Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok to Visit the U.S. from 8th to 13th for Establishing Hansang Network

Incheon Bids to Host Next Year's World Korean Business Convention

Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong-bok is embarking on a business trip to the United States to establish a Korean business network and attract investment. On the 5th, Incheon City announced that Mayor Yoo will visit Anaheim, California, and Anchorage, Alaska, from the 8th to the 13th for a 4-night, 6-day schedule.

On the 11th, Mayor Yoo plans to attend the opening ceremony of the 21st World Korean Business Convention (World Hansang Convention) held at the Anaheim Convention Center, where he will work to secure the hosting of next year’s 22nd convention in Incheon. He will also promote investment to Korean entrepreneurs at the Incheon promotional booth set up at the convention venue.

Until now, the World Hansang Convention had been held only in Korea every year, but starting this year, it has been renamed the World Korean Business Convention and will be held alternately in Korea and overseas.

This year’s convention is the largest event to be held overseas since the Overseas Koreans Office opened in Incheon last June. It will host 3,000 Korean and overseas Korean companies and U.S. companies from over 50 countries worldwide. The number of visitors is expected to reach 30,000, with about 20 companies from Incheon participating. Next year’s event will be held in Korea.

Yoo Jeong-bok, Mayor of Incheon [Photo provided by Incheon City]

During his trip, Mayor Yoo will visit Anchorage and Burbank, sister cities of Incheon, to strengthen international friendship and cooperation. He will meet with Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson to discuss exchange and cooperation plans at the local government level, including personnel exchanges, trade, and tourism, and will request special support for Korean residents.

Mayor Yoo will also meet with senior U.S. federal officials and Korean American business organizations leading the political and economic sectors among overseas Koreans to explain Incheon’s major projects related to overseas Koreans and establish cooperative relationships.

Mayor Yoo said, "This trip is meaningful as it is the first visit to the Americas since the launch of the Overseas Koreans Office," adding, "I will do my best to promote Incheon’s investment environment and living conditions as a hub city for 7.5 million overseas Koreans."

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