Overview
- On June 11 in Washington, the Federation of Korean Industries sponsored the U.S. Congressional Baseball Game for Charity to promote Korean corporate investment in America.
- The FKI aired promotional videos during the game spotlighting achievements of Korean companies investing over US$160 billion since 2016.
- Promotional content credited those investments with creating roughly 830,000 U.S. jobs over the past nine years.
- FKI Chairman Ryu Jin highlighted South Korea’s competitiveness in key sectors such as shipbuilding and energy at the event’s official reception.
- The federation plans to continue its U.S. outreach through local and social media to bolster economic ties as tariff talks advance after Seoul’s government transition.