Gyeongju moves APEC gala dinner venue to accommodate more guests

The dinner for this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting will be held at the grand ballroom of Lahan Select Gyeongju, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday. The Korea APEC 2025 Organizing Committee decided to move the venue for the summit dinner from a newly built structure in the central courtyard of the Gyeongju National Museum. The ministry said the decision was made to allow more guests to be invited to the official dinner, as the upcoming APEC meeting will be the new administration’s first large-scale international event, drawing participants from Korea and abroad. This year’s APEC meeting will be held in the southeastern city of Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, marking the nation’s second time hosting the summit since 2005. With only about 40 days remaining until APEC, the sudden switch of the summit dinner venue has sparked criticism, highlighting both wasted construction funds at the museum and the logistical challenges of reorganizing a high-profile international event on short notice. The last-minutWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times