2024 in South Korea

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The following lists events in the year 2024 in South Korea.

Contents

Incumbents

OfficeImageNameAssumed office / Current length
Seal of the President of the Republic of Korea.svg
President of the Republic of Korea
South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol portrait.jpg Yoon Suk Yeol (suspended since 14 December)10 May 2022
(2 years ago)
Han Duck-soo 2022.jpg Han Duck-soo (acting from 14 December to 27 December; suspended since 27 December)14 December 2024
(2 months ago)
Choi Sang-mok 20240816.jpg Choi Sang-mok (acting since 27 December)27 December 2024
(50 days ago)
Emblem of the National Assembly of Korea.svg
Speaker of the National Assembly
Kim Jin-pyo 2022-07.jpg Kim Jin-pyo 4 July 2022
(2 years ago)
Woo Won-shik 20240614.jpg Woo Won-shik 5 June 2024
(8 months ago)
Emblem of Korean Courts.svg
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Jo Heede in his 17th Chief Justice inauguration ceremony.png Cho Hee-dae 8 December 2023
(14 months ago)
Emblem of the Constitutional Court of Korea.svg
President of the Constitutional Court
ijongseogjaepangwan(yangbog).jpg Lee Jong-seok 30 November 2023
(14 months ago)
munhyeongbaejaepangwan(yangbog).jpg Moon Hyungbae (Acting)18 October 2024
(3 months ago)
Emblem of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea.svg
Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea
Han Duck-soo 2022.jpg Han Duck-soo (suspended since 27 December)21 May 2022
(2 years ago)
Choi Sang-mok 20240816.jpg Choi Sang-mok (acting since 27 December)27 December 2024
(50 days ago)

Events

January

Lee speaking on 2 January 2024, shortly before the attack Lee Jae Myung in January 2024.jpg
Lee speaking on 2 January 2024, shortly before the attack

February

March

U.S. Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers opening remarks at the Third Summit for Democracy in Seoul Secretary Blinken Speaks at Third Summit for Democracy Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable (53595454304).jpg
U.S. Secretary Antony J. Blinken delivers opening remarks at the Third Summit for Democracy in Seoul

April

May

June

CCTV footage of the battery explosion in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province Aricell battery factory fire 2.jpg
CCTV footage of the battery explosion in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province

July

August

September

October

November

December

Holidays

As per Presidential Decree No. 28394, 2017. 10. 17., partially amended, the following days are declared holidays in South Korea: [107] [108]

