2014 in South Korea
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Events in the year 2014 in South Korea.
Incumbents
- President – Park Geun-hye (2013–present)
- Prime Minister – Jung Hong-won (2013–present)
Events
February
- February 17 – A building collapse at a mountain resort in Gyeongju kills ten people.[1]
April
- April 16 – A ferry carrying 476 people capsizes and sinks off the South Korean coast, killing at least 262 people and leaving 40 others missing.[2]
June
- June 4 – The 2014 South Korean local elections are held.
July
- July 17 - A firefighting helicopter searching for missing people from the sinking of the MV Sewol in April crashes in the South Korean city of Gwangju with five people aboard. (Fox News)
- July 17 - A fire at the train at Busan Metro in the South Korean port city of Busan with five people injured and 100 people were evacuated. (Global Post)
Films
Main article: List of South Korean films of 2014
Sports
- April 20–26 – 2014 IIHF World Championship Division I (Group A)
- September 19 – October 4 – 2014 Asian Games
Deaths
- September 3 – Go Eun-bi, 21, singer (Ladies' Code)
- September 7 – Kwon Rise, 23, singer (Ladies' Code)
- October 27 – Shin Hae-chul, 46, singer-songwriter, producer, artist, activist (N.EX.T)
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- ↑ Park, Ju-min (February 17, 2014). "Building collapse at South Korean resort kills 10: officials". Reuters. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Death toll from sunken ferry rises to 262". Yonhap via The Korea Times. May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
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