SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 15 --Xinhua-PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest Maeil Business Newspaper & TV (Maekyung), Korea's No. 1 business news media group, announced that the Maekyung Media Group will host a Global Financial Forum ( http://www.mkgff.org ), November 22 to 23, 2005. Professionals from bank, financial, and investment industries will participate from Korea and neighboring communities of Hong Kong, Shandong, and Shanghai, China, India and Japan with the mission of sharing information on creating a brighter financial future for Asia through cooperation, collaboration, and communication. According to Dr. Chang Dae-whan, Chairman and Publisher, Maeil Business Newspaper & TV, "To cultivate leaders for a 21st century knowledge based global society; the Maeil Business Newspaper is building a new economically stronger Korea through such social campaigns as the "Vision Korea Campaign" and the "World Knowledge Forum." The Global Financial Forum can now be added to Maekyung's list of efforts to promote knowledge. Maekyung Internet, the American Banking Association, and the Seoul Financial Forum have partnered to organize this forum focusing on practical knowledge needed to expand into markets overseas. Yun Jeung Hyeon, Chairman, Financial Supervisory Commission of Republic of Korea has been invited to address the forum on investment banking overseas. The first day speakers will focus on the future of the financial services business in China and the challenges of doing business in their financial market. Speakers will include, Dr. Chen Qiwei, Professor of International Finance Shanghai Jiatong University, was awarded the Chinese National prize for his profound analysis of economics. Ms. Joan Zhang, CEO of Pan Asia Investment, as one of the first licensed securities lawyers in China, Ms. Zhang has been involved in many cases of enterprise-restructuring, merger and acquisition, and initial public offering since the startup of China's capital market. On the following day presenters will look at the broader financial market, in Southeast Asia. International banking standards and bank rating will be addressed by experts. Ashok Wadhwa ,CEO of Ambit Corporate Finance Pte Ltd, Bombay India, will speak on investment banking challenges in India. David Marshall, Managing Director, Financial Institutions, Asia (FitchRatings), who oversees all bank rating work in the Asia-Pacific Region, will talk on "Cultural Regulatory and Financial Issues Specific to the Asian Financial Market". CONTACT: Min Jay Kang or Terry L. Pancake of Maekyung Internet +822-2000-5420 tlpancake@mkedu.biz or [email protected] http://www.mkgff.org SOURCE Maekyung Internet, Inc. --Distributed by AsiaNet (www.asianetnews.net)--