2008 in South Korea
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Events in the year 2008 in South Korea.
Incumbents
- President: Roh Moo-hyun (until February 25), Lee Myung-bak (starting February 25)
- Prime Minister: Han Myeong-sook (until 29 February), Han Seung-soo (starting 29 February)
Events
January
February
- 2008 Namdaemun fire broke out on February 10.[1]
March
- 2008 Asian Wrestling Championships were held in Jeju City from March 18 to 23.[2]
April
- 2008 Asian Judo Championships were held from April 26 to 27. South Korea had two Gold medalists, six Silver medalists, and 4 Bronze medalists.[3]
May
June
July
- 52nd Miss Korea 2008 was a beauty pageant. It was held on July 8, 2008 at Sejong Center.[4]
August
- South Korea competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in August. The country had participants that won a total of 31 medals.[5]
September
October
- South Korea participated in the 2008 Asian Beach Games, which took place from October 8 to 26.[6]
- October 28: Nonhyeon-dong massacre
November
December
- Nayoung Case
- The 23rd Golden Disk Awards were held December 10, 2008. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year.[7][8][9][10]
- December 13: The first China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit is held in Fukuoka, Japan.
- December 25: The finalists of the Korean Astronaut Program are selected.
Films
- List of 2008 box office number-one films in South Korea
- 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards
- 45th Grand Bell Awards
Television
Sport
See also
- 2008 in South Korean music
- South Korea at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- 2008 US beef protest in South Korea
- China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2008 in South Korea.
- ^ YONHAP NEWS
- ^ Results
- ^ "Asian Judo Championships Results". bbweb-arena.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Olympics Sports Medals - 2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing, China - ESPN
- ^ "Olympic Council of Asia: Games". Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
- ^ http://www.kukinews.com/life/article/view.asp?page=1&gCode=ent&arcid=0921125354[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.segye.com/Articles/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENTS/Article.asp?aid=20081212001212
- ^ http://www.asiaeconomy.co.kr/uhtml/read.jsp?idxno=456148
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
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