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SEOUL
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Round the clock thrills and deals
Beyond Many tourists come to experience the charm of
a tradltlonal Korean market. Popular buys in-
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anda wide assortment of Korean sovvenirs.
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Coex Convention
Seoul's111.0sl /J1esiligious
Center
co11ti1111t's
l'l!ll lle to i111101•a/c
k:ebetg. One vis t to Seoul will
hardly be enough time to try
out an the varieties of soups
and plck1ed side dlshes that
Escape to a sou!fit!sa11ctua y in thr ci!J•
Korea has to offer. Busy convention attendees at Coex Convention Center lool<·
If you're iooking for professionalism,Co••is ing for a mspit'e or relaxation can f nd solace right across
Those k>oking for a
K0<ea's gold standard.On March 26th,the the street. Bongeunsa is a Buddtist t:empae founded in 794
unique c\Jtura1 experience
center hosted the 2012 Nuclear Security may be Interested in the A.O.and the temple groonds offer severalpeacefulareas for
Summ it:the world's definitive nuc ear flavorfulvegetarian Buddh st quiet reflection. The ten-.:>Se has many interest nghistoric: and
TempJe cul$ine.Adventur· culturat features,Includng woodblock carvings of the Avatam·
conference.attended by SO heads of state
and their entourages,For the summJt,Coex ous eaters will be de4 ghted
saka Sutra (Flo'o'l(>r Garfand Sub'a)and a 23 meter statue of
Ma treya Buddha.
dr&w upon the experience from its successful to try live squidand raw fish
Bongeunsa offers several programsln Engllst\lnclud·
hosting and manag ng of the G20 Seoul at Noryan91iln F shMarkot.
Regardless of the fiO<leness ing a Tetnple Stay program to exper ence evel'yday lifein the
SUmmit in November 2010. temple,which includes traditionalKorean Buddhist culture
The fol#'·story. andpractice$. Vtsitors can experience some simple Buddhist
106.000+ sqm center practices such as the daily dawn service.Korean Zen med ita-
was establishedin 1988 WHAT'S AT COEX? tion,Ocldo ca tea drin.king ce-remony),and Balwoogongyang ca
and hasn't stopped EVERYTHING UNDER Buddhist mealwith trad t onalbowls).Thereare two programs.
progress ng since. with a ONEROOF an OYemight program and a short program <2 5hoors).
Coex Mall:As;a's '8rge-stunder htrp.;f/o.ww,boogre(llSc1..0fg/eng
major expans on In 2000
and a smallet remodel in grouod shopp ng mall
2008.Coex is located at Coex lnte«:ontlnentalHotel top PCO team,Coex is also
the Work:I Trade Center GrMd IntercontinentalHotel Kotea's largest exhibition
Seoul, wh ch holds three Oakwood Premlef Coe>e Center 0<9anizer and operates <Ner
five--stllr hotel'S,Asia's City Airport Terminal 20 shows a year, n addition
largest underground Seven UxkCasino to the 150 guest shows the
mall,an a rport terminal, Hyundai Department Store center hosts annually,
Coex.ArtiumTheater
a casino.a depattment In 2012,Coe.x w ill bring
Three office sk;ysaapers of your palate,you are bound of rice fiUed pig intestines.
store. and more all w ith n attendees a set of brancj..new
Seours ntemationat dill6
to find something you like
one city block. Iservices,An onlfno room· at a stroot sld• food stall, Ing scene has e.xploded In re-
For the NuclQar Security Summit, Coe.x booking and b U ng systom wlll be re eased whichare known to serve cent years. and thoselooking
served once again as both venue and PCO for in April, followed by a new version of the everyth ng from com dogs for somethingdifferent will be
the event.showcasfng the company's breadth hugely successful my Coe• augmentod· enausted with French fries happy to find everythingfrom
of meetings lndustty sk Us. In addit on to a ,.alfty mobUo appin May. to spicy rice cakes with a side Australian to Uzbek culsina.