President Biden's Welcome Dinner in Korea Begins... Over 80 Attendees Including Business Leaders

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] At around 7:35 PM on the 21st, the official dinner between the South Korean and U.S. presidents began at the National Museum of Korea. It was originally scheduled to start at 7 PM but was delayed by about 35 minutes.

The official dinner between President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden lasted for 90 minutes. About 80 attendees, including leaders of ruling and opposition parties and heads of the top 10 conglomerates, were present.

The dinner table featured Paldo wild vegetable bibimbap and marinated grilled U.S. beef ribs. Purple sweet potato, pumpkin, and black sesame-flavored jeonbyeong (Korean pancakes) and red bean drinks were served as appetizers. Five local delicacies of cold dishes (black sesame tofu slices, unique wheat wraps, cucumber slices, seasoned Deodeok from Hoengseong, and vegetable rolls with Geumsan ginseng), Gangwon Yangyang cham-song-i mushroom porridge and cold dishes, and Sungchae dumplings made with Haenam cabbage were also on the table.

For dessert, rice cake made with Icheon rice and white chocolate, U.S.-grown nuts and orange jelly, domestic wild raspberries and pears were served, followed by plum tea as a post-meal drink. The dinner wine was "Basso," a red wine produced by the Korean-owned winery "Dana Estate" in Napa Valley, California, USA.

The welcome dinner was attended by leaders of ruling and opposition parties, heads of the top 10 domestic conglomerates, and businesspeople. Among the companies, Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong of Samsung Electronics, Chairman Chung Eui-sun of Hyundai Motor Group, Chairman Koo Kwang-mo of LG Group, Chairman Shin Dong-bin of Lotte Group, President Kim Dong-kwan of Hanwha Solutions, and President Jung Ki-sun of HD Hyundai attended.

In addition, economic organizations were represented by Chairman Choi Tae-won of SK Group and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Honorary Chairman Huh Chang-soo of GS and the Federation of Korean Industries, Chairman Sohn Kyung-shik of CJ Group and the Korea Employers Federation, Chairman Koo Ja-yeol of the Korea International Trade Association, Chairman Kim Ki-moon of the Korea Federation of SMEs, and Chairman Choi Jin-sik of the Korea Federation of Medium-sized Enterprises.

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