Along with the 10th Women's Leaders' Network Meeting (WLN) of APEC 2005, the International Women Expo 2005 will be held at Inter-Burgo Hotel from Aug 24 through Aug 26.

Hosted by the Korean Women Entrepreneurs Association (President, Jung Myeong-geum), the expo will feature a "Korean Traditional Cultural Products Pavilion," "Fashion Jewelry Pavilion," "Well-Being Life Pavilion," "e-Lifestyle Pavilion," "Outdoor Event Pavilion," etc. Female entrepreneurs from the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region participating in this expo expect it to serve as a practical business opportunity.

Youngdo Velvet (CEO, Ryu Byeong-su) was established in 1960 to tap into the velvet market for the first time in Korea. Utilizing high quality craftsmanship, over the past 40 years the company has developed an international reputation for quality velvet. Its products are exported mainly to North and South America, Europe, and the Middle East. As the only company in Korea equipped with cutting-edge facilities for dyeing and processing velvet, Youngdo boasts the world's best velvet production capacity. Churning out 800 million yards of velvet annually, it produces men's and women's apparel as well as home accessories, curtains, and car seats.

Seok Jung-dal, a committee member of the Daegu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CEO of MyeonJin Textile) says, "We have great expectations for the Women's Expo because it's the first event of its kind held in Daegu. It's a good opportunity to exhibit competent female entrepreneurs to the world. On this occasion, I look forward to seeing not only the economic development of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region, but also opportunities for advancement for many businesswomen.

As a company engaging in interior and landscape construction since 1989, Wonkyoung Landscape (CEO, Min Hee-suk) will present portable gardens as its flagship product for the expo. The portable garden is a new product easily transportable in apartments or other small spaces and one of the benefits of this garden is that it eliminates harmful materials such as formaldehyde. It is functional and also good for interior decorating.

Hankuk Crystal (CEO Young-jo Choi) produces clear and fine crystal glass products using carefully selected high purity silica. Modnnet (CE

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