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2006 In South Korea
Events from the year 2006 in South Korea. Incumbents * President: Roh Moo-hyun * Prime Minister: ** Lee Hae-chan (until 14 March), ** Han Myeong-sook (starting 14 March) Events * March 1–4: South Korean railroad strike of 2006 * March 14: 2006 South Korean prime minister elections * April: The Saemangeum Seawall is completed * April 20: Han Myeong Sook becomes prime minister of South Korea, replacing Lee Hae-chan * May 12: The Korean Paralympic Committee is founded. * May 31: 2006 South Korean local elections * July 10: The Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board is formed. * July 21: 43rd Grand Bell Awards * November 25: 2006 Mnet Asian Music Awards * December 31: 2006 KBS Drama Awards Sport * South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics * South Korea at the 2006 Winter Paralympics * South Korea at the 2006 Asian Games * 2006 BWF World Junior Championships * 2006 World Junior Curling Championships * 2006 Korea Open * 2006 in South Korean football * 2006 Peace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Century
The 20th (twentieth) century began on January 1, 1901 ( MCMI), and ended on December 31, 2000 ( MM). The 20th century was dominated by significant events that defined the modern era: Spanish flu pandemic, World War I and World War II, nuclear weapons, nuclear power and space exploration, nationalism and decolonization, technological advances, and the Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts. These reshaped the political and social structure of the globe. The 20th century saw a massive transformation of humanity's relationship with the natural world. Global population, sea level rise, and ecological collapses increased while competition for land and dwindling resources accelerated deforestation, water depletion, and the mass extinction of many of the world's species and decline in the population of others. Global heating increased the risk of extreme weather conditions. Additional themes include intergovernmental organizations and cultural homogenization through developments in em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 South Korean Local Elections
The 4th Local Elections were held in South Korea on 31 May 2006. It was the first local elections in South Korea to have political parties nominating candidates for Municipal Councillors. The ruling Uri Party proved its declining popularity since the 2004 general elections while the main opposition party, Grand National Party managed to clinch back lost grounds, using the opportunity for the presidential election the following year. Metropolitan city mayoral elections Seoul Incheon Daejeon Gwangju Daegu Busan Ulsan Gubernatorial elections Gyeonggi Gangwon North Chungcheong South Chungcheong North Jeolla South Jeolla North Gyeongsang South Gyeongsang Jeju Provincial-level council elections Summary Constituency seats Proportional representation seats Municipal-level mayoral elections Summary By region Municipal-level council elections Summary Constituency seats Proportional rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup
The 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup was a women's football tournament for women's national teams from countries affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation. It was the 15th installment of the AFC Women's Asian Cup. Unlike the previous tournament which was held every two years, the tournament was moved back a year to 2006. The structure of the competition changed for this tournament, with a qualifying tournament and a separate championship tournament. The four qualifiers of the sub-tournament (Vietnam, Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, Thailand) went on to compete for the Championship proper against the four automatic finalists (China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea). Australia were added to the final tournament following their switch from Oceania Football Confederation to the Asian confederation. The finals of the tournament were held in Australia in July 2006 - the hosting rights were originally given to Japan, but after Australia moved conferences, they were given the hosting rights. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Peace Queen Cup
The 2006 Peace Queen Cup was first edition of Peace Queen Cup. It was held from October 28 to November 4, 2006 in South Korea. Venues Group stage All times are Korean Standard Time (KST) – UTC+9 Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final Awards Winners Individual awards Scorers 6 goals: * Christine Sinclair 3 goals: * Kristine Lilly 2 goals: * Patrizia Panico 1 goal: * Caitlin Munoz * Sarah Walsh * Angelica * Nilda * Roseli * Suzana * Martina Franko * Randee Hermus * Jodi-Ann Robinson * Rhian Wilkinson * Camilla Sand Andersen * Maja Juliussen * Janne Madsen * Johanna Rasmussen * Valentina Boni * Giulia Perelli * Hong Kyung-Suk * Park Eun-Jung * Natasha Kai * Lindsay Tarpley Lindsay Ann Tarpley Snow (; born September 22, 1983) is an American professional soccer Striker (association football), forward and midfielder. She is a two-time Football at the Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In South Korean Football
This article shows the 2006 season of South Korean football. FIFA World Cup National team results Senior team Under-23 team K League Regular season Championship playoffs Bracket Final table Korean FA Cup Korean League Cup Korean Super Cup Korea National League First stage Second stage Championship playoff A3 Champions Cup AFC Champions League Group stage Group E Group F Knockout stage FIFA Club World Cup Diary of the season * March 12: The 2006 season of the K League kicks off. * April 7: Goyang Kookmin Bank beats Incheon Korail 3-1 as the second division, the Korea National League gets underway. * May 10: The first stage of the K League concludes with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma as the winners. * June 13: The second-half goals from Lee Chun-soo and Ahn Jung-hwan help Korea recover from 1–0 down, to beat Togo at the World Cup. * June 18: A late goal from Park Ji-sung allows Korea to draw 1-1 with France at the World Cup. * June 23: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Korea Open
