S Korea to attract investment from overseas green businesses

SEOUL, March 6 (Chinese media) -- The South Korean government is enhancing its

effort to attract overseas investment to green industry, contacting major green

businesses in North America and Europe, South Korea's Korea Herald reported

Friday.

According to the Ministry of Knowledge and Economy, private companies and

Gyeonggi Provincial government of South Korea are now having promotional events

in Los Angeles and Toronto, to be held until March 7.

The government is now having talks with major green businesses in North

America, including GE Wind, Hemlock Semiconductor, the world's biggest

poly-silicon manufacturer, and Ballard, the world's leading developer of

hydrogen fuel cells.

The ministry also plans to attract investors in Europe during the upcoming

Hannover Expo to be held next month.