[THE INVESTOR] LG Electronics said Monday that it would launch a recall campaign for air purifier filters after some products were found to contain Octylisothiazolinone (OIT), a chemical substance toxic to humans. “A small amount of OIT was found in 3M’s filters for fine particles, which were fitted in LG’s air purifiers and air conditioners produced after 2012,” the company said. LG Electronics’ air purifiers.Right after the toxic filter issue surfaced recently, LG has requested air filter make

[THE INVESTOR] LG Electronics on June 16 announced the launch of a new brand of television, called “Mosquito Away TV,” in India where concerns about mosquito-borne diseases like malaria, Zika and dengue fever are high. The new TV set generates ultrasonic waves so that mosquitos are repelled and won’t flock to the TV screen. The ultrasonic waves, however, do not bother viewers, the company said. LG also said it plans to launch the brand in other Southeast Asian markets.The Korean tech giant said

[THE INVESTOR] Tech behemoth LG Electronics has rolled up its sleeves to nurture “white hat hackers,” or computer security experts. The leading electronics firm said it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Information Technology Research Institute to foster security experts, on Monday at Best of Best education center, an educational institute for information technology security, in Gangnam. LG Electronics’ Min Kyung-oh (left) and Yoo Joon-sang, the president of the Korea Informati