Major Events in 2010

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