India, Dec. 9 -- justify;">Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann reached Seoul this week to begin the South Korea leg of his international outreach tour after completing his visit to Japan. During an interaction with the Punjabi diaspora in the South Korean capital, he appealed to community members to help deepen economic engagement between Punjab and Korean industries by acting as informal "ambassadors" for the state.

Addressing overseas Punjabis, the Chief Minister said that the state has been working to strengthen its business environment and attract long-term industrial partnerships. He added that global engagement and diaspora linkages play an increasingly important role in shaping new investment channels, particularly in sector...