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2012 in South Korea
Summary
Events in the year 2012 in
South Korea
.
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See also:
Other events of 2012
Years in South Korea
Timeline of Korean history
2012 in North Korea
Incumbents
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President
–
Lee Myung-bak
(2008–2013)
Prime Minister
–
Kim Hwang-sik
(2010–2013)
Events
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January
edit
The
MOFAT Diamond Scandal
is exposed.
February
edit
February 13 – The governing Grand National Party is renamed the
Saenuri Party
.
March
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March 8 – The
South Korean military
holds a live-fire land and air exercise near the
North Korean border
at
Pocheon
.
[1]
March 12 – The South Korean government lodges a formal protest against Chinese claims to territorial jurisdiction over the
Socotra Rock
(Ieodo).
[2]
March 15 – The
South Korea–United States Free Trade Agreement
comes into effect.
[3]
March 22 –
Korea National Oil Corporation
announces a cut in imports of
Iranian
oil.
[4]
March 23 – US
President
Barack Obama
nominates
Seoul
-born
Jim Yong Kim
for the presidency of the
World Bank
.
[5]
March 26–27 – The
2012 Nuclear Security Summit
is held in
Seoul
, with over 55 leaders from around the world in attendance.
March 29 – The
Bank of Korea
reports that with an easing global financial climate, South Korea returned to a
current-account
surplus
in February.
[6]
April
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April 1 – The
Blue House
releases a statement alleging that over 80% of the cases brought to light in the
South Korean illegal surveillance incident
of 2010–12 took place under the previous administration of
Roh Moo-hyun
.
[7]
April 11 – The
2012 legislative elections
were held.
May
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May 2 – At the COEX Intercontinental Hotel
KeSPA
,
Ongamenet
,
Blizzard Entertainment
and
GomTV
announced the introduction of
StarCraft II
to professional competitions in South Korea with the
Brood War
being completely phased out in October.
[8]
[9]
May 12 – August 12 – The
Expo 2012
took place.
June
edit
July
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July 18 -
Tropical Storm Khanun
makes landfall over
South Jeolla Province
.
August
edit
September
edit
September 17 -
Typhoon Sanba
made landfall on South Korea.
October
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October 7 — Due to an agreement with the U.S., South Korea has been allowed to develop ballistic missiles with a range of as much as 800 km.
December
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December 19 – The
2012 presidential elections
were held.
Films
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49th Grand Bell Awards
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards
17th Busan International Film Festival
Television
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Music
edit
2012 in South Korean music
List of number-one hits of 2012
List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2012
List of number-one Streaming Songs of 2012
2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards
Sport
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2012 in South Korean football
2012 Korean Grand Prix
2012 Korea Professional Baseball season
2012 South Korean Figure Skating Championships
2012 Korea Open Super Series Premier
2012 Korea Open Grand Prix Gold
2012 Asia Series
2012 Korean Series
2012 Asian Tour
2012 Asian Weightlifting Championships
2012 Asian Wrestling Championships
2012 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships
2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
South Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics
South Korea at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
South Korea at the 2012 Asian Beach Games
South Korea at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
References
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^
S. Korea holds firing drill near tense border.
Agence France-Presse
, March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
^
(LEAD) S. Korea protests China's jurisdictional claim on Ieodo.
Yonhap News Agency
, March 12, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
^
S. Korea-U.S FTA takes effect, sets new era for bilateral ties.
Yonhap News Agency
, March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
^
S.Korea, Taiwan, S.Africa cut Iranian oil imports.
Reuters
, March 22, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
^
Obama names surprise World Bank candidate Jim Yong Kim.
BBC News
, March 23, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
^
South Korea Returns to Current-Account Surplus in February.
Bloomberg
, March 29, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
^
Blue House says More Than 80 Percent of Surveillance Carried Out During Former Administration. KBS, April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
^
"Confirmed: KeSPA and OGN with StarCraft 2 leagues in May and July". Gosugamers.net
. Retrieved
October 16,
2012
.
^
"The Arrival of KeSPA". Cyber-sports.net. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012
. Retrieved
October 16,
2012
.
External links
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Media related to 2012 in South Korea at Wikimedia Commons