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S. Korea’s Busan Comes Up Short in World Expo Bid; Saudi’s Riyadh Wins

PARIS/SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Busan came up short in its bid to host the 2030 World Expo on Tuesday as Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh won a resounding victory over Busan and Italy’s Rome without a runoff vote. Members of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the body responsible for overseeing the international [...]

Singapore Minister Presides Over Opening Ceremony of One World International School Riyadh

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan launched the Riyadh campus of One World International School – the fastest growing international school from Singapore under the aegis of Global Schools Foundation. Dr. Balakrishnan launched the over-22,796-square-meter campus in a momentous ceremony in the presence of special [...]