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Game companies break out of shells to seek future growth

Jan 12, 2021

Nexon, NCSoft, WeMade make strides into AI, payment gateway, cryptocurrency
LG-GM EV battery JV to hire 1,100 employees by 2022

Jan 12, 2021

Ultium Cells, the electric vehicle battery joint venture between LG Energy Solution and General Motors, will hire 400 employees by the end of this year and 700 more by the end of next year, LG and GM...
Hanwha Techwin wins security system supply deal in Egypt

Jan 12, 2021

Hanwha Techwin Co., a surveillance tech firm in South Korea, said Tuesday it has signed a deal with the Egyptian government to supply security solutions for its state-run projects. Under the deal wi...
Google's cloud gaming service to be available on LG's smart TVs

Jan 12, 2021

LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday said Google's cloud gaming service will be available on its smart TVs as the South Korean tech powerhouse eyes to expand its TV sales with better service offerings. LG...
Hyundai's Avante compact named North American Car of the Year

Jan 12, 2021

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday its Avante compact has been named this year's North American Car of the Year in the passenger car segment. The Avante, the Genesis G80 sedan and the Niss...
LG 'well positioned' to become auto solutions leader with Magna JV deal: CEO

Jan 12, 2021

LG Electronics Inc. is "well positioned" to become one of the industry's leaders in the area of electric and connected vehicles with its agreement to set up a joint venture with Canadian auto parts m...
LS Electric aims for 10 percent annual growth

Jan 11, 2021

LS Electric, a South Korean producer of power solutions, aims to grow 10 percent annually and generate 70 percent of its earnings from overseas, the company said Monday. Unveiling a corporate vision...
S. Korea hands out 3rd disaster relief funds to small businesses

Jan 11, 2021

Payment to take place right away, quarantine rule breakers to be excluded
Kia rolls out new version of flaship SUV Mohave

Jan 11, 2021

Renewed version noted for expanded user convenience, safety features
Hanwha launches new collaborative robots to target $1b market

Jan 11, 2021

Hanwha has introduced a new line of collaborative robots, making a foray into the fast-growing global collaborative robot market, it said Monday. “The HCR-3A, HCR-5A and HCR-12A models can handle an...
LG Display vows to make OLEDs mainstream

Jan 11, 2021

LG Display plans to ship 7 million to 8 million OLED TV panels this year
Korea Shipbuilding wins W288b in orders

Jan 11, 2021

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. said Monday that it has won a combined 288 billion won ($263 million) in orders from three companies in Liberia, Oceania and Asia. Under the deal with a...
$Doosan Infracore's excavator sales up 22% on-year in 2020 in China$

Doosan Infracore's excavator sales up 22% on-year in 2020 in China

Jan 11, 2021

South Korea's top construction equipment maker Doosan Infracore Co. said Monday that its excavator sales in China rose 22 percent last year from a year earlier on the back of infrastructure investmen...
LG Electronics inks partnership with esports firm Gen.G

Jan 11, 2021

LG Electronics Inc. on Monday said it has signed a partnership with the global esports organization Gen.G to better target young consumers amid the pandemic. Under the deal, the two sides agreed to ...
Hyundai halts plant in S. Korea on coronavirus case

Jan 11, 2021

Hyundai Motor Co. said it halted operations at one of its domestic plants Monday morning as an employee was infected with the new coronavirus. Hyundai Motor suspended its Asan plant, which produces ...