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SEOUL, South Korea, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Hyosung Chairman Cho Hyun-joon attended the Korea-Japan Business Roundtable

held in Tokyo, March.

At the meeting, key officials from the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI)

and the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai) specified

the visions for economic cooperation between the two countries and discussed

expanding exchange and cooperation among business leaders.

From Korea, 12 members of the FKI attended, including Chairman Cho Hyun-joon

and Acting FKI Chairman Kim Byong-joon, as well as leaders of conglomerates.

From Japan, 11 business leaders attended, including Chairman Masakazu Tokura of

Keidanren and Mikio Sasaki, the chairman of the Japan-Korea Economic

Association.

Chairman Cho said, "I hope to mutual development in various fields for both

countries through this meeting," adding "I shall make efforts to contribute to

the development of both countries through active economic exchange with

Japanese companies".

In the business world, Chairman Cho is regarded as an expert on Japan. He has

been serving as the vice-chairman of the Korea-Japan Economic Association since

2014 and was reappointed in 2023 for his 10th year of service. He showed his

interest in Japan by mentioning that "economic cooperation with Japan is

essential" during the 29th Korea-Japan Business Conference last year.

Source Hyosung Corporation