The City of Ansan, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Hwa-seop Yoon) announced on the 15th that it had held an offering presentation for economic cooperation & investment to the delegation of the Aachen Special District of Germany who visited the City. At the investment promotion briefing held at Gyeonggi Techno Park the day before, with the participating companies and ASV institutions in Gyeonggi, there were introductions to innovative technologies in smart city and e-mobility fields, best practice cases of Korea-Germany cooperation fields, and corporate support services in Aachen, along with technology exchange networking among the participants. The delegation of the Aachen Special District held a meeting with Hexar Humancare, an electrical and electronic engineering research company in Ansan City, which boasts superior technology. We are paying attention to whether there will be a substantial investment. A city official said, “We will further strengthen technological exchanges and cooperation between Korean companies and Aachen University of Technology, which is called Germany’s MIT, and create various support programs to make it possible to advance into the Europe market, taking Germany as a foothold.” Aachen Special District is made up of nine cities, including Aachen. It has been promoting exchanges and cooperation in various fields, including corporate support, by signing a memorandum of understanding for science and technology cooperation with Ansan City in May 2017, based on an agreement for the amicable partnership and relationship in April this year. Aju Economy