SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The World Expo is not just about creating a huge economic effect for the host country but also serving as a new platform to explore solutions to various common challenges faced by the world today, the chief of a major Korean business lobby has said. SK Group Chairman Chey [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Business circles hosted a welcoming event for a visiting inspection team of the international body in charge of overseeing the World Expo on Monday and made their pitch for the country’s bid to hold the event in 2030. The inspection team of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) arrived [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will push to use urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles as an actual means of transportation during the 2030 World Expo if it hosts the event in the southeastern port city of Busan, the industry ministry said Monday. The organizing committee signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Business leaders will push to enlist support for South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo when they take part in this week’s gathering of an intergovernmental body in charge of overseeing the event, a business lobby said Sunday. A delegation led by SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon has proposed allowing the members of K-pop superband BTS to replace their military duties with alternative service as public relations ambassadors for the city’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo, officials said Thursday. The government formally appointed the septet last month as a PR [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS will hold a concert in Busan in October to support the southern port city’s bid to host the World Expo in 2030, its agency said Thursday. Big Hit Music said its parent company Hybe, Busan city and the bid committee discussed measures to promote Busan’s efforts [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop sensation BTS on Friday agreed to fully support Busan’s bid to host the World Expo in 2030, including holding a global concert in the southern port city of Busan, the local government said. Hybe, the entertainment company behind BTS, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Busan [...]
GOSEONG, April 1 (Yonhap) - The Gate of Dinosaur opened here Friday to greet visitors, marking the start of a 73-day spectacle. The Gyeongnam Goseong Dinosaur World Expo promises to let people travel through time and get a glimpse of prehistoric life, bringing a number of dinosaurs back to life with cutting-edge technology. This year’s show, the fourth [...]