The fifth G20 summit will be held in Seoul, South Korea on Thursday. Topics that are going to receive top priority on the agenda will include exchange rates esp. after controversy over currency manipulation, along with global financial securities and institutionalized reforms. This time, emerging economies are expected to have more say in global financial bodies.

Incheon International Airport's security efforts are heightened, ahead of the summit. Mail and packages sent to the summit center will be checked. More than 1,700 members of international press and media will cover the event.