POSCO Holdings Opens Public-Private Partnership Platform 'K-Maru' in Beijing

22 Public Institutions Gather at POSCO Center in Beijing
One-Stop Support Services for South Korean Companies in China

POSCO Holdings has established Beijing K-Maru, a public-private partnership platform at the POSCO Center in Beijing that will house 22 South Korean public institutions.

Kim Jinseop, head of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation; Jang Sanghae, head of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency; Ambassador Noh Jaeheon of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in China; Lee Sangyun, director general of the Public Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Lee Woncheol, head of POSCO Holdings' China representative office; and Hyun Sangbaek, president of the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, pose for a commemorative photo at the opening ceremony of Beijing K-Maru, held on the 2nd at the POSCO Center in Wangjing, Chaoyang District, Beijing. POSCO Holdings

POSCO Holdings said it held the opening ceremony for K-Maru at the POSCO Center in Beijing on Nov. 2 and began full-scale operations. Attendees included Noh Jaeheon, South Korea's ambassador to China; Lee Sangyun, director of the Public Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Jang Sanghae, head of the China Regional Headquarters of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA); and Lee Woncheol, head of POSCO China's representative office.

K-Maru is a platform that brings together offices of South Korean public institutions, which are dispersed across various countries, to provide integrated public services to local businesses and Korean residents abroad.

Beijing K-Maru is set to house 22 public institutions across a range of fields, including trade and investment, finance, energy, the environment, and digital technology. Once all institutions have moved in, it will be the largest K-Maru in the world.

South Korean companies operating in China will be able to access support services in areas such as marketing, finance, technology, and infrastructure all in one place. The public institutions are also expected to reduce operating costs by sharing office space and strengthen cooperation with one another.

POSCO Holdings plans to provide a working environment and infrastructure to help the POSCO Center in Beijing become a hub supporting South Korean businesses in China and the Korean community there.

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