2010 in South Korea

none March 2012 2010 South Korea 20th century 21st century Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg 80px Other events in 2010Years in South KoreaTimeline of Korean history2010 in North Korea Events in the year 2010 in South Korea. Incumbents thumb|South Korean and US Navy admirals inspecting the wreckage of the Cheonan at Pyeongtaek on September 13, 2010. thumb|250px|Leaders of the G-20 countries present at the Seoul Summit. right|thumb|A building damaged by fire after the Bombardment of Yeonpyeong. President – Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea (2008–2013) Prime Ministers – Chung Un-chan, Prime Minister of South Korea (2009–2010) Yoon Jeung-hyun, Acting Prime Minister of South Korea (2010) Kim Hwang-sik, Prime Minister of South Korea (2010–2013) Governors Gyeonggi: Kim Moon-soo Gangwon: Choi Moon-soon North Chungcheong: Lee Si-jong South Chungcheong: An Hee-jung North Jeolla: Kim Wan-ju South Jeolla: Park Jun-young North Gyeongsang: Kim Kwan-yong South Gyeongsang: Kim Doo-gwan Jeju: Woo Geun-min Events January January 4 – South Korea is affected by the heaviest snowfall in 70 years, causing widespread disruption.2010-01-04 Seoul buried in heaviest snowfall in 70 years https://www.ctvnews.ca/seoul-buried-in-heaviest-snowfall-in-70-years-1.470216 https://web.archive.org/web/20210427124515/https://www.ctvnews.ca/seoul-buried-in-heaviest-snowfall-in-70-years-1.470216 dead April 27, 2021 2021-03-20 CTVNews en January 9 – The 2010 South Korean Figure Skating Championships are held in Seoul.2009-10 ISU Figure Skating Results https://www.goldenskate.com/2009-10-figure-skating-results/ 2021-03-20 Golden Skate en-US February February 25 – The Constitutional Court of Korea rules the death penalty as a constitutional rule that must be preserved.South Korea: Death penalty abolition setback by Constitutional Court ruling https://www.amnesty.org/en/press-releases/2010/02/south-korea-death-penalty-abolition-setback-constitutional-court-ruling-201/ 2021-03-20 www.amnesty.org en February 26 – Kim Yuna becomes the women's single skating world champion at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and sets a new world record with 228.56 points overall.2010-02-26 Kim storms to figure skating gold en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/figure_skating/8538032.stm 2021-03-20 March March 2 – The Ministry of Education creates a new teacher evaluation system. March 26 – The ROKS Cheonan sinks while carrying 104 personnel off the country's west coast, killing 46.Sang-Hun Choe 2010-05-19 South Korea Publicly Blames the North for Ship's Sinking en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/20/world/asia/20korea.html 2021-03-22 0362-4331 March 30 – One South Korean naval diver is hospitalized and another diver, Han Ju-ho, dies after losing consciousness whilst searching for survivors from the Cheonan.2010-03-30 Diver dies at S Korea rescue site en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8594226.stm 2021-03-20 April April 3 – The South Korean government calls off the rescue operation for the missing Cheonan sailors. April 15 – The Cheonan's stern is raised from the seabed and is transported to the Pyongtaek navy base for investigation.2010-04-15 South Korea lifts sunken warship en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8621418.stm 2021-03-21 April 21 – South Korea discovers two North Korean assassins plotting to assassinate Hwang Jang-yop, a senior official who defected from North to South Korea.North Koreans jailed in assassination plot - CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/south.korea.spies/index.html 2021-03-21 www.cnn.com en April 23 – North Korea seizes five properties owned by South Korea in Mount Kumgang.North Korea to seize South Korean property - CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/north.korea.property.seizure/index.html 2021-03-22 www.cnn.com en April 24 – The bow portion of the Cheonan is salvaged. The bodies of 40 seamen out of the 46 killed are recovered. April 26 – The South Korean government announces the completion of the world's longest seawall in a reclaimed tidal flat in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province.S.Korea completes world's longest seawall https://phys.org/news/2010-04-skorea-world-longest-seawall.html 2021-03-21 phys.org en April 27 – Oh Eun-Sun becomes the first woman to successfully scale all of the world's 14 highest peaks.Sang-Hun Choe 2010-04-28 Korean Is First Woman to Scale 14 Highest Peaks en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/sports/global/28climber.html 2021-03-21 0362-4331 April 29 – The