Lee’s chief of staff visits Canada as submarine bid nears decision

Seoul is intensifying joint public-private efforts behind its bid for Canada’s next-generation submarine project, with presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik traveling to Canada as a special envoy.

Kang said Sunday he was leaving for Canada as President Lee Jae Myung’s special envoy for strategic economic cooperation.

The delegation includes officials from the Ministry of Trade, Energy and Resource and Foreign Ministry, along with companies and industry groups in energy, resources, supply cha ...