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![Tarek Qaddumi, executive director of Saudi Arabia's NEOM mega-city project, speaks to reporters during a press briefing held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in central Seoul on Tuesday. The NEOM exhibition at the DDP was the first of its kind in Asia, with NEOM the Middle Eastern kingdom's $500 billion futuristic city designed to be 170 kilometers (105 miles) long. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10845651.jpg?imageId=10845651&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)