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