Incheon City going all out for APEC preliminary meeting

Incheon Metropolitan City is fully committed to hosting a preliminary ministerial meeting for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the city said Tuesday. According to Incheon Metropolitan City, it will host the APEC 2025 Third Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM3) at Songdo ConvensiA for three weeks, starting July 26. The SOM3 meeting is one of the key gatherings in the lead-up to the annual APEC summit where senior officials from its 21 member economies discuss a wide range of issues including trade, investment facilitation, climate change cooperation and inclusive economic growth. Along with this year's SOM3 meeting, top officials are also expected to share their latest developments and ideas in digitalization, food security and anti-corruption strategies at the venue. The city estimated more than 5,000 representatives from 21 countries will visit Incheon to join some 200 discussion sessions. According to the city-funded Incheon Institute, the economic impact of the three-week meeting is estimated to reach 40.9 billion won ($30 million) while creating 410 jobs. The city saidWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times