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Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, left, shakes hands with a Saudi official after the fifth and final presentation for Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo at the 173rd general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) at the Palais des Congres in Paris on Tuesday. The presentation came ahead of the BIE secret ballot, through which Saudi Arabia's Riyadh was chosen to host the 2030 World Expo, beating out the Korean port city Busan and Italy’s Rome. [YONHAP]

[THINK ENGLISH] 세계엑스포 쟁취한 리야드, 최선을 다한 부산

The presidential office on Wednesday thanked the Korean people, especially Busan residents, for their unrelenting support in the long campaign to host the 2030 World Expo, despite disappointing results.

2023.12.5

Despite Riyadh’s World Expo victory, Team Korea says Busan gave its best

While Korea gave its best shot in its private-public campaigning efforts over the past one and a half years to promote Busan, Saudi Arabia's Riyadh was selected as the host city of the 2030 World Expo on Tuesday in Paris.

2023.11.28

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Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon speaks at his office in Busan on Oct. 25. [BUSAN METROPOLITAN CITY]

[INTERVIEW] Busan mayor confident that city can beat Saudi Arabia in World Expo vote

Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon is confident that his city has a chance to beat Saudi Arabia in the final vote for the host of World Expo 2030. He has traveled extensively, meeting delegates from 143 countries to sway their votes to Busan's side.

2023.11.27

Employees of SK Earthon's Kuala Lumpur branch in Malaysia pose for a photo while holding up a slogan to support Busan's bid to host World Expo 2030. [SK INNOVATION]

SK Innovation makes last-minute push for Busan's World Expo bid

SK Innovation is rallying support for Busan's World Expo 2030 bid. Employees from nine countries participated in a promotional video backing the city in their native languages.

2023.11.27

Khan Muhammad Waqas, a member of the Expo Friends campaign promoting Busan’s 2030 World Expo Bid, poses for a photo during a promotional campaign held at Seomyeon Crossroads in downtown Busan on Nov. 21, a week before the final vote for the Expo's host city. [KHAN MUHAMMAD WAQAS]

Hundreds of foreigners rally for Busan bid in Expo Friends campaign [EXPO BID 2030]

Members of the Expo Friends campaign, which is promoting Busan's bid to host World Expo 2030, believe that the city's rich history, natural attractions, and ability to accommodate foreigners make it an ideal site for the event.

2023.11.26

A hot air balloon to promote Busan's bid to host the 2030 World Expo floats at Haeundae beach in Busan on Saturday. [YONHAP]

Expectant Busan braces for historic World Expo bid decision [EXPO BID 2030]

Citizens of Busan are eagerly anticipating the upcoming announcement of the host city of the World Expo 2030, with a vast boost to the local economy expected if the bid is successful.

2023.11.26

Jang Sung-min, special envoy of the president and senior secretary for future strategy, speaks at a banquet promoting Busan’s 2030 World Expo bid in Paris earlier this month attended by some 50 Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) members. [OFFICE OF SECRETARY FOR FUTURE STRATEGY]

[D-30] Busan Expo to show solidarity through value of freedom: presidential envoy

Presidential envoy Jang Sung-min said Team Korea is keeping all strategies open in the final stretch while preparing for a scenario of a runoff election if a two-thirds majority is not reached in the BIE general assembly’s secret ballot on Nov. 28.

2023.10.27

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

President Yoon Suk Yeol, center, presides over a Cabinet meeting at the Yongsan presidential office in central Seoul on Tuesday, after completing a trip to Paris and Hanoi last week. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Yoon touts sales diplomacy on return from France, Vietnam

President Yoon Suk Yeol stressed the importance of sales diplomacy in attracting large investments to overcome global crises as he reviewed the results of his trip to France and Vietnam last week in a Cabinet meeting Tuesday.

2023.6.27

President Yoon Suk Yeol gives an Englishlanguage speech promoting Busan’s 2030 World Expo bid at the 172nd general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions in Issy-lesMoulineaux, near Paris, Tuesday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

[THINK ENGLISH] 윤석열 대통령, 최고의 엑스포 개최 위해 “부산은 준비됐다”

President Yoon Suk Yeol said that Korea is "ready" to share its experiences and give back to the international community in an English-language speech in Paris promoting Busan's 2030 World Expo bid on Tuesday. Yoon's trip to France came as he...