Foreign media praises ``Korea did its best to host the Expo''

Despite the efforts of Busan, South Korea, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been chosen as the venue for the 2030 World Expo. Even in a difficult environment, overseas media
He praised the efforts made to attract the city. On the 28th (local time), the BIE held a general meeting on the outskirts of Paris, France, and decided on Riyadh as the venue for the 2030 Expo.
Riyadh received 116 votes in the host site selection vote, leading Busan (29 votes) and Rome, Italy (16 votes). The New York Times (NYT) reported on Korea's bid to host the Expo.
They did everything in their power to host the Expo for the first time, including appointing celebrities such as Lee Jung Jae, the main character of ``Squid Game,'' and BTS, the group representing K-pop, as ambassadors.'' A
P News Agency also praised the city, saying, ``Busan has promoted cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and 6G technology in order to attract tourists and create jobs.'' Nikkei Asia said, ``Busan has made a lot of effort to host the Expo.
However, ``South Korea has allocated $5.7 billion in government budget for the Busan bid, which is less than Italy's $10.9 billion and Saudi Arabia's $7.8 billion.''
Despite these efforts, Busan was unable to defeat Riyadh, who brought Oh Yirumane to the forefront. The real power Muhammad bin
Saudi Arabia, which is promoting large-scale economic and social reforms under the leadership of Crown Prince Salman, invited this expo to show off the results of its reforms to the outside world. NYT about Saudi Expo
It praised the move as ``the fruit of Crown Prince bin Salman's efforts to improve Saudi Arabia's international image.''