{"id":742,"date":"2012-04-20T15:49:07","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T15:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.scotland.gov.uk\/scotlands-economy\/?p=742"},"modified":"2016-08-25T21:26:25","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T20:26:25","slug":"showcasing-scotland-in-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/scotlands-economy\/2012\/04\/20\/showcasing-scotland-in-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Showcasing Scotland in Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The final day of my trip to Korea begins with a media conference to explain the purpose of the trip &#8211; to pursue Korean investment and to promote Scottish business interests. I am accompanied by Frank Boyland and Howard Jang (both of SDI in Asia), Adrian Gillespie (Energy Director of Scottish Enterprise) and Ewen Cameron (SDI Head of Food, Drink and Textiles).<\/p>\n<p>We set out the opportunities in renewable energy, food and drink sales and in textiles promotion. It is a long and engaged discussion and will hopefully lead to some positive reflection on the visit.<\/p>\n<p>We then moved on to a series of meetings with individual companies which I am very confident will lead to further investment in Scotland in due course.<\/p>\n<p>In a couple of discussions with major retail networks the possibility is opened up of opportunities to present on premium Scottish food, drink and textiles which is hugely exciting.<\/p>\n<p>I met with Doosan and was very pleased that their President, Mr Geewon Park, reiterated the company&#8217;s commitment to working in Scotland as a significant location for our business.<\/p>\n<p>I set out how Scotland presents very real investment opportunities and Doosan made clear they continue to consider future investments in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The final event of my trip was a Scottish Night dinner with many of our investors and target companies. After speeches from the UK Ambassador, Scott Wightman and from me, a whisky tasting led by Macallan was very popular. The video images they showed of Craigellachie warmly reminded me of the beautiful country I have the privilege to serve.<\/p>\n<p>Home tomorrow. Thanks in Korea to Howard Jang, our one man band in the country who put together an outstanding programme. I look forward to building on the relationships forged during this trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final day of my trip to Korea begins with a media conference to explain the purpose of the trip &#8211; to pursue Korean investment and to promote Scottish business interests. 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