Seol- BC Premier Eby spent the weekend of the trade mission travelling from Malaysia to South Korea. Prior to leaving Malaysia, he met with the Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry to discuss Malaysia’s trade response to 24% US tariffs, B.C. as a trade diversification partner for Malaysia, Malaysia’s developed port network and promoting B.C. ports as important supply chain gateways.
He spent day 8 in Seoul, South Korea in many engagements including:
- Meeting with Canadian Ambassador to South Korea Tamara Mawhinney, and Senior Trade Commissioner John Zimmerman to discuss B.C.’s political and economic priorities, the Embassy’s perspectives on Canada-Korea trade and investment and opportunities for B.C.
- Meeting with Korea Gas Corporation to discuss their first shipment of LNG from LNG Canada coming in 2025 and potential future opportunities.
- Meeting with UBC and POSTECH, one of Korea’s top science and technology universities, who signed an MOU to promote academic and research collaboration and student mobility and exchange. SFU also signed a research partnership MOU with BK21 Advanced Materials Research Program on collaborative research, and an MOU with Seoul National University on knowledge sharing and research collaboration to help B.C. farmers grow and export new crops.
- Meeting with senior executives from Korea’s top corporations including Samsung, SK, Hyundai, LG, POSCO, Lotte, Hanwha, HD Hyundai, GS, and Doosan and participation from government banks (KDB, KEXIM, IBK), venture capital, and research institutions like POSTECH and KAIA to highlight B.C. trade and investment opportunities.
- Meeting with Gyeonggi Province representatives including the Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon to discuss progress on our joint action plan that commits to working together on shared priorities as sister provinces and thanked them for their support in organizing a mission to Web Summit Vancouver.
