Emigration fair to be held at COEX next month

Korea Trade Fairs Ltd. will hold the nation`s first ``Emigration Fair`` on March 3-4 in the Pacific Hall at the Convention and Exhibition (COEX) in Samsung-dong, southern Seoul.

Some 20 emigration agencies, foreign embassies, investment firms and financial institutions will participate in the fair, designed to offer information on the process of emigrating and finding work in foreign countries.

Seminars also will be held four times a day during the two-day event, providing information on ways to emigrate to countries like the U.S., Australia, Canada and New Zealand, which are among the most popular for Korean emigrants. The fair runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hwang Jae-Seong jsonhng@donga.com