deceased sailors of the Cheonan are given a joint funeral. May May 20 – A South Korean-led investigation carried out by a team of international experts from South Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Sweden presents a summary of its investigation into the Cheonan sinking, concluding that the warship had been sunk by a North Korean torpedo fired by a midget submarine.Pomfret, Harden John, Blaine May 19, 2010 South Korea to officially blame North Korea for March torpedo attack on warship https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/18/AR2010051803094.html March 21, 2021 Washington Post May 29 – President Lee Myung-bak, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama meet in Jeju in a trilateral summit to discuss strengthening trade ties and the effects of the Cheonan incident. June June 2 – The 2010 South Korean local elections are held. June 2 – The South Korean government announces that it will spend 11.3 billion won (US$9.3 million) until 2013 to support research on key three-dimensional 3D TV technologies. June 10 – The second launch of Naro-1 ends in failure after 137 seconds when the rocket explodes and contact is lost.2010-06-12 S. Korean space rocket might have exploded: science minister http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sci/2010-06/10/c_13343843.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100612223854/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sci/2010-06/10/c_13343843.htm dead 2010-06-12 2021-03-23 June 22 – The South Korea national football team qualifies for the knockout stages of the 2010 World Cup with 4 points, winning 2–0 against Greece,FIFA.com 2010 FIFA World Cup - News - Korea Republic-Greece preview https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/korea-republic-greece-preview-1234104 https://web.archive.org/web/20210427124514/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/korea-republic-greece-preview-1234104 dead April 27, 2021 2021-03-21 www.fifa.com en-GB losing 4–1 to Argentina, and drawing 2–2 with Nigeria. July July 1 – The historical cities of Masan, Changwon, and Jinhae, merge to create the Unified Changwon City, with a population of 1.04 million.Changwon Approves Merger with Masan, Jinhae http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=68810 2021-03-21 world.kbs.co.kr en July 9 – The Bank of Korea unexpectedly raises interest rates from 2% to 2.25%.2010-07-09 South Korea in surprise interest rate rise en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/10566547 2021-03-21 July 26 – South Korea and the United States begin navy and air force maneuvers in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) with intent to "rattle" North Korea.U.S., South Korea to conduct joint military exercises - CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/south.korea.naval.exercises/index.html 2021-03-21 www.cnn.com en July 28 – Grand National Party wins five out of eight seats in National Assembly by-elections.South Korea's ruling party wins five seats in by-elections, Bloomberg Businessweek (2010) — https://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/KR/news/south-koreas-ruling-party-wins-five-seats-in-by 2021-03-22 aceproject.org July 29 – Prime Minister Chung Un-chan offers his resignation.S. Korean PM offers to resign a second time - CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/29/south.korea.prime.minister/index.html 2021-03-21 www.cnn.com en August August 1 – South Korea women's national under-20 football team beats Colombia 1–0 in the third-place match. August 9 – North Korea fires over 100 rounds of artillery into the Sea of Japan.2010-08-09 North Korea 'fires artillery into Yellow Sea' en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-10914191 2021-03-21 August 10 – Chung Un-Chan officially resigns.Sang-Hun Choe 2010-08-09 South Korea's President Reshuffles Cabinet en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/09/world/asia/09korea.html 2021-03-22 0362-4331 The Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan apologizes to South Korea for the colonization of the Korean peninsula in the early 1900s.Fackler Martin 2010-08-10 Japan Apologizes to South Korea on Colonization en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/11/world/asia/11japan.html 2021-03-21 0362-4331 August 11 – Typhoon Dianmu strikes in the Southern Korean Peninsula.At least five dead in Asia typhoon https://www.irishtimes.com/news/at-least-five-dead-in-asia-typhoon-1.982739 2021-03-22 The Irish Times en August 15 – Gwangbokjeol, Restoration work on the Gwanghwamun finishes and is revealed to the public.2010-08-19 [Korea-Japan 100 years