Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from World Expo

Saudi Arabia is betting on tourism and travel

The Gulf nation will host a World Cup and World Expo, part of its bid to make tourism its second leading industry after oil.

Fortune

Osaka gears up for the 2025 World Expo with memories of hosting a half-century ago

Osaka is one of Japan’s biggest and oldest cities, known more as a bustling business hub than a tourist destination

The Independent UK

Expensive toilets cause a stink at Japan’s world expo

Row over £1.05m amenities block comes amid growing concern over the cost of the event, which is taking place in Osaka in 2025

The Guardian - AU

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Funding the 12-metre platypus, and other decisions that troubled the Howard government

The 2003 cabinet papers reveal debates ranging from privatisation and workplace relations to spam and the World Expo in Japan

The Guardian - AU

Busan, Riyadh Or Rome? 2030 World Expo Host To Be Revealed

Organisers will on Tuesday announce the host of the 2030 World Expo, with Rome in Italy, the Saudi capital Riyadh and South Korea's Busan contending to welcome the showpiece event held every five years.

International Business Times

Hyundai, Genesis Show Art Cars In New York To Promote 2030 World Expo

The artist Jay Flow created graffiti-inspired designs for the cars. They all have the message "Busan Is Ready" on the body.

Motor1

World Expo 2030 sees battling bids from cities in Saudi Arabia, Italy, South Korea

Cities in Saudi Arabia, Italy and South Korea are vying for the chance to host the 2030 World Expo, or world's fair

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

BTS throws free concert to promote S. Korea's World Expo bid

Seoul (AFP) - K-pop mega-band BTS reunited on Saturday for a free concert in Busan to support South Korea's bid to host the World Expo, four months after the musicians announced they were taking a break from group activities.

AFP

BTS to hold free concert to promote S. Korea's World Expo bid

Seoul (AFP) - K-pop mega-band BTS will reunite on Saturday to throw a free concert in Busan to support South Korea's bid to host the World Expo, four months after the musicians announced they were taking a break from group activities.

AFP

Eternal City's charms to boost World Expo chances

A stroll through downtown Rome is enough to understand why the city earned the title of "Eternal City", and how well deserved it is. Its many and deep layers of history coexist together, overlapping in a harmonious whole. This historical stratification is invaluable for scholars, unique for the city's proud…

Bangkok Post

UAE to Open Expo City Dubai in October

Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced on Monday the opening of the Expo City Dubai in early October. Sheikh Mohammed made the announcement after the historic success of Expo 2020 Dubai, which was visited by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Data sheds light on Thai Pavilion's triumph

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry hailed the Thailand Pavilion at Dubai's World Expo as a success because it attracted more than 2.35 million visitors, which accounted for 9.8% of the fair's total visitor numbers, beating its original target of 7%.

Bangkok Post

Where is World Expo 2020 host Dubai leading us?

'Connecting minds, creating the future", the slogan of World Expo 2020, is everywhere in Dubai. The ongoing event, which opened a year late in October 2021, is the first of its kind since the beginning of the pandemic. Few other places in the world are as future-oriented as Dubai. But…

People

Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn

77 stories

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

54 stories

Sheikh Mohammed

26 stories

Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin

19 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.