Economy
Business·Industry
Moving Beyond Appliances to the Entire Home… Samsung and LG Corp. Play the ‘AI Home’ Card to Counter Chinese Offensive
On the 4th (local time), the Messe Berlin exhibition hall in Germany, where Europe’s largest home appliance trade show, “IFA 2026,” opened, resembled several houses more than a home appliance store. S…
Business·Industry
Third Round of Domestic ESS Bidding Approaches… Project Scale Expected to Reach 2 Trillion Won
The government is set to announce the third round of bidding for the Energy Storage System (ESS) Central Contract Market later this month. With domestic demand for ESS on the rise, there is speculatio…
Business·Industry
LG Corp. Home Appliances Head: “Actuators Are the Key to Humanoids… Orders with Big Tech to Be Finalized in October”
LGELECTRONICS is positioning actuators—which serve as the joints of humanoid robots—as a future growth business. The company is establishing a fully automated production line in Changwon, South Gyeong…
Bonds·FX Policy
“Demand Recovers Amid Attraction of High Corporate Bond Yields”… NH Securities and KoreanAirLines Bookbuilding
With corporate bond issuance resuming in earnest in September, all eyes are on whether the strong momentum seen in the bookbuilding market last week will continue this week. As securities firms and A-…
Business·Industry
Samsung DX Union Holds Long-Term Protest in Front of Jay Y. Lee’s Residence… “Close the Compensation Gap”
“Donghaeng,” a labor union composed primarily of employees from SamsungElectronics’ Device Experience (DX) Division, is holding a rally in front of Jay Y. Lee’s residence to demand the elimination of …
Business·Industry
LGELECTRONICS to Launch “Agent AI ‘ThinQ Clo’” by Year-End… Also Considering E-commerce and Subscription Services
LGELECTRONICS will officially launch “ThinQ Claw,” an artificial intelligence (AI) home agent that allows users to communicate with home appliances via messaging apps such as KakaoTalk and activate de…
M&A·IB
[VC's Pick] From Virtual IP to Space... A Flurry of Interest in Early-Stage Companies
This week (August 31–September 4), startups across various sectors—including virtual intellectual property (IP), freight transportation, social apps, and space technology—secured investments from vent…
Finance
“From Buying iPads to Paying for Study Abroad in the U.S.”… The “Rich Aunt” Even Financial Institutions Covet
“The aunt who buys me a new iPad every time it comes out. The aunt who sends me to study in the U.S. The aunt who promises to leave me her apartment when she dies.”While such an aunt might seem like a…
Taxes
"I Don't Work"... The Unexpected Turn of Events That Turned the National Tax Service on Its Head [Taxes, What Happened Next]
Established in 1996 in Uiryeong County, South Gyeongsang Province, this shipbuilding equipment parts manufacturer is a typical family-owned business, with CEO Lee holding a 70% stake and his wife, Ms.…
Business·Industry
Berlin Mayor Visits LGELECTRONICS Booth… Praises It as “the perfect way to cap off my IFA tour”
Berlin Mayor Stefan Evans visited the LGELECTRONICS booth at “IFA 2026,” Europe’s largest consumer electronics trade show, to explore future living spaces powered by artificial intelligence (AI) techn…