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Gyeongju forum to meet every autumn with a permanent office
North Gyeongsang Province plans to hold the World Gyeongju Forum every autumn in Gyeongju, South Korea.
The province also plans to set up a permanent office to coordinate the forum and its work throughout the year.
The 2026 forum was held on October 8 and 9, with discussions on sustainable international cooperation in cultural and creative industries.
It followed the 2025 APEC summit and cultural industry talks in Gyeongju, whose outcomes the forum aims to build on.
The province says it wants to carry ideas and results from one meeting to the next, checking progress and developing new topics for future forums.
The aim is to make Gyeongju an ongoing platform for international cultural cooperation; no further schedule or details were announced.
Gyeongsangbuk-do plans to hold the World Gyeongju Forum every autumn and establish a permanent secretariat.
The province aims to make the forum a platform for sustained international cooperation in culture.
The secretariat is expected to support year-round planning, research and publications on the Gyeongju agenda, and domestic and international governance.
The 2026 forum was held in Gyeongju on Oct. 8 and 9.
Participants discussed sustainable international cooperation in cultural and creative industries, building on outcomes from the previous year’s APEC summit and culture industry dialogue in Gyeongju.
- Who
- Gyeongsangbuk-do plans to hold the World Gyeongju Forum and establish a permanent secretariat.
- What
- The forum will be held every autumn and developed as a platform for international cultural cooperation.
- When
- Every autumn; the 2026 forum took place on Oct. 8 and 9.
- Where
- Gyeongju, South Korea. The 2026 forum was held at the Gyeongju Hwabaek International Convention Center.
- Why
- To build on outcomes from international cultural cooperation and develop further cooperation agendas.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The 2026 World Gyeongju Forum was held at the Gyeongju Hwabaek International Convention Center.
Gyeongsangbuk-do announced plans to hold the forum every autumn and establish a permanent secretariat.
- Frequency
- Every autumn
- Secretariat
- A permanent office is planned
- 2026 forum dates
- Oct. 8-9
- Venue
- Gyeongju Hwabaek International Convention Center
- Previous-year event
- APEC summit and culture industry high-level dialogue in Gyeongju
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What people are saying
The forum’s true value lies in accumulating and developing agendas and achievements year after year.
We will make it an international cultural cooperation platform where the knowledge and experience of the global cultural community gather in Gyeongju every year and new cooperation begins.