Gyeongju is actively preparing for APEC 2025.

A view of the Bomun Complex in Gyeongju, the chosen venue for the 2025 Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Photo: mk.co.kr

This is the first time in 20 years that South Korea has hosted the APEC Summit since the successful APEC Summit held in Busan in 2005, so the city of Gyeongju is actively preparing for the event.

According to a statement from the leader of Gyeongsang North Province, quoted by a TTXVN correspondent in South Korea, Gyeongju, as the host city of the APEC Summit to be held in South Korea in November 2025, is taking steps to prepare so that the organizing committee can begin operations as soon as the official announcement is made.

Accordingly, the city will establish a dedicated organization to prepare for APEC and develop implementation plans for each sector for immediate deployment. Top priorities include housing renovation projects and environmental protection projects. Gyeongju residents have also expressed their willingness to actively participate in preparing for the successful events, with banners commemorating the APEC Summit erected in Gyeongju and other areas of Gyeongsang North Province starting from June 21st.

The city of Gyeongju had been vying to host the APEC 2025 Summit since July 2021, along with Seoul, Jeju, and Busan, but Busan announced its withdrawal midway. Gyeongju, with its advantage as a UNESCO World Heritage site and its optimal model for realizing inclusive growth and balanced development—values ​​that APEC supports—was the ideal choice.

Gyeongju city is brimming with expectations of becoming a world-class tourist destination when it hosts APEC 2025. According to the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Institute, the economic spillover effects on Gyeongju related to the APEC Summit are estimated at 972 billion won (approximately 700 million USD) in boosting production and creating nearly 8,000 additional jobs.

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