On the 15th to the 17th, Son Kyung-sik, the Chairman of the Korea Federation of Businessmen, visited San Francisco, USA as a Korean member of the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Business Advisory Council (ABAC). He discussed economic cooperation and sustainable growth in the region with high-ranking officials. {vi2}{vi3}At the “Dialogue with APEC Leaders” held on the afternoon of the 16th (local time), Chairman Son exchanged views on international issues such as sustainable growth and carbon neutrality with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, New Zealand Minister of Trade Damien O’Connor, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and Brunei’s Minister of Finance Dato Amin. {vi5}{vi6}Furthermore, Chairman Son met with Nakaso Hiroshi, former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan (current Director of Daiwa Institute of Research), Kokubu Fumiya Marubeni, and Matt Murray, the US APEC Ambassador, requesting support and attention for the successful hosting of the 2030 Busan Expo and the 2025 APEC Summit, which will be chaired by Korea. {vi8}{vi9}{vi10}{vi11}Reporter Oh Kyu-min, moh011@asiae.co.kr {vi12}{vi13}
