Given that 5G is a core technology which will lay the foundation for a smarter, more advanced economy, the costs in delaying the rollout of a Chinese 5G is cheap in comparison to the absolute loss of privacy, freedom and freewill to a totalitarian regime. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, many…
Samsung’s Chinese rivals have increased their respective market share at Samsung’s expense. South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd stated it plans on pruning the production of its smartphones in China following a fall in market share. Domestic Chinese rivals have squeezed its share in China to less than 1%. The plan to reduce the output…
South Korea’s energy ministry aims to increase the share of green energy in the country’s energy mix by 4 times their current levels. Renewable energy sources form just 8% of Seoul’s current energy mix. On Friday, a draft revision of South Korea’s energy policy showed that Seoul aims to boost renewable energy sources from its…
Volkswagen is aiming big for the burgeoning electric car market. It is not only retooling 16 of its plants to produce electric cars, it is also pushing its battery partners to to invest heavily in battery cell manufacturing. In a significant development of strategic importance, Volkswagen is pushing its joint venture partners including SK Innovation…
Unlike smartphones which recognize faces, LG’s offering can scan the vein structure of a user’s hands in 3D. In a first, South Korea’s LG Electronics has unveiled a 5G smartphone featuring a dual screen, underscoring new design efforts by the company to revive flagging sales. Both screens work independent to each other on the LG…
LG Display’s operating profits have left the forecast of 10 analysts in the dust. For its fourth quarter, Oct-Dec, the Apple supplier reported 279 billion won against its previous year of 44 billion won and against analysts’ forecast of 132 billion won. On Wednesday, LG Display Co Ltd reported a rise of more than six-fold…
The project will also see the participation of South Korea’s OCI and China’s Longi. As per a statement from a Saudi official, Saudi Arabia plans on developing a $2 billion solar and carbon black integrated complex in partnership with South Korea’s OCI and China’s Longi. A feasibility study for the carbon black and solar project…
