Overseas Korean Welcome Center and Korean Business Center to Open in Songdo, Incheon in the Second Half of the Year

The 'Welcome Center,' a communication and exchange space for overseas Koreans, and the 'Korean Business Center,' which supports business activities of overseas Korean entrepreneurs and attracts investment, will open in the second half of this year in Songdo International City, Incheon.

The city announced on the 20th that it is preparing to open the Overseas Korean Welcome Center and Korean Business Center in Booyoung Songdo Tower, where the Overseas Koreans Office under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is located.

In April, the city completed the basic and detailed design services for the Overseas Korean Welcome Center and is currently undergoing administrative procedures for the construction contract. Installation work will take about three months, and the center is scheduled to operate in the second half of the year.

On June 5, last year, at the opening ceremony of the Overseas Koreans Office held at UN Square in Songdo Central Park, Incheon, Mayor Yoo Jung-bok of Incheon and guests are taking a commemorative photo. 2023.6.5 [Photo by Incheon City]

The Welcome Center will be established on the 30th floor of Booyoung Songdo Tower, covering an area of 1,000㎡, and will be equipped with a conference room, meeting rooms, consultation booths, shared offices, and exhibition spaces.

Here, information needed by overseas Koreans will be provided, including housing (real estate transactions, moving), medical care (medical institutions, emergency rooms), tourism (accommodations, major tourist attractions), and education (admissions, Korean language education). Additionally, various facilities inside the center, such as seminar rooms, will be utilized to offer a space for communication and exchange among overseas Koreans.

The Business Center, located within the Welcome Center, will support overseas Koreans by providing business information, investment consultations, and building economic networks.

The Overseas Koreans Office, which Incheon City attracted to Songdo last year, is a government agency overseeing policies and projects related to overseas Koreans and currently occupies the 34th to 36th floors of Booyoung Songdo Tower.

An official from Incheon City stated, "We will make every effort to ensure that the Overseas Korean Welcome Center and Business Center become a hub for Incheon's leap to a world-class city and the connection of global human resources."

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