1 January

4 ― Samsung Engineering & Construction to complete super-tall Burj Dubai
11 ― The government plans to announce a new Sejong City plan
27-31 ― Davos Forum to be held in Switzerland



2 February

13 ― Vancouver Winter Olympics Opens for 17 days
12-15 ― G20 vice finance ministers meeting to be held in Incheon
25 ― The 2nd anniversary of President Lee Myungbak’s inauguration

3 March

18-21 ― Buddhism Exhibition, Daegu
26 ― The 100th anniversary of the death of independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun



4 April

12-13 ― A nuclear security summit is to be held in the United States
19 ― The 50th anniversary of April 19 Student Uprising
23-26 ― World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Association to hold conference in Daejeon
April 29-May 7 ― Jeonju International Film Festival
April 2-May 9 ― World Photonics Expo in Gwangju
April 30 -August ― Rodin Exhibition at Seoul Museum of Art



5 May

1 ― World Expo opens in Shanghai
18 ― 30th anniversary of the Gwangju Democratization Movement
18-19 ― Registration of candidates for local elections
23-26 ― International Association of Science Parks general meeting to be held in Daejeon
29 ― The 100th anniversary of famed poet Pi Cheon-deuk’s birth.

6 June

2 ― Local government elections across the nation
11 ― FIFA World Cup in South Africa opens
25 ― The 60th anniversary of the Korean War
June 26-July 4 ― World Taekwondo Cultural Festival

Also scheduled: Fourth G20 Summit opens in Canada

7 July

15-25 ― Puchon (Bucheon) Fantastic International Film Festival
28 ― Byelections Also scheduled:IMF Asia Conference Grand National Party convention Democratic Party convention

8 August

18-21 ― World Firefighters Games, Daegu
18-29 ― International Fire Chief’s Association of Asia
29 ― 100th anniversary of Japan’s forced annexation of Korea
Also scheduled: Asia Doggaebi (monster) Festival in Mt. Songni

9 September



3 ― Gwangju Biennale
11 ― Busan Beinnale
Sept. 16-Oct. 5 ― 2010 World Oriental Medicine-Bio EXPO in Jecheon
Sept.-Oct. ― Seoul Theater Olympics
Sept.-Nov. ― Seoul Performing Arts Festival
September-October ― Seoul International Dance Festival
Sept. 17-Oct. 7 ― World Design Capital 2010 Seoul

10 October

4-5 ― ASEM Summit is to be held in Brussels
7-15 ― Pusan (Busan) International Film Festival (PIFF)
Oct. 25-Dec. 12 ― Formula 1 Korea Grand Prix/Thailand-Gyeongju World Cultural Expo
Also scheduled: Global Biodiversity Information Facility Conference

11 November



G20 Summit in Seoul (Date Undecided)
13-14 ― Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting to be held in Yokohama, Japan Also scheduled: Chagall Exhibition

12 December

2 ― Deadline for 2011 budget deliberation at the National Assembly
19 ― Third anniversary of presidential election winning by Grand National Party
21 ― Total lunar eclipse