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In order to host the World Expo, which is considered one of the world’s three major events along with the World Cup and the Olympics, to Busan in 2030, the public and private sectors are rolling up their arms.
It is competing with Italy, Saudi Arabia and Ukraine, and the venue will be decided in November next year.
Reporter Lee Seung-yoon visited the site.
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The World Expo, commonly called the Expo, is counted as one of the world’s three major events, along with the Olympics and the World Cup.
Korea is challenging to host the 2030 World Expo.
So far, only six countries have hosted all three major events: the United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Italy.
It has a longer period than the Olympics and World Cup and has a greater impact, attracting tourists and economically superior.
If Busan succeeds in attracting the fair, it is estimated that 34.8 million visitors will be expected, and the economic effect will reach KRW 61 trillion.
The fair is divided into a five-year cycle of registered world fairs and smaller accredited trade fairs in between.
Korea has only managed to attract accredited expositions such as the 1993 Daejeon Expo and the 2012 Yeosu Expo.
As neighboring countries China and Japan hosted the World Expo, the government decided to gather capabilities to raise national prestige.
To this end, the bid committee, which was operated by the private and private sectors, was combined and expanded and reorganized into a bid committee directly under the Prime Minister.
[한덕수 / 국무총리 : 부산 세계 박람회 유치는 부산만의 이벤트가 아닙니다. 국가적 어젠다로 전 국민이 하나가 되어 뛰어야 한다고 생각합니다.]
The business community designates a dedicated company for each country and engages in customized recruitment negotiations.
[최태원 / 대한상공회의소 회장 : 부산 엑스포가 어렵다는 걸 새삼 느끼기는 했습니다만, 그래도 두들기면 열린다는 말처럼 여기 계시는 위원님들과 수십, 수백 번이고 두드리면 엑스포 유치라는 대박이 터질 것으로 믿습니다.]
Currently, Busan is competing with Rome, Italy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Odessa, Ukraine.
With the first meeting of the public-private joint bid committee as a signal, the domestic political and business circles entered into an all-out battle for bids until November next year, when the venue for the World Expo is decided.
This is YTN Lee Seung-yoon.
YTN Lee Seung-yoon ([email protected])
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