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SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, left, and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung speak at the 173rd general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions in France on Tuesday evening. [YONHAP]

Fruitless Busan bid still enabled Korea Inc. to seed fresh opportunities

Korean business organizations emphasized that Busan's campaign for the World Expo 2030 served as an opportunity to demonstrate the country's potential.

2023.11.29

President Yoon Suk Yeol apologizes for the failure of Busan's bid to host the World Expo 2030 at the president's office in Yongsan on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

President Yoon apologizes for failure to win World Expo 2030 bid

President Yoon Suk Yeol said he was to be blamed. However, he said the plan of achieving a balanced national development and Korea’s pledge to responsibly contribute to the international community will continue.

2023.11.29

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Busan’s World Expo hopes dashed after Riyadh selected as host

Despite years of lobbying and promotion by Korean politicians, businesses and celebrities, Busan fell short in its bid to host the 2030 World Expo, which was awarded to Riyadh in a vote by members of the world fair body in Paris on Tuesday.

2023.11.28

Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the fifth and final presentation at the 173rd General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions in Paris Tuesday, ahead of the vote to select the host city of the 2030 World Expo. [YONHAP]

Busan is ‘your one choice,’ says former UN chief, K-pop stars through BIE final presentation [WORLD EXPO 2030]

Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and other noteworthy figures gave a fifth and final presentation, stressing Korea's hope to give back to the society through its bid to host the World Expo 2030 in Busan, just hours before the final vote.

2023.11.28

Members of a civic group hold lanterns promoting Busan’s World Expo 2030 bid near the Seine River in Paris on Monday, on the eve of the final vote determining the host city by the France-headquartered Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). [YONHAP]

Yoon says Busan already showed its 'potential' as Korea anticipates World Expo vote

Korea waited in anticipation for the final vote determining the host city of the World Expo 2030, the culmination of a long journey to drum up support for Busan, which President Yoon Suk Yeol said has helped spread the country's "dynamism."

2023.11.28

Busan residents gather in front of Busan Station on Monday to support the city’s bid to host World Expo 2030. The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) will vote to select the host city on Tuesday at its headquarters in Paris. Busan is competing against Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh and Italy’s Rome. Busan Station was also where Busan residents enthusiastically greeted a visiting BIE delegation led by Patrick Specht in April. [YONHAP]

Busan is ready

Busan residents gather in front of Busan Station on Monday to support the city’s bid to host World Expo 2030. Busan Station is where Busan residents enthusiastically greeted a visiting BIE delegation led by Patrick Specht in April.

2023.11.27

Busan residents on Monday gather for a rally at a square in front of Busan Station, in support of Korea's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in their city, a day before the event's host city is to be chosen. [YONHAP]

Korea makes impassioned last push for Busan's expo bid [EXPO BID 2030]

With just a day left before the final vote to decide the host city of World Expo 2030, Korea is making a desperate last push to put the port city of Busan on top.

2023.11.27

Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, center right, and first lady Kim Keon Hee, center left, toast attendees during Korea's National Day reception at the Brongniart Palace in Paris on Friday as a part of efforts to drum up support for Busan’s World Expo 2030 bid. The event was attended by some 600 guests, including representatives of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), members of the diplomatic corps and business leaders. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

President Yoon wages full-scale charm offensive to promote Busan's bid for World Expo 2030

Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol engaged in all-out diplomatic efforts in Paris to make a final pitch for hosting an "innovative and inclusive" World Expo 2030 in Busan in the days ahead of the secret ballot this week.

2023.11.26

Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands ahead of a bilateral summit in Paris on Friday. Yoon’s three-day trip to France comes as he is making final efforts to drum up support for hosting the World Expo 2030 in Busan. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Yoon Suk Yeol makes final pitch for Busan Expo in summit with Emmanuel Macron

Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held a bilateral summit with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday, amid Korea's all-out efforts to make a final pitch for hosting the World Expo 2030 in Busan.

2023.11.24

President Yoon Suk Yeol gives an English-language presentation on Busan’s World Expo 2030 bid at the 172nd general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, on June 21. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

[D-30] Team Korea makes final sprint before Busan World Expo 2030 vote

The public and private sectors have run together 16,408,822 kilometers, or 409 times around the globe, to promote Busan's Expo bid.

2023.10.27

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Fruitless Busan bid still enabled Korea Inc. to seed fresh opportunities

President Yoon apologizes for failure to win World Expo 2030 bid

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Busan’s World Expo hopes dashed after Riyadh selected as host

Busan is ‘your one choice,’ says former UN chief, K-pop stars through BIE final presentation [WORLD EXPO 2030]

Yoon says Busan already showed its 'potential' as Korea anticipates World Expo vote

Busan is ready

Korea makes impassioned last push for Busan's expo bid [EXPO BID 2030]

President Yoon wages full-scale charm offensive to promote Busan's bid for World Expo 2030

Yoon Suk Yeol makes final pitch for Busan Expo in summit with Emmanuel Macron

[D-30] Team Korea makes final sprint before Busan World Expo 2030 vote