SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — An elderly couple has donated an air conditioner manufactured by LG Electronics Inc. that functioned normally for 45 years without any issues. The GA-100SP, which was released in 1979 under the company’s former brand name, Goldstar, became the nation’s first wall-mounted air conditioner. It featured a design that separated [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday that it is participating in the 2023 ISTELive conference in Philadelphia, where it is showcasing a range of education solutions utilizing IT devices. Among the featured devices are electronic whiteboards, One:Quick mobile displays, LED all-in-one signage, Cloi guide bots, Probeam projectors, Ultra Tab tablets, [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it has joined RE100, a global corporate initiative aimed at shifting to 100 percent renewable electricity to lessen the impacts of worsening climate change. The move came after LG, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of electronic devices, vowed in July last year to [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. and Canadian AI computing startup Tenstorrent said Wednesday they are working together to develop next-generation chips that could potentially power the South Korean tech company’s smart consumer appliances and automotive products. Tenstorrent, founded in 2016, builds computers for artificial intelligence (AI). CEO Jim Keller is a [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. has expanded social contribution activities in the Middle East and Africa as it seeks business opportunities there, according to the company Sunday. LG Electronics recently donated highly fuel-efficient air conditioners to a local general hospital in Nigeria through its African operations as part of efforts to [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Thursday it has begun mass production of electric vehicle (EV) chargers, in a push to advance into the EV charging solutions business amid the global electrification trend. LG held a ceremony the previous day to mark the production of its first series of EV chargers [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday its entry into the functional material industry by launching the production of antibacterial glass powder, a move aimed at securing new avenues for growth. Leveraging its expertise in independent glass formulation and design technology, as well as its understanding of real-life usage scenarios [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. ran its TV manufacturing plant at around 75 percent in the first quarter, the company said Monday, amid slowing demand for home entertainment products. The tech company said in a regulatory filing the rate came in at 75.3 percent for the three months ending in March, [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s two electronics giants, Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., are seeking bigger roles in the local market as the global personal computer (PC) market is mired in a slump. In the laptop category, which is one of the main drivers of the PC market, Samsung and [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday said its operating profit for the January-March period declined 23 percent from a year earlier amid the on-going macroeconomic woes that dampened consumer demand. The South Korean tech company posted a first-quarter operating profit of 1.49 trillion won (US$1.1 billion), down 22.9 percent from [...]