on (9)] Efforts to correct wrongs done by Japanese http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20100819000754 2021-03-22 The Korea Herald en August 16 – The Republic of Korea Armed Forces and the United States armed forces ignore warnings from North Korea, and start a new round of the Ulchi-Freedom Guardian drills in South Korea.Sang-Hun Choe 2010-08-16 U.S. and South Korea Begin War Drills en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/world/asia/17skorea.html 2021-03-22 0362-4331 September September 2 – Typhoon Kompasu strikes on the west coast of the Korean Peninsula.2010-09-02 Typhoon Kompasu hits South Korea capital Seoul en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11161376 2021-03-22 September 4 – Yu Myung-hwan resigns as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade amid accusations of nepotism after his daughter is hired to a mid-level position in his Ministry.S Korea minister offers to resign https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2010/9/4/s-korea-minister-offers-to-resign 2021-03-22 www.aljazeera.com en September 13 – An independent investigation into the sinking of the ROKS Cheonan finds evidence of North Korean involvement, although this claim is disputed.2011-10-16 "Joint Investigation Report on the Attack Against the ROKS Ship Cheonan" http://www.nautilus.org/publications/essays/napsnet/reports/Cheonan.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20111016214912/http://www.nautilus.org/publications/essays/napsnet/reports/Cheonan.pdf 2011-10-16 live 2021-03-21Demick, Glionna Barbara, John M. 2010-07-23 Doubts surface on North Korea's role in ship sinking https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jul-23-la-fg-korea-torpedo-20100724-story.html March 21, 2021 Los Angeles Times September 25 – The 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup gives Korea their first FIFA World Cup title.FIFA.com FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2010 - Asian sides dominate Trinidad & Tobago https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/archive/trinidadandtobago2010/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190618064541/https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/archive/trinidadandtobago2010/ dead June 18, 2019 2021-03-22 www.fifa.com en-GB September 29 – Kim Jong-un, the son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, is appointed to two party posts in a gradual transfer of power.2010-09-29 North Korean ruling party promotes son of Kim Jong-il en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11431415 2021-03-22 October October 1 – The 2010 Busan fire starts and is extinguished on the same day. No casualties are reported.2010-10-01 Fire guts high-rise building in Busan https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021/03/113_73830.html 2021-03-22 The Korea Times en October 6 – European Union–South Korea Free Trade Agreement October 7 – The 15th Busan International Film Festival is held.Red carpet stops Busan for the night Min Ines The Korea Times https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2010/10/135_74227.html 2014-09-07 8 October 2010 October 9 – Seoul international fireworks festival. October 23 – In preparation for the Seoul summit, finance ministers of the G-20 agree to reform the International Monetary Fund and shift 6% of the voting shares to developing nations and countries with emerging markets.G20 summit agrees to reform IMF BBC. October 24 – Korean Grand Prix.2010-10-24 Fernando Alonso wins South Korean grand prix and seizes title lead http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/oct/24/south-korea-grand-prix 2021-03-22 the Guardian en October 27 – The local by-elections. October 30 – Family reunions take place in North Korea between North and South Korean families separated during the Korean War.Divided families from North, South Korea meet after six decades http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/30/nkorea.skorea.reunions/index.html 2021-03-22 www.cnn.com en November November 1 – The Gyongbu express line is opened at Dongdaegu~Singyongju~Ulsan~Busan. November 6 – Somali pirates receive a record £7.6m in ransoms for seized South Korean and Singaporean ships.2010-11-06 Somali pirates receive record ransom for ships' release en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-11704306 2021-03-22 November 11 – 12 – The G-20 summit is held in Seoul, South Korea. Korea became the first non-G8 nation to host a G-20 leaders summit.Oliver Christian Seoul: S Korea looks forward to its own party Financial Times London June 25, 2010 November 11 – Lotte Corporation