SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) is set to unveil a new exhibition by genre-bending artist TZUSOO on Friday, transforming the open, central Seoul Box exhibition space with a physical manifestation of her intricate digital world. TZUSOO is the inaugural artist featured in the museum’s new, [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s tech giants Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics swept top honors at the 2025 Ergonomic Design Awards, hosted by the Ergonomics Society of Korea, with a series of smart home appliances praised for their user-centric design, usability, and innovation. Samsung’s Bespoke AI Dishwasher was named Best of the [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — LG AI Research, the artificial intelligence (AI) lab under South Korea’s LG Group, on Tuesday unveiled its vision to expand the EXAONE AI ecosystem, encompassing every level from foundation models to enterprise-level AI application services. “We will secure global competitiveness based on our proprietary foundation model and apply it [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Cho Joo-wan has presented a replica of the company’s first radio to Qualcomm Inc. CEO Cristiano Amon as a symbol of appreciation for the long-standing partnership between the two companies. Amon shared a photo on Tuesday on his LinkedIn account of himself [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung held meetings with Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung and LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo and discussed business and trade issues, the presidential office said Friday. Lee hosted a dinner meeting with Chung on Monday and another dinner with Koo on Tuesday, presidential spokesperson [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics is making a strategic push into Europe’s mid- to low-end appliance market by collaborating with Chinese manufacturers from the product design stage — a first for the South Korean tech giant. According to industry sources on July 14, LG plans to launch a new front-load washing machine [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. plan to participate in an international motor show in Munich in September as part of their ongoing push into the automotive components business, industry sources said Monday. At IAA Mobility 2025, slated for Sept. 9-14 in Munich, Germany, Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor division [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s leading home appliance maker, said Monday it has acquired a Norwegian hot water storage company to strengthen its foothold in the European air and water heating markets. The company said it acquired a 100 percent stake in OSO Group AS, a firm known for [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s leading home appliance maker, said Monday it came close to meeting its 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target in 2024, driven by the adoption of high-efficiency equipment and expanded use of renewable energy. In its 2024-2025 Sustainability Report, the company said its combined Scope 1 [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Energy Solution, South Korea’s leading battery manufacturer, said Thursday it has signed a deal with Toyota Tsusho Corp., a trading company under Japan’s Toyota Group, to set up a battery recycling joint venture (JV) in the United States. The new company, Green Metals Battery Innovations LLC, will be [...]