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Past Events
KOREAN PAVILION AT
ASTANA EXPO CLOSES
AFTER HOSTING 550,000
VISITORS
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On September 10, the Korean Pavilion
at the Astana Expo drew to a close after
93 days of exhibition. Under the theme of
Future Energy, the event convened a total
of 115 countries and 22 international
organizations in the Kazakhstan capital.
The Korean Pavilion was one of the
most popular destinations in the exhibition, attracting nearly 550,000 visitors.
Such popularity was attributable to the
country’s latest technological achievements that appealed to the public.
The Pavilion hosted various cultural
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events to promote Korean culture in the
local market and contributed to the
Korean Wave spreading throughout the
region. Jaehong Kim, president and CEO
of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion
Agency (KOTRA), said that Korea successfully presented to the world its
leading-edge technologies and shared its
future vision for energy. “Building on the
achievements of the Korean Pavilion,
KOTRA will continue to support Korean
companies in entering promising CIS
markets like Kazakhstan.”
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KOTRAS HOLDS
JOB FAIR FOR
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
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From September 13 to 14, KOTRA
held the 2017 Job Fair for International
Students in Seoul’s Coex. 129 Korean
companies and 2,500 foreign students
participated in the event, which served as
venue linking Korea’s small and medium-enterprises (SMEs) with promising
international students currently studying
in Korea. The job fair was comprised of
one-on-one job interviews, lectures by
foreign employees and resume consultation
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sessions.
“Foreign students and international
jobseekers here in Korea are serving as
important mediators between Korea and
other countries,” said Kim Dooyoung,
vice president of KOTRA’s strategic
marketing division. “As such, we expect
that Korean startups and SMEs will
become more competitive on the global
stage if they hire promising international
talent.”
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INVEST KOREA
WELCOMES NEW
TENANT INTO ITS
BUSINESS INCUBATION
CENTER
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To help tenants of Invest Korea Plaza
(IKP) feel more welcome, Invest KOREA
(IK), held ‘Refresh Day’ on September
27. IK staff passed out snacks and
booklets on the latest trends taking place in
Korea to help foreign tenants get a better
understanding of the country. In addition,
IKP welcomed its newest foreign tenant,
DoggyMan, a Japanese manufacturer and
distributor of pet supply products.
IK is the foreign investment promotion
arm of KOTRA, and IKP is
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the first business incubation complex in Korea for foreign investors. As part of efforts to
improve the environment for foreign
investment in the country, IKP offers furnished offices and on-site comprehensive
services to tenants. Through its
Investment Consulting Center, IK also
provides support for business registration,
taxation consulting, visa issuance and
credit card issuance, among others. Such
services are available in English, Japanese
and Chinese.
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Upcoming Events
GLOBAL FRANCHISE
BUSINESS PLAZA
2017
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From October 12 to 13, KOTRA and
the Small Enterprise and Market Service
(SEMAS) will hold the Global Franchise
Business Plaza (GFBP) 2017, an event
for Korean franchises wanting to enter
the global market. Hosted by the
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
(MOTIE) and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS),
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the event will be comprised of one-on-one export consultation
sessions, a business forum, a contract
/MOU signing ceremony and a tour of
franchised stores. Most notably, the
forum will gather top minds from relevant sectors who will share their business
strategies.
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JOB FAIR FOR
FOREIGN-INVESTED
COMPANIES
2017
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The Job Fair for Foreign-Invested
Companies 2017 will be held in COEX,
Seoul from October 12 to 13 to promote
foreign-invested companies in Korea,
help them hire premier talent and ultimately boost national employment. The
two-day event hosted by MOTIE and
organized by KOTRA celebrates its 12th
anniversary
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this year. Keeping up with the new administration’s job creation policy schemes, this year’s event will gather
the largest number of participants ever.
The job fair will house pavilions for
recruiting seminars and CSR promotion
activities. 120 foreign-invested firms and
14,000 job seekers will take part in the
event.