FIFA has confirmed that Spain, Portugal and Morocco will host the 2030 World Cup, but the three opening games will be played in South America.
I hope the government goes back to the basics — and keep its promise — before it’s too late.
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.
Despite Busan's failure to secure a 2030 World Expo victory, the Korean government promised on Wednesday to proceed with the aid and infrastructure projects promised during the campaigning process.
The crowd of 1,500 at the pep rally in Busan Citizen's Hall’s grand theater went silent when the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) finally called the name of the Saudi capital at around 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday.
Korean business organizations emphasized that Busan's campaign for the World Expo 2030 served as an opportunity to demonstrate the country's potential.
Busan might rerun to host World Expo 2035, Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon said after the city lost to Saudi's Riyadh on Tuesday in Paris to host the 2030 event.
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.
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.
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."
Korea JoongAng Daily Sitemap
