Seoul, 3rd March: In a bit of positive news, South Korea’s largest exhibition venue, KINTEX, will add 70,000 m2 after an expansion project is completed in 2024. The new wing will result in a total gross indoor capacity of over 178,000 m2. The country’s second largest venue is in Busan (46,380 m2) and the third largest is COEX in Seoul (36,007 m2). 

Work on the third exhibition hall, known as KINTEX 3, will begin in September 2021. The development plans include two separate buildings – the exhibition halls and a new hotel. The project is being jointly funded by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, the government of Gyeonggi province and Goyang City.