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INTERVIEW WITH PHL VICE FM AIRS ON ARIRANG TV


Philippine Undersecretary for International Economic Relations Laura Q. del Rosario sat down for a 10-minute interview with Business Daily host Lee Ji-yoon at the Seoul Global Center in Seoul central business district of Jongno-gu for the business segment of Arirang TV's morning news broadcast on 4 June 2015.

SEOUL, 4 June 2015 – Philippine Foreign Undersecretary for International Economic Relations Laura Q. del Rosario, who recently led an investment promotion delegation from Central Luzon, was the featured guest on the business section of the morning news broadcast Korea's international news channel, Arirang TV, on 4 June 2015.

Undersecretary del Rosario spoke with Business Daily host Lee Ji-yoon for almost 10 minutes at the Seoul Global Center on May 28 in Seoul's central business district of Jongno-gu to discuss Philippine-Korea relations, the Philippines' chairmanship and hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) this year and the changing global economy.

The edited interview, which ran for 6 minutes 11 seconds, was initially broadcast as the main segment of Episode 44 in their international channel at 8 am (KST) on Thursday, 4 June 2015, with two more reruns later in the day and another the following day.

The interview can be viewed online at: http://goo.gl/6SZXrt

Undersecretary del Rosario led a 20-member strong mission to attract potential locators in Korea to freeport zones in the Philippines on 27-29 May 2015. Apart from B2B business matching sessions and a promotion conference, Undersecretary del Rosario also delivered a lecture at a top private university and held an academic roundtable during her three-day visit.

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