Incheon Gets Ready to Hold Sports Festival for 4 Billion Asians

Summary: Main stadium in the Incheon Free Economic Zone The South Korean port city of Incheon aims to be one of the 10 best cities in the world by 2020 with top quality logistics finance high tech businesses and various cultural and leisure attractions The city already has world class logistics facilities like Incheon International Airport and Incheon Port which will become the centerpieces of Incheon as Northeast Asia logistics hub Incheon has a favorable location for a logistics industry hub given its proximity to Seoul and capital zone The Incheon Free Economic Zone IFEZ is poised to become the nation new growth center and Asia business hub centering on high tech and knowledge based industries Incheon has a history of hosting large scale international events The city will host the Asian Games in 2014 Asia biggest sporting event with participation of 20 000 people from 45 countries The city expects the games will provide new momentum for the city development and make it better known to people around the world It is expected to generate 13 trillion won in production 5 6 trillion won in added value and 270 000 new jobs A decision was made Jan 22 to build a 70 000 seat main stadium with private investment Analysts said the hosting of Asian Games is only the beginning of Incheon as the city will rise as a global sports hub The city continuously attracts worldwide athletes to hold events in the rapidly growing city as it has all the potential with its big scale new city development and strategic location close to the international airport Representatives of businesses and government as well as urban planners from more than 90 countries gathered in Incheon to explore futuristic urban development models and lifestyles utilizing up to date digital technologies Over 130 cities with distinctive experiences and expertise in urban development such as New York in the US Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan showcased their progress Incheon drew a particularly large crowd when the colossal Incheon Bridge the world seventh longest opened on Oct 15 Songdo International City also joins in the international events held in Inchoen The Songdo ConvensiA Convention Center became the first major structure to be completed in Songdo International Business District IBD where US $35 billion investment was poured into off the coast of Incheon The 1 3 million square foot ConvensiA will be the most technologically innovative structure of its kind Located next to Songdo IBD rsquo s 100 acre Central Park the Convention Center designed by internationally renowned architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates is architecturally stunning Its sculptured roof evokes Korea rsquo s Taebaek Mountains visible from Songdo IBD The roof resembles a series of overturned boat hulls harkening to Songdo rsquo s location on the Yellow Sea The main Exhibition Hall one of the largest column free spaces in Asia provides for an unparalleled flexible and extensive meeting facility The Incheon Tourism Organization will run the Convention Center The fifteen events to be held including twenty nine conventions and exhibitions One of them is the Asia Pacific Cities Summit 2009 which has drwan a variety of notable figures from 117 cities in 29 countries The organization expects to attract over 180 international conferences business meetings and seminars and more than 30 exhibitions a year to the venue Songdo ConvensiA will have a significant impact on Incheon rsquo s economy With the completion of the 12 km Incheon Bridge in 2009 it will take just 15 minutes to travel to Songdo ConvensiA from Incheon International Airport one of the world rsquo s busiest The 2009 Asia Pacific Cities Summit APCS was successfully held at the Songdo ConvensiA from Sept 15th to 17th making a display of the center as the best convention center in Asia 아주경제= 정은선 기자 stop1020 ajnews co kr 아주경제=ajnews co kr 무단전재 배포금지 Main stadium in the Incheon Free Economic Zone The South Korean port city of Incheon aims to be one of the 10 best cities in the world by 2020 with top quality logistics finance high tech businesses and various cultural and leisure attractions The city already has world class logistics facilities like Incheon International Airport and Incheon Port which will become the centerpieces of Incheon as Northeast Asia logistics hub Incheon has a favorable location for a logistics industry hub given its proximity to Seoul and capital zone The Incheon Free Economic Zone IFEZ is poised to become the nation new growth center and Asia business hub centering on high tech and knowledge based industries Incheon has a history of hosting large scale international events The city will host the Asian Games in 2014 Asia biggest sporting event with participation of 20 000 people from 45 countries The city expects the games will provide new momentum for the city development and make it better known to people around the world It is expected to generate 13 trillion won in production 5 6 trillion won in added value and 270 000 new jobs A decision was made Jan 22 to build a 70 000 seat main stadium with private investment Analysts said the hosting of Asian Games is only the beginning of Incheon as the city will rise as a global sports hub The city continuously attracts worldwide athletes to hold events in the rapidly growing city as it has all the potential with its big scale new city development and strategic location close to the international airport Representatives of businesses and government as well as urban planners from more than 90 countries gathered in Incheon to explore futuristic urban development models and lifestyles utilizing up to date digital technologies Over 130 cities with distinctive experiences and expertise in urban development such as New York in the US Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan showcased their progress Incheon drew a particularly large crowd when the colossal Incheon Bridge the world seventh longest opened on Oct 15 Songdo International City also joins in the international events held in Inchoen The Songdo ConvensiA Convention Center became the first major structure to be completed in Songdo International Business District IBD where US $35 billion investment was poured into off the coast of Incheon The 1 3 million square foot ConvensiA will be the most technologically innovative structure of its kind Located next to Songdo IBD rsquo s 100 acre Central Park the Convention Center designed by internationally renowned architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates is architecturally stunning Its sculptured roof evokes Korea rsquo s Taebaek Mountains visible from Songdo IBD The roof resembles a series of overturned boat hulls harkening to Songdo rsquo s location on the Yellow Sea The main Exhibition Hall one of the largest column free spaces in Asia provides for an unparalleled flexible and extensive meeting facility The Incheon Tourism Organization will run the Convention Center The fifteen events to be held including twenty nine conventions and exhibitions One of them is the Asia Pacific Cities Summit 2009 which has drwan a variety of notable figures from 117 cities in 29 countries The organization expects to attract over 180 international conferences business meetings and seminars and more than 30 exhibitions a year to the venue Songdo ConvensiA will have a significant impact on Incheon rsquo s economy With the completion of the 12 km Incheon Bridge in 2009 it will take just 15 minutes to travel to Songdo ConvensiA from Incheon International Airport one of the world rsquo s busiest The 2009 Asia Pacific Cities Summit APCS was successfully held at the Songdo ConvensiA from Sept 15th to 17th making a display of the center as the best convention center in Asia 아주경제= 정은선 기자 stop1020 ajnews co kr 아주경제=ajnews co kr 무단전재 배포금지

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