S.R.Cho, chairman of Hyosung Group, received the Wuk Il Dae Su Jang (Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun 旭日大綬章),” the highest order given by the Japanese government to a civilian, in Tokyo, Japan, on November 5.
For S.R.Cho , who is also the chairman of the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), the award is the fruit of his long-term commitment to improve the South Korean-Japanese economic relation and cooperation. The chairman was the active leader of many organizations, including the Korea-Japan Business Council, the Korea-Japan Business Conference, and the Korea-Japan Forum. In February 2005, S.R.Cho was appointed president of the Korea-Japan Economic Association as well as director-general of the Korea-Japan Foundation for Industry Technology Cooperation. He has since been pushing forward to reinforce the bi-lateral economic cooperation and exchange.