Chinese and Korean Business Elites Gather in Chengdu for New Era of Chinese and Korean Economic Cooperation

CHENGDU, China, May 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Top Korean entrepreneurs gathered in Chengdu to open a Sino-Korean economic and trade summit.

On May 21, "World Knowledge Forum 2015 - China-Korea Entrepreneur Summit" which has drawn global media attention kicked off. Nearly 500 Chinese and Korean guests, including dignitaries, renowned business leaders and economic experts from both countries, gathered at the Chengdu Century City International Convention and Exhibition Center. The Sino-Korean economic gathering instantly caused a sensation in both countries.

According a source from the forum, present were Korean officials such as Korea's Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Yoon Sang-jick and Korean Ambassador to China Kim Jang-soo, as well as hundreds of celebrated Korean entrepreneurs such as Chang Dae-whan, chairman of Maekyung Media Group; Sohn Kyung-shik, chairman of CJ Group; Park Sang-jin, CEO of Samsung SDI and Lee Soo-man, chairman of SM Entertainment. Many Korean entrepreneurs said this is the first forum that has brought together many top Korean leaders.

Organized by China's National Business Daily and Korea's MK Business News, the forum brought together Chinese and Korean business tycoons to explore new economic opportunities between China and Korea. Some guests said the forum's success showed the strong media influence of the Chinese and Korean organizers along with the appeal of Chengdu.

With a long history, China and Korean are closely related. The Sino-Korean FTA (Free Trade Agreement) is a "new engine" for Sino-Korean economic and trade cooperation. As Sino-Korean relations have reached a new level and wanting to promote bilateral cultural and economic exchanges, China's National Business Daily and Korea's MK Business News joined together and seized the opportunity to create "World Knowledge Forum 2015 - China-Korea Entrepreneur Summit," a platform for Asia's economic development and economic and trade exchanges between Chinese and Korean enterprises.

China's strategy of "One Belt, One Road" has boosted western China's economic leap. Under the theme of "One Asia, One Dream," the forum brought together government officials, top entrepreneurs, experts and scholars from China and Korea to explore opportunities from western China under the strategy of "One Belt, One Road."