gains approval from the government to start construction of the Lotte World Tower in the Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea.LOTTE WORLD TOWER https://www.lwt.co.kr/tower//towerStory/history.do 19 August 2019 3 April 2017 August 19, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190819062125/https://www.lwt.co.kr/tower//towerStory/history.do dead November 13 – Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma wins the 2010 AFC Champions League. November 18 – The College Scholastic Ability Test. November 18 – A government report finds that the Sunshine Policy adopted by the former government had not resulted in changes to Pyongyang's behavior. November 23 – North Korea shells Yeonpyeong Island, prompting a military response by South Korea. The incident causes an escalation of tension on the Korean Peninsula and prompts widespread international condemnation. The United Nations declares it to be one of the most serious incidents since the end of the Korean War.Tensions high as North, South Korea trade shelling http://www.dawn.com/2010/11/24/tensions-high-as-north-south-korea-trade-shelling.html November 24, 2010 Dawn November 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101125015733/http://www.dawn.com/2010/11/24/tensions-high-as-north-south-korea-trade-shelling.html November 25, 2010 deadhttp://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/11/23/2010112301235.html?Dep1=news&Dep2=top&Dep3=top Dong Kim ko:北 해안포 도발 감행, 연평도에 포탄 200여발 떨어져 Korean The Chosun Ilbo November 23, 2010 November 23, 2010https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AM0YS20101123?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a49:g43:r1:c0.586538:b39750226:z0 Two Koreas exchange fire across maritime border Reuters November 23, 2010 November 23, 2010 December December 2 – More than 55,000 animals are culled after a breakout of foot-and-mouth disease at pig farms in South Korea.2015-01-12 Buried Alive: South Korea's Animal Culls https://www.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/buried-alive-south-koreas-animal-culls-2 2021-03-22 Saving Earth Encyclopedia Britannica en December 13 – The 8.2 kilometer Busan-Geoje Fixed Link opens. December 18 – A Chinese fishing boat capsizes during a scuffle with a Republic of Korea Coast Guard boat, leaving one dead and two missing.Poaching ship rams S. Korean coast guard https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2010/12/18/Poaching-ship-rams-S-Korean-coast-guard/84901292687853/ 2021-03-22 UPI en December 20 – The Republic of Korea Marine Corps hold live-fire drill exercises on Yeonpyeong Island. North Korea said it will not retaliate.December 20, 2010 North Korea quiet as South holds live-fire military drills https://www.france24.com/en/20101220-north-korea-south-provocative-military-drills-Yeonpyeong-island-live-fire-fighter-jets March 22, 2021 France 24 December 25 – Three fishermen from the People's Republic of China are released from South Korean custody.December 25, 2010 South Korea releases 3 Chinese fishermen https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/south-korea-releases-3-chinese-fishermen/ March 22, 2021 Seattle Times Deaths Deaths in 2010 thumb|185x185px|Park Yong Ha February 6 – Lee Yung-dug, 84, South Korean politician, Prime Minister (1994), pneumonia.https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/02/113_60450.html Former Prime Minister Lee Dies of Pneumonia 2010-02-13 live https://web.archive.org/web/20110717061450/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/02/113_60450.html July 17, 2011 mdy February 7 – Lim Soo-hyeok, 40, South Korean baseball player (Lotte Giants), cardiac dysrhythmia.http://www2.enewstoday.co.kr/sub_read.html?uid%3D228202%26section%3Dsc1 오늘을 읽고 내일을 준비하는 오늘경제 enewstoday 2010-02-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110722133339/http://www2.enewstoday.co.kr/sub_read.html?uid=228202&section=sc1 July 22, 2011 (Korean) March 6 – Cho Gyeong-chul, astronomer, heart attack. March 29 – Choi Jin-young, actor and singer, suicide. June 30 – Park Yong-ha, 32, actor and singer, suicide. August 12 – André Kim, 74, fashion designer, pneumonia and colorectal cancer. October 10 – Hwang Jang-yop, politician in North Korea who defected to South Korea, heart attack. December 5 – Lee Young-hee, social activist, Cirrhosis.2010-12-05 Lee Young-hee, guru of liberals, dies http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20101205000275 2021-03-22 The Korea Herald en See also 2010 in South Korean music References 30em 2010 in South Korea South Korea Category:Years of the 21st century in South Korea Category:2010s in South Korea