Nam Hyun-woo has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2013, mostly covering business and politics. He currently belongs to the Business Desk where he covers topics such as emerging tech, AI, ICT and Korea's chaebol community. Prior to joining the team, he was the paper's correspondent for the presidential office of Korea during the Yoon Suk Yeol and Moon Jae-in administrations.
KCCI delegation visits Osaka expo to court attention for Korea's APEC meetings
Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Chairman Chey Tae-won, second from left, visits Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, Monday. Courtesy of KCCI
By Nam Hyun-woo
A delegation from the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) visited Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on Monday to promote Korea’s hosting of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit and related meetings.
The KCCI said it sent a delegation comprising Korea’s regional chamber of commerce heads to Yumeshima, the site of Expo 2025. The visit came in response to a request made by Japanese business leaders during the 13th Korea-Japan Chambers of Commerce and Industry summit held in Osaka last November.
The delegation included KCCI Chairman Chey Tae-won; Seoul Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vice Chairman Lee Hyung-hee; and the heads of chambers from Busan, Daegu, Sejong City, Chungju in North Chungcheong Province, Seosan in South Chungcheong Province and Yeosu in South Jeolla Province.
The delegation visited the expo as part of their efforts to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan. By participating in the event, the KCCI also sought to sustain cooperative momentum ahead of the APEC CEO Summit in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, in October.
Following the APEC CEO Summit, the two countries’ commerce chambers will hold their annual executive meeting in December on Jeju Island. The KCCI said it plans to build on the issues discussed with Japan at the APEC Summit and explore further upgrades in bilateral exchanges and cooperation while in Jeju.
“The upcoming APEC CEO Summit and the Korea-Japan Chambers of Commerce meeting will be a valuable opportunity to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries,” an official from the KCCI said. “We will use the events to underscore to business leaders and the international community that Korea and Japan are partners not only in bilateral cooperation but also in jointly proposing and leading regional economic agendas.”