{
  "id": 19119785,
  "title": "Late Hyosung chairman honored Korea-US friendship award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/late-hyosung-chairman-honored-korea-us-friendship-award-19119785",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T08:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261109/late-hyosung-chairman-honored-korea-us-friendship-award"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hyosung Group's honorary chairman, Cho Suck-rai, has been posthumously awarded the Korea-America Friendship Award. The 24th annual award was presented by the Korea-America Association (KAA) on Monday in Seoul, with Cho Hyun-joon, the chairman's son, accepting the honor on his behalf. The association commended Cho Suck-rai for his dedication to enhancing bilateral economic relations between Korea and the United States. Specifically, the group highlighted his instrumental role in garnering business support for the free trade agreement between the two nations and his contribution to Korea's inclusion in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. In accepting the award, Cho Hyun-joon expressed his gratitude to the family, acknowledging his grandfather's receipt of the same award in 2004. He emphasized the significance of this recognition, stating that his father's lifelong aspiration for a Korea-U.S. alliance, characterized by mutual understanding and growth, was being realized.",
  "summary": "Late Hyosung Group Honorary Chairman Cho Suck-rai has been posthumously awarded the Korea-America Friendship Award in recognition of his decades-long efforts to strengthen economic ties between Korea and the United States. The group said that the late chairman received the 24th annual award from the Korea-America Association (KAA) at its ceremony on Monday in Seoul, with his son, Hyosung Chairman…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}