A delegation of 30 South Koreans from the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea, a grant organization, visited Zhongguancun Science Park on March 5.

The delegation consisted of mangers from the China-based South Korea Innovation Center, outstanding South Korean IT entrepreneurs and Korean students in China.

The South Korean delegation visits Zhongguancun Science Park on March 5. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The China-based South Korea Innovation Center, a subsidiary of the South Korean Ministry of Science and Technology, supports South Korea's start-ups in entering China's national-level innovation centers.

The visit was mainly aimed at providing a platform for South Koreans to learn and understand the innovative development of Zhongguancun. The delegation inspected Zhongguancun's cutting-edge innovations in 10 areas such as artificial intelligence, big data and information security, new materials, biological health, smart manufacturing, and intelligent transportation.

The South Korean delegation listens to a description of the development of Zhongguancun's cutting-edge innovations in 10 areas. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Innovative products, such as collapsible artificial crystals, Baidu's Apollo ecosystem, and two-wheeled pure electric vehicles, drew lots of attention.

A face-recognition device developed by Shangtang Technology Co Ltd was demonstrated to the delegation.

The NRF was established in 2009 as a merger of the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation, the Korea Research Foundation, and the Korea Foundation for International Cooperation of Science and Technology.

The South Korean delegation posts for a group photo. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]