Seoul plans Singapore-style casino resort

Singapore

INCHEON Airport, the gateway to Seoul, is planning a tourism project to emulate Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore that aims to lure Chinese with a new casino, shopping mall and hotels.

The project may cost five trillion won (S$6.14 billion) to six trillion won, Lim Byung Kee, an official at Incheon International Airport Corp, said. The airport is looking to receive proposals to build the facilities and sign deals this year, he said on Feb 9.

"We have benchmarked Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore for the integrated resort project here," Mr Lim said. "We want to attract more visitors from C…