President Yoon Seok-yeol and other key figures in politics and business at home and abroad attended the 'Korea Night' held in Davos, Switzerland on the 18th (local time).



'Korea Night' is a place to promote Korea to the participants of the 'Davos Forum' and build networks.

From the domestic business community, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (Chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry), Hyundai Motor Company Chairman Chung Eui-sun, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, and Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin attended the event.



In particular, at the event on this day, Lee Jae-yong, chairman of Samsung Electronics, made a joke to the reporters, saying, "All I have is a Canon camera to take pictures of me."

In 2012, at the time of the late former chairman Lee Kun-hee, Samsung Electronics set up a business strategy under the instruction to “prepare a plan to achieve world No. 1 in camera within three years,” but in 2017, after withdrawing all departments related to the camera business, We are focusing on sensor technology development.



Chairman Lee Jae-yong's affection for Samsung Electronics products is well known.

Previously, in 2015, Chairman Lee personally met Goldman Sachs senior executives and started sales in order to obtain permission to use the Galaxy as a business mobile phone from Goldman Sachs, an American investment bank.

In addition, there was also a case of joking that "Galaxy would do an interview" to a reporter requesting an interview.



Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group (Chairman of Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry), also joked in his opening remarks, "I am happy to meet President Yoon at an event like this," and "The First Lady allowed me to toast with the President."

President Yoon, who took over the seat with Chairman Choi's introduction, laughed, saying, "I was worried about what to do after inviting the guests because I couldn't see alcohol and food when I came in, but I'm really glad that everything is ready.



" He will give a special speech on the 19th (local time), the second day of his participation in the ‘Bos Forum.’ President Yoon will reveal his ideas for international cooperation to overcome the global economic crisis through his special speech at the forum in Davos.



(Video Coverage: Lee Yong / Composition: Jin Sang-myung / Editing: Jang Hee-jeong / Production: D Contents Planning Department)