Korean business leaders to accompany President Moon to U.S.

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President Moon is set to embark on his first foreign visit.
He won't be alone, a diverse team of Korean businessmen will be accompanying him.
Kim Ji-yeon has the list of names joining the liberal leader's trip to the U.S.
Included in the 52-person delegation to accompany President Moon Jae-in to the U.S. next week... are the leaders of ten major business groups including the Vice Chairman of the country's largest automaker Hyundai Motor Chung Eui-sun as well as the Chairman of Korea's third-largest conglomerate SK Group Chey Tae-won.
Other notable figures include LG Group Vice Chairman Koo Bon-joon and the Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics Kwon Oh-hyun.
And it's not just conglomerate heads that'll accompany the president. The delegation will also include 37 small- and medium-sized firms... and two public enterprises... that the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry sees as likely to be able to find fields of cooperation with the U.S.


"In the past we included as many companies as we could, but this time we tried to select those that are already doing business in the U.S. We also took into consideration the size of the companies."

The Korea chamber of commerce adds it expects the trip will help provide new opportunities for local SMEs in terms of exports to America.
The delegation is expected to sit down with their U.S. counterparts and exchange views on a number of issues including the potential renegotiation of the free trade agreement between the two countries ... and Korea's foreign direct investment in the U.S.
Kim Ji-yeon, Arirang News.

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