Art and entertainment

Deaths

January

February

April

September

October

November

December

See also

Country overviews

References

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  23. "Seoul alerts overseas missions to NK terror threats". May 2, 2024.
  24. "President Yoon makes first apology for the First Lady's actions". The Chosun Daily . May 15, 2024.
  25. "(LEAD) AI Seoul Summit adopts declaration on safe, innovative, inclusive AI". Yonhap News Agency . May 21, 2024.
  26. "South Korea announces $19 bln support package for chip industry". Reuters . 2024-05-22.
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  38. "South Korean investigators search in factory ruins after fire killed 23, mostly Chinese migrants". Associated Press. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  39. "(2nd LD) 9 dead, 4 injured as car plows into pedestrians in central Seoul". Yonhap News Agency . 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  40. "Kimchi blamed for mass sickness in South Korea". BBC. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  41. "Man who stabbed South Korea's opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison". Associated Press. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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  43. "South Korea Samsung union declares 'indefinite' strike". France 24. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  44. "South Korea abandons plan to suspend licenses of striking doctors to resolve medical impasse". Associated Press. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  45. "North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, Seoul says". Associated Press. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  46. "Tech prowess allows S. Korea's price competitiveness in Czech nuclear bid: industry minister". Yonhap News Agency . July 18, 2024.
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  50. "Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea's presidential compound". Associated Press. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  51. "Overachieving S. Korea ties own gold medal record to finish 8th". Yonhap News Agency . August 12, 2024.
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  54. "U.S. recession fears send KOSPI dipping by record high of nearly 9 pct". Yonhap News Agency . August 5, 2024.
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  56. "BOK extends rate freeze amid soaring home prices". Yonhap News Agency . August 22, 2024.
  57. "Presidential office expresses disappointment over BOK's rate freeze". Yonhap News Agency . August 22, 2024.
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  64. "A. Korea, New Zealand agree to boost security cooperation". Yonhap News Agency . September 4, 2024.
  65. "Farewell summit: Yoon, Kishida pledge to keep momentum in revitalizing ties". The Korea Herald . September 6, 2024.
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  67. "S. Korea, Slovakia sign energy cooperation agreement with eye on nuclear deal". Yonhap News Agency . September 30, 2024.
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  69. "Yoon orders immediate dispatch of military aircraft to evacuate Koreans amid Middle East crisis". The Korea Times . October 2, 2024.
  70. "Nobel Prize in literature is awarded to South Korean author Han Kang for her "intense poetic prose"". Associated Press. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  71. "North Korea accuses South Korea of sending propaganda drones to Pyongyang". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
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  73. "South Korea considered a 'hostile' state after North Korea revises constitution". France 24. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
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  75. "Trash carried by a North Korean balloon again falls on the presidential compound in Seoul". Associated Press. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  76. "South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users". Associated Press. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  77. "At least 2 dead and 12 missing after a fishing boat sinks off South Korea's Jeju island". Associated Press. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  78. "South Korea's military blames North Korea for GPS signal 'jamming attack'". Al Jazeera. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  79. "South Korean court finds former lawmaker guilty of misusing funds meant for sexual slavery victims". Associated Press. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  80. "South Korean opposition leader convicted for violating election law". Al Jazeera. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  81. "Seoul court acquits South Korean opposition leader on charges of instigating perjury". Associated Press. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  82. "South Korea officials say three dead in heavy snowfall". France 24. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  83. "South Korea president declares emergency martial law". CNN. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  84. Eun-Jung, Kim (4 December 2024). "(4th LD) Yoon declares emergency martial law; parliament votes to lift declaration". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  85. Kim, Arin (4 December 2024). "[From the Scene] Rush to get to National Assembly in first hours of martial law". The Korea Herald . Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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  87. Lee, Haye-Ah (5 December 2024). "Nat'l Assembly passes impeachment motions against chief auditor, prosecutors". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  88. Kim, Eun-jung (5 December 2024). "(LEAD) Yoon accepts defense minister's resignation amid martial law chaos". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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  94. Park, Jin-seong; Park, Su-hyeon (8 December 2024). "Interior minister linked to martial law allegations resigns; Yoon approves". The Chosun Ilbo . Retrieved 9 December 2024.
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  96. "Fishing boat capsizes after colliding with sand barge in South Korea, killing 7". Associated Press. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  97. "Nat'l police chief, Seoul police head arrested in martial law probe". The Korea Times . 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  98. "Cho Kuk sentenced 2 years, loses seat, shot at presidency". The Korea Herald . 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  99. "South Korean MPs impeach president over martial law attempt". BBC. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  100. "[Breaking] South Korea's parliament votes to impeach acting president; Ruling party vows to challenge its effect". The Korea Herald . 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
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  103. Kim Seung-yeon (December 29, 2024). "Airplane veers off runway, crashes at airport in S. Korea's Muan". Yonhap News Agency. Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  104. "Captain found dead after car ferry capsizes off southwestern coast, 4 still missing". The Korea Times. 2024-12-31. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
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  111. Oh, Yu-jin (18 February 2024). "60·70년대 영화 스타 남궁원씨 별세...홍정욱 前의원 부친" [Namgoong Won, a movie star in the 60s and 70s, passes away...father of former lawmaker Hong Jeong-wook]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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