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Busan's next big dream — hosting 2030 World Expo

Busan — South Korea's second-largest city — has one of the best success stories in the world. What started out as a small fishing village is now considered a global city with infinite possibilities.

It was in 1407 when Busan first opened its shore to the world with a little port named Busan-po. In 1876, they opened the first trading port in Korea and opened a new chapter of the modernization of the country.

Lee Seung-woo, director of Overseas Expo Outreach Division