Cars for World Education Forum

Lee Bong-joo, second from left in the front row, a director of Hyundai Motor Group, poses with Kim Young-gon, secretary-general of the World Education Forum (WEF) Host Committee Secretariat, at Kim’s office in Yeouido, Seoul, Thursday, after Lee agreed to provide 32 vehicles for the international event. The vehicles — consisting of Equus, Grandeur and K7 sedans made by Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors — will be used during the forum. More than 1,500 people, including education ministers from 195 UNESCO member states and representatives of international organizations, are expected to attend the forum in Sondgo, Incheon, from May 19-22. / Yonhap