Liz Young reports for the Albany Business Review that Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) spent part of last week in South Korea talking with leaders about their relationship with North Korea. The trip was with three Democrats and two other House Republicans, and they spoke with political leaders, such as the mayor of Seoul, and business leaders from at Samsung and Hyundai. Faso said that mentioned in the discussions were the Plug Power plant in Latham making hydrogen fuel cells, Samsung's operations in the Albany area, and the GlobalFoundries computer chip plant in Malta. "My focus was primarily on the military and diplomatic enterprise, but I hope as part of this Korean study group, we can expand our discussions with South Korean businesses in terms of potential collaborative partnerships with companies in New York state," Faso said. Read the full story in the Albany Business Review.