Articles by Jo He-rim
Jo He-rim
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LG companies hint at grand promotions to celebrate Twins' big win
LG Group affiliates, including the country's leading home appliance maker, LG Electronics, are preparing grand promotional events to celebrate the first championship win of its baseball team, the LG Twins, in 29 years. The Twins defeated the KT Wiz 6-2 in Game 5 of the Korean Series at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, claiming the best-of-seven series 4-1 on Monday, for their first championship since 1994. "I am really grateful to the fans who have shown unchanging love and support fo
Industry Nov. 14, 2023
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SK hynix starts supply of world’s fastest mobile DRAM for China's Vivo
SK hynix has started supplying 16-gigabyte packages of Low Power Double Data Rate 5 Turbo, the fastest mobile DRAM available today, to its customers, the company announced Monday. The world’s second-largest memory chipmaker said it has started shipping its up-to-date product to Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo, which will be using the memory chips in its latest smartphones, the X100 and X100 Pro. LPDDR is a low-power DRAM for mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, which aim
Industry Nov. 13, 2023
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LG Display set for turnaround next year, buoyed by Apple’s first OLED iPad
LG Display is expected to get out of the red next year earlier than expected, by supplying organic light-emitting displays for Apple's upcoming iPad Pro, of which the panels are to be three times more expensive than that of the iPhone. According to industry sources on Sunday, the Korean panel maker will start OLED production for the upcoming iPad Pro in February next year at its plant in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. This is about three months earlier than predicted, with Apple forecast to launc
Industry Nov. 12, 2023
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AI in your pocket: Samsung Galaxy S to feature real-time phone call translator
Samsung Electronics’ flagship Galaxy S smartphones will offer a real-time translation function for phone calls, the tech giant said Thursday. The surprise announcement comes a day after it unveiled Samsung Gauss, its own generative AI model, which will make its commercial debut on the upcoming Galaxy S phones in 2024, possibly the Galaxy S24 series. With a vision to open a “new era of AI” for mobile devices, Samsung said it will be introducing Galaxy AI for its smartphones to
Industry Nov. 9, 2023
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Samsung Electronics unveils own generative AI, Samsung Gauss
Samsung Electronics on Wednesday debuted its own generative artificial intelligence model, dubbed Samsung Gauss, renewing competition with its archrival Apple and other tech giants in the burgeoning AI market. The world’s largest smartphone maker by shipments also hinted that the new AI chatbot will power its upcoming Galaxy smartphone, possibly the Galaxy S24 in 2024. "We will continue to support and collaborate with the industry and academia on generative AI research," said Kim
Industry Nov. 8, 2023
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LX Holdings CEO promoted to president
LX Holdings Chief Executive Officer and Vice President Roh Jin-seo has been promoted to president in a regular personnel reshuffle, the business group announced Tuesday. A close confidante of the group’s chairman Koo Bon-joon, Roh served as the chief strategy officer in the holdings company before he took on the CEO position last March. “Roh led the growth of the group by coming up with strategies to strengthen business competitiveness and reorganizing the business portfolio. He also
Industry Nov. 7, 2023
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Samsung family to sell stakes worth W2.6tr to pay tax
Family members of Samsung Group, South Korea’s biggest conglomerate, are selling stakes worth some 2.57 trillion won ($1.97 billion) to pay their inheritance tax bill, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. Hong Ra-hee, the widow of the late former Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee, and her two daughters, Lee Boo-jin and Lee Seo-hyun, signed a trust contract with Hana Bank to dispose of stakes worth about 2.57 trillion won combined, on Oct. 31. The Samsung heirs began their five-year
Industry Nov. 6, 2023
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Samsung files complaint in US against BOE for allegedly leaking trade secrets
Samsung Display has filed a complaint against BOE Technology and seven of its affiliates to the United States’ International Trade Commission, claiming the Chinese display makers violated trade secret regulations, an ITC document revealed on Friday. According to the document from the ITC, Samsung Display filed the complaint on Oct. 31, accusing the Chinese rival of violating a US Tariff Act in the US' importation and sales of organic light-emitting diode display modules and compon
Industry Nov. 3, 2023
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Yoon hosts private banquet with chaebol chiefs
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol invited the chiefs of the country's top conglomerates -- Samsung Electronics, SK Group and LG Group -- to a private banquet Tuesday to discuss pending issues, according to industry sources on Thursday. Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won and LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo were reportedly invited to the meeting at the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, with Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair, leader of
Industry Nov. 2, 2023
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Samsung marks 54th anniversary, highlights unrivaled leadership in technology
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee underscored the importance of maintaining industry leadership in technology as the company celebrated its 54th anniversary on Wednesday. Samsung, one of the world's leading smartphone makers and the world’s largest memory chip producer, held the annual event at its headquarters in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, with some 400 executives and employees in attendance. "Technology and product quality are the real competitive factors that we should
Industry Nov. 1, 2023
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[From the scene] Samsung shows off end-to-end automotive solutions at IAA 2023
MUNICH -- Samsung Electronics, the world’s No. 1 memory chip and smartphone maker, made its official debut at an international motor show, renewing its automotive ambitions as a “total solutions provider.” The South Korean tech giant set up its exhibition booth at IAA Mobility, one of the largest automotive trade shows, which kicked off Tuesday in Munich, Germany. In Hall B1 at the Messe Munchen exhibition center, Samsung’s booth was located next to those of its sister fi
Industry Sept. 5, 2023
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LG makes auto show debut in Munich
MUNICH -- Korean tech giant LG Electronics made its debut at a major global automotive trade show on Monday, delivering its ambition to expand its presence in the burgeoning mobility industry. In its first-ever press conference at IAA Mobility, one of the world's largest motor shows, held in Munich, LG CEO Cho Joo-wan defined the role of personal vehicles and underscored the growing presence of software in the mobility industry. “LG has spent close to 70 years directly selling to indi
Industry Sept. 4, 2023
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LG Magna to set up EV parts plant in Hungary
MUNICH -- LG Magna e-Powertrain, a joint venture between LG Electronics and Magna, will build its first European production plant in Hungary, the company announced Monday at the IAA mobility trade show held this week in Munich. The 26,000-square-meter facility will be located within an industrial complex in Miskolc, a city in northeastern Hungary, adjacent to other Magna facilities and manufacturing clients in the region. With the construction set to be completed in 2025, the new plant will st
Industry Sept. 4, 2023
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Samsung works on energy-saving chips for home appliances
BERLIN -- Samsung Electronics revealed it is developing a new neural processing unit chip for home appliances featuring artificial intelligence, to support them to run on ultra-low energy, at this year's IFA, held in Berlin. With the goal of making smarter home appliances, the tech giant will also adopt generative AI technology for Bixby, its voice assistant, the Korean tech giant said. "The AI home appliances we envision should be closely connected with each other, and make the best d
Industry Sept. 4, 2023
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Samsung will cement premium market leadership: TV chief
BERLIN -- While the global TV market struggles to move beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, Samsung Electronic said it will strengthen its leadership in making larger and more higher-end TVs, as the market for them shows a trend of continuous growth. "While the TV market has been stagnating for the past several years now, the market for larger and higher-end TVs continues to grow and Samsung is leading the market, outpacing its rivals by far," Chung Kang-il, executive vice president at Sams
Industry Sept. 3, 2023
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