On May 8th, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) hosted the “K-Startups X France Meetup Day” at the Seoul Global Startup Center. This event was co-hosted by MSS and the Embassy of France in Korea to celebrate the participation of three major French companies including Thales, L'Oréal Korea, and Air Liquide in the ministry’s flagship public-private partnership initiative, Around X. This program is a global open innovation initiative that supports the growth of Korean startups and facilitates their entry into overseas markets through collaboration between the government and global leading companies.