[The Chosun Ilbo, October 8 2007] LG to Outsource Digital TV Production

In an attempt to lower cost, LG Electronics decided to outsource significant portion of the digital TVs it has been producing at home. Except for domestic consumption, LG has been making most of its digital TVs overseas, where labor costs are much lower. Recently, however, even the small portion produced at home was apparently thought to be unnecessary.