PHOTOS Korea Times Forum on Korea-US alliance

Korea Times Chairman Seung Myung-ho, front row sixth from left, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho, seventh from left, and Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Kim Tae-hyo, fifth from left, pose with distinguished guests before the beginning of the 2022 Korea Times Forum on new challenges facing the Korea-U.S. alliance held at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) headquarters in central Seoul, Wednesday. From left in the first row are Pusan National University political science professor Robert Kelly; RAND Corporation policy analyst Soo Kim; American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) Chairman James Kim; Brazilian Ambassador Marcia Donner Abreu; Kim; Seung; Choo; Kuwaiti Ambassador Deyab Farhan Al-Rashidi; Lotte Corp. co-CEO Song Yong-dok; Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security assistant professor of international economy, trade and development studies Lee Hyo-young; partner attorney Shin Tong-chan at Yulchon LLC and ChungAng University professor of political science and international relations Lee Seung-joo. From left in the second row are Korea Network of Women in Finance chairperson Kim Sang-kyung; Deputy Head of Mission at Australian Embassy Alexandra Siddall; Argentinean Ambassador Alfred Bascou; UAE Ambassador Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi; Mexican Ambassador Bruno Figueroa; Ukrainian Ambassador Dmytro Ponomarenko; Representative of Taipei Mission Liang Kuang-chung; Swiss Ambassador Dagmar Schmidt Tartagli; Uruguayan Ambassador Pablos Scheiner; Israeli Ambassador Akiva Tor; Hana Bank CEO Park Sung-ho and Export-Import Bank of Korea Chairperson Yoon Hee-sung. From left in third row are Ambassador of the Dominican Republic Federico Alberto Cuello Camilo; Korea Times President-Publisher Oh Young-jin; Omani Ambassador Zakariya Al Saadi; Qatari Ambassador Khalid bin Ebrahim Al Hamar; Cambodian Ambassador Chring Botum Rangsay; French Ambassador Philippe Lefort; International Organization for Migration Chief of Mission to Korea Steve Hamilton; Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tung; Shinhan Bank CEO Jin Ok-dong; Woori Bank CEO Lee Won-duk; KPR President Kim Joo-ho; KB Financial Group Vice Chairman Hur Yin and MBK Partners President Kim Kwang-il. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho, center, speaks with The Korea Times Chairman Seung Myung-ho, left, and American Chamber of Commerce in Korea Chairman James Kim during the VIP session of the Korea Times Forum at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul, Wednesday. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Ukrainian Ambassador to Korea Dmytro Ponomarenko, from left, speaks with International Organization for Migration Chief of Mission to Korea Steve Hamilton, Israeli Ambassador Akiva Tor and Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Vu Tung. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

From left, Korea Network of Women in Finance Chairperson Kim Sang-kyung, Swiss Ambassador Dagmar Schmidt Tartagli and Deputy Head of Mission at Australian Embassy Alexandra Siddall attend the VIP session of the Korea Times Forum. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Woori Bank CEO Lee Won-duk speaks during the VIP session of the Korea Times Forum. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

KB Financial Group Vice Chairman Hur Yin, center, speaks with Shinhan Bank CEO Jin Ok-dong, right, and Hana Bank CEO Park Sung-ho. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Korea Times Chairman Seung Myung-ho delivers welcoming remarks at the Korea Times Forum. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo reads President Yoon Suk-yeol's speech on Korea-U.S. relations. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho delivers a keynote speech on the Korea-U.S. alliance during the Korea Times Forum. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Participants attend the Korea Times Forum, themed “New Challenges for Korea-U.S. Alliance.” Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Ukrainian Ambassador Dmytro Ponomarenko reads The Korea Times. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Ambassador of Qatar Khalid bin Ebrahim Al Hamar, front, and Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy Alexandra Siddall listen to speeches during the Korea Times Forum. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Audience members listen to speeches during the Korea Times Forum. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Korea Times Chairman Seung Myung-ho, left, speaks with Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Ambassador of the Dominican Republic Federico Alberto Cuello Camilo takes notes during the Korea Times Forum. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Joel Wit, founder of 38 North, delivers a keynote speech during the Korea Times Forum. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

AMCHAM Chairman James Kim, first from left, moderates Session 1 of the Korea Times Forum, discussing Korea-U.S. tech cooperation and economic security with Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security professor Lee Hyo-young, second from left, Chung-Ang University professor Lee Seung-joo, second from right, and Yulchon LLC attorney Shin Tong-chan, first from right. Korea Times photos by Choi Won-suk

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho applauds at the Korea Times Forum. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Soo Kim, left, a policy analyst at RAND Corporation, moderates Session 2 discussing the impact of North Korea's provocations on the Korea-U.S. alliance with Pusan National University professor Robert Kelly, right, with former U.S. special envoy to the six party talks Joseph DeTrani and former Korean envoy to the six party talks Wi Sung-lac, who joined virtually. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Korea Times Chairman Seung Myung-ho, center, speaks with Ukrainian Ambassador Dmytro Ponomarenko, left, and Swiss Ambassador Dagmar Schmidt Tartagli during The Korea Times Forum. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul