The 2010 World Korean Business Convention will be held from June 28th to July 2nd in Shenyang.

About 1500 people, including Chinese and Korean state leaders, industrial experts, heads of Top 100 Korean enterprises and leaders of world-famous Korean businesses as well as regional autonomous bodies in Korea will get together in Shenyang to carry out discussions on the economy, trade and culture.

Eighteen programs have been scheduled, including a China-Korean Development Strategy Forum; Briefing on Korean Economic Development and Investment in Shenyang; Briefing on China’s Investment in Korea; Communication Meeting between Chinese and Korean Top Enterpreneurs; Matching Conference between Chinese and Korean modern industries; Briefing on Exchange and Investment Attraction between Chinese and Korean Equipment Manufacturing; Briefing on Shenyang’s Service Outsourcing Programs; China-Korean Media Forum; and others.

This Convention is jointly sponsored by the Shenyang Municipal Government, the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Shenyang, and the Korean Chamber of Commerce in China.

“The fact that Shenyang has become the first overseas city to host the World Korean Business Convention,” said Korean Consul-General Mr Shin Hyung Keun, “demonstrates that the Republic of Korea’s ties with Shenyang are stronger than with any other city in China.”

According to Mr Shin, this convention will not only be conducive to attracting Korean investments to the three northeastern Chinese provinces, but also greatly contribute to a vitalization of economic exchanges between China and Korea as a whole.

Statistics show that China has become the largest trading partner with Korea since 2007. In addition, the volume of trade between Korea and China has surpassed the combined sum of Korea’s trade volumes with America and Japan. Currently, there are more than 15,000 Korean residents in Shenyang, and Korean enterprises are the leading foreign investors in Shenyang.