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2007 In South Korea
Events from the year 2007 in South Korea. Incumbents *President: Roh Moo-hyun *Prime Minister: ** Han Myeong-sook until April 2, ** Han Duck-soo Events * February 7: Manhunt International 2007 * April 2: Han Duck-soo becomes prime minister of South Korea, replacing Han Myeong-sook * April 16: South Korean expatriate Seung-Hui Cho murders 32 people at Virginia Tech in the U.S. * June 30: The free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea is signed. * July 19: South Korean citizens in Afghanistan are taken hostage by terrorists. * July 27: The South Korean pledge of allegiance is re-worded to remove overly racialist language. * August 17: Jellyfish Entertainment is founded. * November 17: 2007 Mnet Asian Music Awards * December 7: 2007 South Korea oil spill * December 19: 2007 South Korean presidential election * BBK stock price manipulation incident Sport * 2007 in South Korean football * 2007 Korea Professional Baseball season * South Korea at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Century
The 20th century began on 1 January 1901 (MCMI), and ended on 31 December 2000 (MM). It was the 10th and last century in the 2nd millennium and was marked by new models of scientific understanding, unprecedented scopes of warfare, new modes of communication that would operate at nearly instant speeds, and new forms of art and entertainment. Population growth was also unprecedented, as the century started with around 1.6 billion people, and ended with around 6.2 billion. The 20th century was dominated by significant geopolitical events that reshaped the political and social structure of the globe: World War I, the Spanish flu, Spanish flu pandemic, World War II and the Cold War. Unprecedented 20th century in science, advances in science and technology defined the century, including the advent of nuclear weapons and nuclear power, space exploration, the Digital Revolution, shift from analog to digital computing and the continuing advancement of transportation, including powered f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chosun Ilbo
''The Chosun Ilbo'' (, ), also known as ''The Chosun Daily,'' is a Korean-language newspaper of record for South Korea and among the oldest active newspapers in the country. With a daily circulation of more than 1,800,000, ''The'' ''Chosun Ilbo'' has been audited annually since the Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993. ''The'' ''Chosun Ilbo'' and its subsidiary company, Digital Chosun, operate the ''Chosun.com'' news website, which also publishes news in English, Chinese, and Japanese. History The Chosun Ilbo Establishment Union was created in September 1919. ''The'' ''Chosun Ilbo'' newspaper was founded on 5 March 1920 by Sin Sogu with the financial support of the Daejong Business Association. Cho Jin-Tae, the vice-chairman of the Daejong Business Association was appointed the first President of the newspaper in 1920. However, as the Business Association failed to pay promised finances, the relationship between the Association and ''The Chosun Ilbo'' broke down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships
The 2007 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships was the 12th Asian Canoe Sprint Championships and took place from September 13–16, 2007 in Hwacheon, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t .... Medal summary Men Women Medal table References Results {{Asian Canoeing Championships Canoe Sprint Championships Asian Canoe Sprint Championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Korea Open Super Series
The 2007 Korea Open Super Series (officially known as the Yonex Korea Open Super Series 2007 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea, from 23 to 28 January 2007 and had a total purse of $300,000. Tournament The 2007 Korea Open Super Series was the second tournament of the 2007 BWF Super Series and also part of the Korea Open championships, which had been held since 1991. Venue This international tournament was held at SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul, South Korea. Point distribution Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF Super Series event. Prize money The total prize money for this tournament was US$300,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations. Men's singles Seeds # Lin Dan (champion) # Lee Chong Wei ''(quarter-finals)'' # Chen Hong ''(first round)'' # Peter Gade ''(wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
