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LG to Push Forward Start of Production at U.S. Washing Machine Plant

LG to Push Forward Start of Production at U.S. Washing Machine Plant

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. will begin operation of its washing machine plant in Tennessee several months earlier than scheduled, a top company official said Wednesday, in an apparent move to better cope with possible U.S. safeguard measures. Jo Seong-jin, CEO of the South Korean tech giant, said the company had planned to begin the operation of the US$250 million plant in February 2019, but it [...]

“Value”, “Customer”, “Innovation” Keywords of Choice Among Conglomerate Heads

“Value”, “Customer”, “Innovation” Keywords of Choice Among Conglomerate Heads

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Aside from “business”, “value”, “customer” and “innovation” were the keywords most commonly uttered by the leaders of South Korea’s top 10 conglomerates in their New Year’s addresses. Data provided by leadership assessment service CEOscore revealed that after “business”, which was uttered a leading 32 times, value, customer and innovation [...]

LG Distributes AI Development Tool to All Divisions to Speed Up Growth

LG Distributes AI Development Tool to All Divisions to Speed Up Growth

SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Tuesday it has distributed its artificial intelligence (AI) development tool to all business divisions in line with its efforts to speed up the release of new products equipped with the latest technology. The South Korean tech giant said the development platform, dubbed DeepThinQ 1.0, will [...]

LG Electronics Launches ThinQ AI Brand

LG Electronics Launches ThinQ AI Brand

SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday introduced its new artificial-intelligence brand named ThinQ, which will be used in its upcoming home appliances. The South Korean tech giant said ThinQ products will have various AI technologies, including LG’s DeepThinQ system, and provide optimized services to consumers through deep-learning technology. The brand [...]

Record High KOSPI Earnings Shed Light on Economic Imbalance

Record High KOSPI Earnings Shed Light on Economic Imbalance

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite record KOSPI earnings, only a small number of conglomerates have reported significant increases in profits this year. According to reports from the Korea Exchange, the accumulated net earnings of 525 KOSPI-listed companies during the first three quarters were estimated to be around 92.5 trillion won, up 34.2 percent from [...]

Chaebol Rankings Seesaw Over Two Decades

Chaebol Rankings Seesaw Over Two Decades

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly two-thirds of South Korea’s top 30 conglomerates have been dissolved or dropped out of the standings since the 1997 Asian financial crisis, a market tracker said Wednesday. According to corporate tracker CEO Score, 19 family-controlled conglomerates, called chaebol here, disappeared altogether from the list with the remainder maintaining [...]