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Yeosu will host the Expo 2012, and Korail timed the introduction of Korea Train Express services on the line ahead of the event.
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Yeosu and will
A fourth line, the Jeolla KTX service will connect Seoul to Yeosu in 3 hours 7 minutes from September 2011.
Yeosu and host
In the 142nd General Assembly of BIE, held in Paris on 26 November 2007, the global community selected Yeosu as the host city for the 2012 World Expo.
Yeosu later won the bid to host Expo 2012, a three-month specialized world expo.
Yeosu and Expo
At the opening of Yeosu Expo 2012, Kook Jin Moon, a son of Moon responsible for economic development of the movement, sat in front of the South Korean President Lee Myung-bak among the VIP group.
* May 12 – August 12 – The 2012 World Expo takes place in Yeosu, South Korea.
Since the start of the 21st Century, International / Specialised Expositions may occur between Universal Expositions and last from six weeks to three months in duration, i. e. Expo 2008 in Zaragoza ( Spain ), Expo 2012 in Yeosu ( South Korea ).
* Korea2012 Yeosu Expo
As of October 14, 2007 plans are being set up and a referendum is being planned for a merging of the cities of Yeosu, Suncheon and Gwangyang into a new metropolitan city, taking advantage of the Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone, Yeosu's Expo 2012 bid and port facilities, Suncheon's educational institutes and Gwangyang's POSCO plant.
As of October 14, 2007 plans are being set up and a referendum is being planned for a merging of the cities of Yeosu, Suncheon and Gwangyang into a new metropolitan city, taking advantage of the Gwangyang Bay Free Economic Zone, Yeosu's Expo 2012 bid and port facilities, Suncheon's educational institutes and Gwangyang's POSCO plant.
The electrification and the completion of the re-alignment and double-tracking of the Jeolla Line, which branches from the Honam Line at Iksan and continues to Suncheon and Yeosu, began in December 2003, with the aim to introduce KTX services in time for the Expo 2012 in Yeosu.
In 2012, his work has been honored at the World Expo 2012 in Yeosu, South Korea and in Rio de Janeiro for the Rio + 20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
* 2008 ~ present: Honorary Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the Expo 2012 Yeosu
Kyla and Jay-R showcased the Filipino ’ s world-renowned musicality when they performed at the Philippine National Day of World Expo 2012 held in Yeosu, South Korea on July 22, 2012.
Yeosu and 2012
Additionally, a street in downtown Seoul is named after him, and the Yi Sun-sin Bridge was built near Yeosu and opened to traffic on May 10, 2012, becoming the longest suspension bridge in Korea.
Yeosu and Korea
Sikeston's sister cities are Yeosu, South Korea and Buffalo, New York.
* Yeosu, Republic of Korea
* Yeosu, South Korea
Representations of a dagger ( right ) and two human figures, one of which is kneeling ( left ), carved into the capstone of Megalithic Burial No. 5, Orim-dong, Yeosu, Korea.
Yeosu ( Yeosu-si ) is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.
Shanghai scored the highest in each of the four rounds of voting at the 132nd Meeting of the Bureau of International Expositions in Prince's Palace of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco, with Yeosu, South Korea maintaining second place.
* Yeosu, South Korea
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* Yeosu, South Korea, ( February 17, 1994 )
Yosu National University was a government-run university in Yeosu City, on the coast of South Jeolla province, South Korea.
** San96-1, Doondeok-dong, Yeosu, Jeonnam, Korea
** 291 Gubong-ro, Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, 550-807, Korea ( Guk-dong )
Official logo of Yeosu city, South Korea, retrieved January 6 2004 from city government website.
Yi's headquarters were at Yeosu, which is west of Namhae Island of the southern coast of Korea.
Yeosu and services
Original plans foresaw the start of Jeolla KTX services in April 2011, reducing the Seoul – Yeosu travel time to 2 hours 55 minutes, using KTX-II ( KTX-Sancheon ) high-speed trains.
In February 2011, when the necessary electrification works were 96 % complete, the start of services was postponed to September 2011, and the Yongsan – Yeosu travel time was planned to be 3 hours 7 minutes.
Yeosu and on
Yi assumed his new post at Yeosu on the 13th day of the 2nd lunar month of 1591 ( March 13, 1591 ).
Won Gyun left anchor at Yeosu with the fleet and sailed into waters marked by treacherous rocks where the Japanese ambushed the Joseon fleet in the Battle of Chilchonryang on August 28, 1597.
The Suncheon – Yeosu section, which was completed on December 25, 1930, as part of the Gwangyu Line from Songjeong-ri to Yeosu, was integrated with the line from Jeonju under the new name Jeolla Line.
Today, the islands form a part of Samsan District, Yeosu City, South Jeolla Province, with the Samsan District offices located on Observation Island.
The Gwangju Line was completed to Yeosu on December 25, 1930.
Six years later, on December 16, 1936, the Suncheon – Yeosu section became part of the newly established Jeolla Line, leaving the long Songjeong-ri – Suncheon section as the Gwangju Line.
Admiral Yi set sail on May 5, 1592 at 2: 00 am from Yeosu with his 24 panokson and sailed for the entire day and slept on the ships.
Yeosu and line
The line is served by frequent passenger trains from Seoul ( via the Gyeongbu and Honam Lines ) to Yeosu.
Yeosu and .
In 1948, the Rhee government repressed military uprisings in Jeju, Suncheon and Yeosu.
After the Japanese attacked Busan, Yi began his naval operations from his headquarters at Yeosu.
The railway junction is located at the point where Jeolla, Janghang Line and Gunsan Lines meet the Honam Line, and is served by frequent train service to / from Seoul, Daejeon, Gwangju, Mokpo, Jeonju, Suncheon, and Yeosu.
Apart from Jeonju and Naju, other cities of note include Iksan ( formerly Iri ), Gunsan, Mokpo, Namwon, Suncheon, and Yeosu.
Old Yeosu City, which was founded in 1949, Yeocheon City, founded in 1986, and Yeocheon County were merged into a new city in 1998.
On 1 April 1998, the cities of Yeosu and Yeocheon, along with Yeocheon County merged to form the unified city of Yeosu.
Thanks to the sea wind and warm current, Yeosu has cool summers and mild winters.
Its ocean climate also brings Yeosu relatively longer springs and autumns than other regions.
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