Lee to meet business leaders to discuss youth hiring, regional investment

▲ In this file photo, President Lee Jae Myung (C) attends a meeting with a group of business leaders at the presidential office in Seoul on June 13, 2025. Also at the meeting were LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo (L), Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong (2nd from L), Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung (2nd from R) and Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

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Lee to meet business leaders to discuss youth hiring, regional investment

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will hold a meeting with major business leaders this week to discuss ways to expand youth employment and boost corporate investment outside the capital region, the presidential office said Tuesday.

The meeting will take place Wednesday at Cheong Wa Dae, and will be attended by the heads and senior executives of South Korea's top 10 conglomerates, including Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong, as well as executives from SK, Hyundai Motor Group and LG Group.

Lee is expected to urge domestic companies to play a more active role in creating jobs for young people and increasing investment in regional production facilities, according to the presidential office.

The gathering follows a similar meeting held last week when Lee invited leaders of foreign business chambers to Cheong Wa Dae and called for expanded youth hiring and greater investment in noncapital regions.

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