Shinsegae Centumcity is as big as ‘Harbor city’, Hong Kong and ‘Roppongi’, Japan. It is located only 10 minutes away from the congress venue. This is the biggest department store in the world with 298,905 ㎡ of shopping area. Shinsegae Centumcity is the home to the most prestigious international luxury brands as well as more than 680 different brands. It is also a place of relaxation and endless entertainments with its Spaland, Ice link and Theater. All this within the heart of Busan.
The size is as big as Harbor city, Hong Kong and Roppongi, Japan. It is located only 10 minutes away from where the congress will be held. The biggest shopping center in Korea where has 298,905 ㎡ of department area! The main department store has international luxury brand collections as the biggest shopping center, and there are over 680 different brands. Above all, it has hot springs for relaxation in the middle of the city, a spaland, ice link, and theater are also combined in the shopping center that provides endless entertainment.

Since its inception in 2005 as a cutting-edge "Multi-Media Marine Fireworks Festival" celebrating the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, the world-class Busan Fireworks Festival celebrates its 6th anniversary this year. The two-day festival to be held on October 22th, 23th 2010 overwhelms Gwangalli beach. Around evening time after sunset, the fireworks start with countdown at the beach. The Busan Fireworks Festival, showcasing nearly 85,000 fireworks, state-of-the-art laser lighting and magnificent music against the stunning backdrop of the sea, night sky and Gwangan Grand Bridge, will surely present memories and hopes that will continue to last in the minds of the 1.5 million spectators.

Despite its short history, the Busan International Film Festival(BIFF) has grown into one of the most influential film festivals in Asia, filling Busan with famous film makers, actors, critics, fans and huge audiences. BIFF is primarily focused on Asian films, but films are screened from all over the world, including North America and Europe. This enables movie fans to gain a comprehensive perspective of all the major movie trends. The films are screened at numerous theaters in the Nampo-dong Street area, at the Cinema Hall in Millak-dong, and on a giant outdoor screen in Suyeongman Bay. You will feel the passion of these movies and people.

Busan Biennale is a comprehensive art festival that integrated three different festivals that had been held in the city: Busan Youth Biennale, Busan Sea Festival and Busan Outdoor Sculpture Symposium. With a long history of serving as an art stronghold in Asian, Busan is a perfect place to host an art festival for the region and beyond. The biennial art event was intended to present an easy interpretation of the hard-to-understand contemporary art and make it more accessible to the general public. The festival serves as an arena where locals can mingle with people from other countries and communicate with each other. Busan Biennale will be entrenched as representative culture event of Korea and ultimately achieve a worldwide recognition.

The Busan Jagalchi Festival is korea’s largest seafood festival. It is held every year in October at Jagalchi Market, one of Busan’s most famous places, and Nampo-dong, located in central Busan. The festival features many things to see including reenactments of traditional fishing folk customs such as Yongwangje(sea king ritual) and Manseonje(a ritual praying for a good catch) as well as various seafood-related hands-on programs. There are also free cruises around Taejongdae and Songdo Islands as well as tours of Jagalchi Fish Market, where fresh sashimi and other seafood can be purchased at discounted prices.