GANGWON-DO < invest Korea

According to Yonhap News,

Wonju, Gangwon-do announced that it will develop itself as a center of leisure, sport and tourism. According to the city on May 2nd, it will push forward with its new plan in a full swing by setting TF teams.

Experts in related fields and Wonju Vice Mayor Kim Tae Hun will serve as advisors in the TF teams.

They plan to proactively develop numerous leisure and recreational sports programs, including not just MTB in mountain Chiaksan and rafting in Sum river, but e-sports tournaments.

Vice Mayor Kim Tae Hun said, "Our ultimate goal is to make Wonju a representative city of leisure sports where visitors all across the nation flock to." and "We will actively give supports to make sure the efforts to tap into our tourism assets to turn Wonju into a vibrant city of leisure sports will lead to a better local economy."

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Source: Yonhap News (May 2, 2023)

*This article was translated from Korean.