The 1st Sub-Committee on Economy and Trade Overview of the Conference ※ Date: September 29th~ October 2nd, 1998 ※ Venue: Hotel Hyundai Gyeongju City, Gyeongsnagbuk-do Province, South Korea ※ Host: Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Sub-Committee on Economy and Trade of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments ※Number of Participants: 300 persons (public officials from 16 regional governments of NEAR, entrepreneurs, buyers) ※ Major Events 1.Trade promotion seminar (September 30, 09:00~12:00) Hosted by professor Lee Hae-doo, Thirty-eight public officials from 15 member regions participated (South Korea: 5, China:2, Japan:6, Russia:3) 2. Investment Policy Information Exchange Conference (September 30, 13:00~16:00) 3. Trade Fair (for 2days, 70 foreign buyers and 198 local companies participated) • Contracts worth of 3 million dollars and consultation worth of 24 million dollars 4. Exhibition of specialty products and catalogues (for 2 days, 42 companies from Gyeongsangbuk-do Province • Shandong Province • Toyama Prefecture) 5. Tour and industry inspection (October 1) • :100 participants visited Traditional handcraft village and Gyeongju World Culture Expo ※ Budget: 78 Million Won