Suwon City Joins Hands with U.S. Korean American Chamber of Commerce Federation for Exchange and Cooperation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon City has joined hands with the Orange County Korean American Chamber of Commerce and the Korean American Chamber of Commerce Federation for exchange and cooperation.

Suwon City announced on the 11th that executives from the Orange County Korean American Chamber of Commerce and the Korean American Chamber of Commerce Federation visited Suwon City Hall and discussed exchange and cooperation measures with Acting Mayor Cho Chung-sik.

The U.S. chamber of commerce executives' visit to Suwon City followed a trip to the United States in October of last year at the invitation of Phoenix City, during which a Suwon City delegation signed a business cooperation and exchange agreement with the Orange County Korean American Chamber of Commerce (KACCOC) on October 26.

Attendees of the discussion included Orange County Korean American Chamber of Commerce President Noh Sang-il, Korean American Chamber of Commerce Federation Chairman Hwang Byung-gu, Orange County Korean American Chamber of Commerce Vice-Chairman Yoon Man, Advisor Francis Kim, Advisor Lee Jung-yeol, Executive Director Oh Hye-young, Korean American Chamber of Commerce Federation Senior Vice-Chairman Choi Hang-ryeol, and External Cooperation Committee Chair Kim Ok-dong.

Acting Mayor Cho Chung-sik introduced Suwon City at the meeting, saying, “Suwon City is a city of culture and arts with the nation's highest level of cultural and artistic infrastructure and is a corporate city with Samsung Electronics headquarters,” and “It is also an environmental city and an international city with sister city and friendly cooperation agreements with cities around the world.”

He continued, “The 21st World Korean Entrepreneurs Convention will be held in Orange County next year. I hope that this convention will be an opportunity for active exchange and cooperation between Suwon City and the Orange County Korean American Chamber of Commerce,” and expressed his hope that “Suwon City will someday host the World Korean Entrepreneurs Convention.”

President Noh Sang-il said, “The Orange County Korean American Chamber of Commerce always considers ways to support our home country (Korea), and there seem to be many ways we can help Suwon City.” He added, “We will consider various cooperation measures such as providing internship opportunities for Suwon youth at Korean American Chamber of Commerce member companies and creating opportunities for Suwon youth to volunteer at next year's World Korean Entrepreneurs Convention.”

Chairman Hwang Byung-gu said, “I hope that Suwon City and the Orange County Korean American Chamber of Commerce will continue to exchange actively,” and promised, “If there is anything the federation can help with, we will provide active support.”

Subsequently, Park Sa-seung, Director of the Economic Policy Bureau of Suwon City, said, “Suwon City is supporting employment of Suwon youth at Japanese IT companies, and we hope that Suwon youth will also have employment opportunities at Korean American Chamber of Commerce member companies.” He also requested, “We would appreciate your support in helping Deltaplex tenant companies find market opportunities in the United States.”

After the discussion, the executives from the Orange County Korean American Chamber of Commerce and the Korean American Chamber of Commerce Federation visited the Deltaplex Suwon Business Support Center and its tenant companies.

At the site, the Suwon Deltaplex Management Corporation and the Orange County Korean American Chamber of Commerce signed a business agreement and pledged ▲promoting exchange among businesses and organizations ▲encouraging utilization of relevant institutions and companies when conducting business activities in each other's regions, and ▲exchanging information on commerce, business environment, and related matters.