LG Energy Solution: North America Grid ESS Demand Growing 30% a Year; Too Early to Call Oversupply * This article has been translated by AI. April 30, 2026

LG Energy Solution Plans Step-by-Step ESS Output at Lansing, Honda and GM JVs; Targets 50 GW North America Capacity * This article has been translated by AI. April 30, 2026

Samsung Electronics to Supply First HBM4E Samples in Q2, Company Says Samsung Electronics said Thursday on its conference call for its 2026 first-quarter earnings that it plans to supply the first sample products of HBM4E, a high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chip, during the second quarter. The company said it will continue supplying AI-focused DRAM and NAND products, while actively responding to early memory demand for newly launched graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs) expected in the second half.* This article has been translat April 30, 2026

Trump Says Administration Will Release More UFO Records Soon President Donald Trump said the U.S. government will again move to release as much information as possible on UFOs, also known as UAPs, or unidentified anomalous phenomena. Reuters reported that Trump said on April 29 (local time) that his administration would soon make public “as much information as possible” about UFOs. He had made similar remarks at an April 17 event in Phoenix, Arizona, saying he had found “many very interesting documents” during a review and that an initial release April 30, 2026

LG Energy Solution Says It Began Supplying 46-Series Cells From Ochang, Eyes Arizona Shipments This Year * This article has been translated by AI. April 30, 2026

Samsung Expects Lower Smartphone Shipments in H2, Higher Revenue on Premium Mix Samsung Electronics said Thursday on its conference call for 2026 first-quarter results that it expects the smartphone market to see lower shipments in the second half as component prices rise, but revenue to increase as sales shift toward higher-end premium models. For tablets, the company forecast declines in both unit volume and revenue, citing cost pressures and reduced promotions. For notebooks and PCs, it said revenue is expected to grow on higher average selling prices, while ship April 30, 2026

Korea Names Lee Jae-yu, Kim Sa-guk and Kang Ju-ryong as May Independence Activists The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, led by Minister Kwon O-eul, said April 30 it selected Lee Jae-yu (Order of Independence, 2006), Kim Sa-guk (Patriotic Medal, 2002) and Kang Ju-ryong (Patriotic Medal, 2007) as the “May 2026 Independence Activists” for their efforts to improve harsh working conditions for Korean laborers amid Japanese colonial-era discrimination. The government posthumously awarded Lee the Order of Independence under the Order of Merit for National Foundatio April 30, 2026

Yongsan’s Hyochang Park Station redevelopment advances on floor-area incentives amid ‘cage apartment’ debate Debate over so-called “cage apartments” — criticism of high-density projects dominated by small units — is spreading to redevelopment plans around Hyochang Park Station in Seoul’s Yongsan district. Even so, projects in the area are moving ahead on the back of floor-area ratio incentives. According to the redevelopment industry on April 21, the promotion committee for a station-area, long-term jeonse housing (Shift) urban renewal-type redevelopment project near 82-1 Wonhyo-ro 1-ga will hol April 30, 2026

LG Energy Solution Says North America ESS Backlog at 140 GW; Early Fixed Costs in EV-to-ESS Line Shift * This article has been translated by AI. April 30, 2026

Samsung Electronics expects 2026 capex to rise sharply on sustained AI demand Samsung Electronics said Thursday it expects capital spending this year to rise “significantly” from a year earlier as demand for artificial intelligence remains strong. On a conference call for its 2026 first-quarter earnings, the company said it will expand investment in advanced research and development — including next-generation processes and core technologies — to secure technology leadership. It also said it plans to strengthen strategic hubs and secure additional infrastructure April 30, 2026