Gongju City Holds Briefing Session on Establishing Implementation Plan for 'International Chestnut Industry Expo'

Choi Woncheol, mayor of Gongju, is attentively listening to the service report from an official at the Gongju International Night Industry Expo service briefing session. / Gongju City

The 'International Chestnut Industry Expo' is expected to be held in Gongju, Chungnam in 2028.

On the 13th, Gongju City announced that it held the final report meeting for the establishment of an implementation plan for the 'International Chestnut Industry Expo' on the 12th in the city hall situation room, with Mayor Choi Woncheol and related officials in attendance.

During the report, they reviewed and discussed various aspects of the expo, including the timing and location, exhibition halls and routes, and overall matters such as transportation, accommodation, and publicity.

The '2028 Gongju International Chestnut Industry Expo' is scheduled to take place from January 15 to February 6, 2028, at Geumgang Singwan Park (main venue) and around Baekje Culture Starcation (sub venue).

The expo will consist of a theme hall, experience hall, industry hall, international hall, and local hall, aiming to highlight the environmental value of chestnuts, the spread of food tech technology, and present a vision for high value-added industries.

The city plans to submit an international event proposal to the Ministry of Economy and Finance in December next year, in cooperation with the Korea Forest Service and Chungcheongnam-do.

International Night Industry Expo Service Report Meeting in Gongju City / Gongju City

To revitalize the chestnut industry in Korea, the city held the first-ever Chestnut Expo in the country this year and will host the '2025 Korea Chestnut Industry Expo' at Geumgang Singwan Park from January 16 (Thursday) to January 20 (Monday) next year.

This expo will feature a variety of programs, including an export purchase consultation meeting inviting overseas buyers for both domestic and international chestnut industry stakeholders, and a Korea-China-Japan Chestnut Industry Development Forum, in addition to the participation of local governments from across the country.

Mayor Choi Woncheol said, "Gongju, the home of chestnuts, is systematically preparing for the approval of the Chestnut Industry Expo as an international event. We will do our best to further vitalize Korea's chestnut industry through domestic and international exchanges."

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