Kumho Asiana Group chairman Park Sam-koo will lead the Korea-China Friendship Association for a third term, the business group said in a statement Friday.

During a periodical gathering of KCFA in downtown Seoul on Saturday, Park’s four-year term as chief of the association for promotion of bilateral relations was extended until 2016, the group said.

After being initially recommended to the post in 2005, the Kumho chairman has led the association for another four years from 2009 to 2012.

The association has been providing a number of online and offline lessons for Kumho staff since 1992 when both sides established diplomatic relations.

Last year, Park was named an honorary citizen of Weihai, China. The city presented Park a certificate of honorary citizenship in recognition of his contribution to the city’s economy and strengthening ties between Korea and Weihai.

By Kim Yon-se (kys@heraldcorp.com)