices to be sold overall. LG said it has [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Changes in leadership for the U.S. branches of Samsung and LG are causing a minor stir in industry circles as speculation that the former’s success may have been a factor in the latter’s decision. On November 9, it was reported that LG Senior VP of Home Appliance Sales John [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics is introducing assistant robots at one of the biggest shopping malls in South Korea. The robots will be serving as helpers to provide information to visitors and help them locate stores and other facilities at the mall. “Two of our assistant robots have been deployed for an on-site [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc.’s Ultra-HD (UHD) television sets won top evaluations from a U.S. consumer magazine, industry sources said Tuesday. Based on its research on the resolution, audio and other features of 250 high-end TVs in the market, Consumer Reports named LG Electronics’ Signature OLED TV [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it is preparing for all possibilities amid concerns that the United States may come up with tougher protectionism policies against foreign home appliances. Washington’s International Trade Commission concluded last month that washing machines produced overseas by South Korean firms, including LG Electronics, are hurting [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting Monday, Korean cultural heritage will be featured on a huge billboard at Piccadilly Circus, one of the most popular areas of London, the South Korean government has said. The one-minute-long advertisement will run on the billboard owned by LG Electronics in the square 48 times a day till Nov. 30, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said. The video [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it swung into the black in the third quarter from a year earlier, helped by strong sales of home appliances, although it continued to lose money in the handset business. Net profit came to 336 billion won (US$298 million) in the July-September period, compared [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday opened a research and development center in its production line located in the southern part of the country, which will accommodate 1,500 researchers. The opening came around two years after the South Korean tech giant started the construction of the facility in Changwon, 400 [...]