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The Jinju Namgang Yudeung (Lantern) Festival will open in Jinju, a city renowned for its global festivals, on October 5, 2024. Designated as an Honorary Cultural and Tourism Festival of Korea, this beloved global event attracts over a million visitors from both Korea and abroad each year, firmly establishing itself as one of Korea’s premier …

The 2024 Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival: Lighting Up the Global Festival City of Jinju Read More »

July 3-7, 2024 | Chimaec Festival is one of the biggest festivals and most anticipated one held by local government of Daegu Metropolitan City. As the name suggests, it is a festival of chicken and beer (chi from chicken and maec from beer or maekju in hangul). The festival celebrates fried chicken restaurant franchise in …

Daegu: Chimaec Festival, Remembering The Roots Read More »

June 2024 | UCLG ASPAC and Jakarta Provincial Government’s efforts in supporting community group at Kalibaru Hub, North Jakarta, towards better welfare are moving to the next level. Both institutions are currently coordinating, together with relevant and interested stakeholders, to prepare the capacity enlargement of the community and ensure that they are well prepared and …

Kalibaru Hub Project: Enlarging the Capacity of Community Read More »

The 6th edition of the International Award UCLG – Mexico City – Culture 21 aimed to celebrate the work of cities, local or regional governments, and leading individuals who promoted innovative practices linked to the exercise of cultural rights, citizenship, and sustainable development. From  November 29, 2023 to April 3, 2024, 87 candidacies from cities, …

ASPAC Cities Celebrate Inclusive Cultural Policies at the 6^th International Award UCLG – Mexico City – Culture 21 Read More »

July 2024 | UCLG ASPAC, as the Secretariat of the ASEAN Mayors Forum (AMF), has consistently facilitated the cooperation and collaboration among cities in the sub-region through a wide array of fields and practices, including the acceleration of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UCLG ASPAC encouraged promoting local leaders’ initiatives from Southeast Asia in the 2024 …

Insights from Southeast Asian City Leaders in Accelerating SDGs Read More »

July 2-4, 2024 | UCLG ASPAC ensured strong presence of local governments, particularly from the Asia-Pacific region, in the 2024 International Mayors Forum. The forum was organised by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, represented by the Special Region of Jakarta, in collaboration with …

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