The 2006 Korea Open in badminton was held in Seoul, from August 21 to August 27, 2006. The prize money was US$300,000. Venue Jangchung Gymnasium Results Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles {{4TeamBracket-Tennis3 , team-width=160 , RD1-team1={{flagicon, INA Nova Widianto{{flagicon, INA Liliyana Natsir , RD1-score1-1=21 , RD1-score1-2=21 , RD1-score1-3= , RD1-team2={{flagicon, DEN Thomas Laybourn{{flagicon, DEN Kamilla Rytter Juhl , RD1-score2-1=14 , RD1-score2-2=17 , RD1-score2-3= , RD1-team3={{flagicon, DEN Jens Eriksen{{flagicon, DEN Mette Schjoldager Mette Schjoldager (born 21 April 1977) is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand. Career Schjoldager made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Teamed-up with Ann-Lou Jørgensen, they beat ... , RD1-score3-1=w , RD1-score3-2=/ , RD1-score3-3=o , RD1-team4={{flagicon, KOR Lee Jae-jin{{flagicon, KOR Lee Hyo-jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2006 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 11 to 19 in Jeonju, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed .... Men Teams Round-robin standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' Round-robin results Draw 1 ''Saturday, March 11, 14:00'' Draw 2 ''Sunday, March 12, 9:00'' Draw 3 ''Sunday, March 12, 19:00'' Draw 4 ''Monday, March 13, 14:00'' Draw 5 ''Tuesday, March 14, 9:00'' Draw 6 ''Tuesday, March 14, 19:00'' Draw 7 ''Wednesday, March 15, 14:00'' Draw 8 ''Thursday, March 16, 9:00'' Draw 9 ''Thursday, March 16, 19:00'' Playoffs Semifinals ''Saturday, March 18, 19:00'' Bronze-medal game ''Sunday, March 19, 9:00'' Gold-medal game ''Sunday, March 19, 13:30'' Women Teams Round-robin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 BWF World Junior Championships
The 2006 BWF World Junior Championships is the eight tournament of the BWF World Junior Championships. It was held in Incheon, South Korea at the Samsan World Gymnasium, between 2–11 November 2006. Medalists Team competition A total of 28 countries competed at the team competition in 2006 BWF World Junior Championships. Final positions #South Korea #China #Malaysia #Indonesia #Japan #Singapore #Thailand #India #Chinese Taipei #England #Germany #Russia #Denmark #Netherlands #Czech Republic #Turkey #Hong Kong #Ukraine #Vietnam #United States #Canada #Bulgaria #New Zealand #Australia #Philippines #Pakistan #South Africa #Egypt Final Round Individual competitions Boys Singles Seeded #Kenichi Tago ''(quarter-final)'' #Han Ki-Hoon ''(quarter-final)'' #Mohd Arif Abdul Latif ''(fourth round)'' #Tommy Sugiarto ''(final)'' # Chen Tianyu ''(third round)'' #Lu Qicheng ''(semi-final)'' #Teo Kok Siang ''(third round)'' #Derek Wong Zi Liang ''(fourth round)'' # Mads Conrad-Peters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea At The 2006 Asian Games
South Korea participated in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar on 1–15 December 2006. South Korea ranked 2nd with 58 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad. Medal summary Medal table Medalists Gold * Archery – Men's individual : Im Dong-Hyun * Archery – Women's individual : Park Sung-hyun * Archery – Men's team : Im Dong-Hyun, Jang Yong-Ho, Lee Chang-Hwan, Park Kyung-Mo * Archery – Women's team : Lee Tuk-Young, Park Sung-hyun, Yun Mi-Jin, Yun Ok-Hee * Athletics – Men's javelin throw : Park Jae-Myong * Bowling – Men's masters : Jo Nam-Yi * Bowling – Women's trios : Kim Hyo-Mi, Hwang Sun-Ok, Nam Bo-Ra * Bowling – Women's all events : Choi Jin-A * Bowling – Women's masters : Choi Jin-A * Cycling – Men's keirin : Kang Dong-Jin * Cycling – Men's individual pursuit : Jang Sun-jae * Cycling – Women's individual pursuit : Lee Min-Hye * Cycling – Men's madison : Jang Sun-jae, Park Sung-Baek * Cycling – Men's team pursuit : Hwang In-H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea At The 2006 Winter Paralympics
South Korea participated as Korea in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy. Korea entered three athletes in the following sports: *Alpine skiing: 3 male Medalists See also *2006 Winter Paralympics *South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics External linksTorino 2006 Paralympic Games Nations at the 2006 Winter Paralympics |
South Korea At The 2006 Winter Olympics
South Korea competed as ''Republic of Korea'' at the 2006 Winter Olympics, while North Korea competed as the '' Democratic People's Republic of Korea''. At the opening ceremony, the athletes of both North and South Korea entered the stadium together behind the Korean Unification Flag. Medalists * In terms of medal count, South Korea is the only Asian country in the top ten. * Ten of the eleven medals were won in short track speed skating. Short track speedskaters Jin Sun-yu and Ahn Hyun-soo were the second and third people to win three gold medals each in Turin. Ahn also won a bronze. Alpine skiing Biathlon Cross-country skiing ;Distance ;Sprint Freestyle skiing Luge Short track speed skating ;Men ;Women Skeleton Ski jumping Speed skating ;Men ;Women References * {{Nations at the 2006 Winter Olympics Korea, South 2006 Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 KBS Drama Awards
The 2006 KBS Drama Awards () was a ceremony honoring the outstanding achievement in television on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) network for the year of 2006. It was held on December 31, 2006 and hosted by Tak Jae-hoon, Ryu Si-won and Choi Jung-won. Nominations and winners References External links *http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/2006award/ KBS Drama Awards KBS Drama Awards KBS Drama Awards The KBS Drama Awards () is an awards ceremony presented by the Korean Broadcasting System The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean te ... December 2006 events in South Korea {{tv-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
