An animation expo will open in the western port city of Incheon next year with the participation of Korean, Chinese and Japanese directors and industry officials.

The Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea’s J20 Holdings Global, China’s CCTV and Japan’s Asahi Shimbun met in the port city on Wednesday to sign an accord for the event.

The expo will run for two weeks starting from the end of next April.
 
Booths will be set up of the three nations’ key animations, and exhibition halls displaying popular characters will also be set up.