S. Korea's Busan comes up short in World Expo bid
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (L) speaks to reporters after South Korea failed to win its bid to host the 2030 World Expo in its city of Busan during the 173rd general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions at the Palais des Congres in Paris on Nov. 28, 2023. In the first round of voting at the assembly, Saudi Arabia's Riyadh won a resounding victory over Busan and Italy's Rome without a runoff vote. (Yonhap)
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