Yoon Sang-jick, Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy, promised that the government would be more attentive to voices from foreign companies in Korea at Foreign Investors Forum 2015 on March 13. [Korea Times] Minister pledges to boost communication with foreign investors.
The ECCK is pleased to announce that Lars Borup Jacobsen has been appointed to the ECCK Advisory Board to represent Denmark. Mr Jacobsen is currently serving as Director in the Korean subsidiary of the Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk. We look forward to Mr Jacobsen’s participation and input as a part of the ECCK Advisory …
President Darbes appointed as Invest Busan Committee member The ECCK is pleased to announce President Jean-Christophe DarbesÛª appointment as a member of the Invest Busan Committee. On March 10, Byung-soo Suh, the Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City, offered a position for the new ECCK president. The ECCK and Busan City have been closely cooperating to promote foreign business …
ECCK New Members February 2015 Finland Chamber of Commerce (Korea) Mr. Heikkki Ranta (Chairman) www.finncham.or.kr Italian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (Korea) Mr. Roberto Martorana (Secretary General) www.itcck.org Direct Optic (France) Mr. Karim Khouider (Co-founder) www.direct-optic.fr Asia Facilitators Ltd (Korea) Mr. Robert Edwards (Managing Director) www.asiafacilitators.com Langdon & Seah (Netherlands) Mr. Aaron Page (Country Director) …
Jean-Christophe Darbes, the newly elected President of the ECCK, was interviewed by Yonhap News on March 2 at Seoul City Tower. Mr Darbes’ belief is that in order to operate a company in a foreign country, the company must abide by the ‘rules of the game’ made by that country. While the Korean regulations may …
The ECCK welcomes a new staff member. On March 2, Hwonnarae Sophie Ha joined the ECCK Busan Chapter as a researcher. Hwonnarae has experience as a middle school English teacher, including event management and coordination of the foreign teachers. This year, she will be completing her Master’s degree in international trade dispute settlement. Hwonnarae will …