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Mergers & Acquisitions Harman acquires Masimo’s audio arm in Samsung’s car audio push

Harman International Industries Inc., wholly owned by Samsung Electronics Co., has acquired Masimo Corp.’s audio business for $350 million, a ...

Business & Politics US tariffs add risk premium to dollar assets: Maurice Obstfeld

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The US tariff increases are adding risk premiums to dollar-denominated assets, undermining the dollar’s role as a glo...

Electronics LG Display eyes turnaround on China's shift to OLED

LG Display Co., the world’s top large-sized organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker, will likely swing to profit this year for the fir...

Automobiles Genesis premieres premium electric off-road SUV X Gran Equator Concept

NEW YORK – Genesis, the luxury brand of South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co., has premiered its first electric off-roader conce...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung Display picked as sole OLED screen supplier for foldable iPhone

Samsung Display Co., the display-making unit under Samsung Electronics Co., will exclusively supply organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for...

Korean chipmakers Magnachip to sell display business in H1 to focus on power semiconductors

South Korean chipmaker Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. plans to sell its display business by the end of the first half as part of a strategic shift to...

Electronics LG renames premium built-in appliance brand; Moody’s outlook up

LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s top appliance maker, has rebranded its 10-year-old premium built-in kitchen appliance business to double do...

Commodities FOMO-driven gold rush lifts kimchi premium on gold to highest level

With South Korean retail investors joining the global gold rush in ‘fear of missing out’, or FOMO, the country’s gold price has ...

Mergers & Acquisitions Korea’s Cactus PE to buy stake in Kosdaq-listed EV parts firm

South Korea’s Cactus Private Equity is set to acquire a stake in YM Tech Co., a Kosdaq-listed electric vehicle (EV) parts maker, for nearly 20...

Electronics LG Display unveils industry’s brightest OLED panel for AI TVs

LG Display Co., the world’s top organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker, on Thursday unveiled a fourth-generation screen optimized for...

Electronics Samsung Display, Dolby to collaborate on automotive OLEDs

South Korea's Samsung Display said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dolby Laboratories to jointly promote Dolby's high...

Electronics Korean displays regain top spot with premium information tech OLEDs

South Korean display makers regained ground in the global organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel market in the second quarter, elbowing out the p...

Corporate governance LG Group affiliates unveil value-up plans

LG Group affiliates— LG Display Co., LG Innotek, LG Chem Ltd., and LG Energy Solution Ltd. —unveiled their ambitious growth strategies o...

Electronics LG Display to invest extra $1 bn in Vietnam OLED plant

LG Display Co. will invest an additional $1 billion in Vietnam over the next five years to ramp up organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel output,...

Fashion Korean indie fashion brands spread wings to Japan, China

Matin Kim, a rising designer brand in South Korea, will open its first offline store in Japan in the first half of next year, joining other Korean i...

Electronics LG Display develops industry's most flexible display

LG Display Co., South Korea’s leading display maker under LG Electronics Inc., has developed the industry’s first display that can be st...

Advertising & Marketing Genesis partners with Tate Modern in London

Hyundai Motor Co. 's premium brand Genesis announced on Friday that it partnered with the Tate Modern Art Museum in London and will sponsor "The Gen...

Electronics Samsung Galaxy solidifies dominance in Indian smartphone market

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. solidified its dominance in the Indian smartphone market, capturing its largest revenue share in the...

Electronics Samsung Display gets quantum dot ink recycling tech

South Korea's Samsung Display said on Monday it developed technology to recycle quantum dot (QD) ink, aiming to improve cost competitiveness in its ...

Culture & Trends Seoul to light up Myeong-dong with LEDs like Times Square

Seoul will light up Myeong-dong, a bustling area with office workers and shoppers in the heart of the city, with 16 large outdoor digital billboards...

Korean food S.Korea’s premium kimchi war escalated by luxury hotels

Kimchi, Koreans’ staple food throughout millennia, has become a new, lucrative revenue source for the country’s luxury hotel chain opera...

Electronics LG Electronics releases World Food Day campaign

LG Electronics Inc. said on Tuesday that it will display World Food Day on outdoor billboards in Times Square, New York, and Piccadilly Circus, Lond...

Automobiles Genesis unveils GV80 Black, GV80 Coupe Black

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis on Friday unveiled its large-size sport utility vehicles (SUVs) the Genesis GV80 and GV80 Coupe Black mode...

Electronics LG Display ends large LCD business with plant sale to CSOT

South Korea’s leading display maker LG Display Co. is gearing up its transition into a leading organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker...

Electronics Samsung Display to build $1.8 billion OLED plant in Vietnam

Samsung Display Co., a leading South Korean display maker, will build a $1.8 billion organic light-emitting diode (OLED) line in Vietnam for small- ...

Automobiles Genesis GV70, Electrified GV70 named safest cars by IIHS

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis said on Sunday that its sport utility vehicle (SUV) GV70 and the Electrified GV70 got the highest rating...

Electronics LG Elec, Ricoh to team up for B2B DX business

LG Electronics Inc. said on Thursday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with global office solutions company Ricoh to discover servi...

Shipping & Shipbuilding Hanwha to take full control of S’pore Dyna-Mac with tender offer

South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group plans to acquire all shares it does not own in Dyna-Mac Holdings Ltd., a Singapor...

Electronics LG's transparent OLED TV named best product in US

LG Electronics Inc.'s transparent OLED TV, the LG Signature OLED T, received the Best Designer Display award at the CEDIA Expo 2024, held in Denver,...

Retail Shinsegae Duty Free opens premium store at Incheon Airport

South Korea's Shinsegae Duty Free launched a premium store at Incheon International Airport, aiming to counter the decline in downtown duty-free sal...