As far as Asia is concerned, when he went to South Korea it was because at that time they were celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Catholic Church's establishment in Korea. The Pope also canonized some Korean clergy and laity who had died for their faith. There were 103 of them, and this was a major event for the Church.
以亞洲來說，他去韓國時，是因為當時韓國慶祝開教兩百周年，以及替他們冊封殉道的神職人員和教友為聖人，有一百零三位，這是教會的大事。