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According to Yonhap News,
(BUSAN=Yonhap News) Busan will host the 2020 World Foundry Congress.
On May 10, Busan Tourism Organization announced Busan was selected to hold the "74th 2020 World Foundry Congress," hosted by the Korean Foundry Society.
The event will be held for 4 days starting October 18, 2020, and 1200 people from 20 different countries will attend to share information about casting, solidification and dye casting as well as to take part in a comprehensive academic industry competition.
The world casting tournament held every two years around the world, will be held in Korea 18 years after its opening in 2002.
It was reported that the three cities of Busan, Incheon and Jeju competed in the selection process to host the 2020 World Foundry Congress.
Busan was selected as the final venue through the proposal drafted by Busan Tourism Corporation and BEXCO, the on-site inspection conducted by BEXCO and Nurimaru APEC House.
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Source: Yonhap News (May 10, 2018)