| Dec. |
4thW | 12.24 ~ 12.30 |
Christmas
Increased number of confirmed cases of measles after overseas travel (Europe, Southeast Asia, etc.)
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| 3thW | 12.17 ~ 12.23 |
Protest from Japan regarding the aiming of patrol aircraft
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| 2thW | 12.10 ~ 12.16 |
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| 1thW | 12.03 ~ 12.09 |
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| Nov. |
4thW | 11.26 ~ 12.02 |
Sim Myung-Seop, the CEO of 'Good Choice(여기어때)' resigned and under prosecutor's investigation on suspicion of distributing pornography
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| 3thW | 11.19 ~ 11.25 |
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| 2thW | 11.12 ~ 11.18 |
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| 1thW | 11.05 ~ 11. 11 |
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| Oct. |
5thW | 10.29 ~ 11.04 |
Lion Air's Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft crashed, killing all 157 passengers
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| 4thW | 10.22 ~ 10.28 |
Typhoon Yutu hits Saipan and the Philippines etc.
The reopening of Boracay, Philippines, which was closed due to environmental pollution
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| 3thW | 10.15 ~ 10.21 |
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| 2thW | 10.08 ~ 10.14 |
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| 1thW | 10.01 ~ 10.07 |
Top Travel agency shut down
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| Sep. |
4thW | 09.24 ~ 09.30 |
Chuseok holidays (9/22~9/26)
Scale 7.5 Earthquakes and tsunamis occurred in Indonesia Sulawesi Island
NHN Entertainment acquires 'Doctor Tour (여행박사)'
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| 3thW | 09.17 ~ 09.23 |
3rd Pyongyang Inter-Korean Summit
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| 2thW | 09.10 ~ 09.16 |
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| 1thW | 09.03 ~ 09. 09 |
6.7 magnitude earthquake in Sapporo, Japan
The first patient diagnosed with MERS in Korea
Small and medium-sized travel agencies, such as 'e-Onnuri (e온누리)' and 'TheBetter (더좋은)' gone bankrupted
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| Aug. |
4thW | 08.27 ~ 09.02 |
Nationwide heavy rain (8/26 - 9/4)
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| 3thW | 08.20 ~ 08.26 |
Typhoon Soulik penetrates the Korean Peninsula
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games (8/18-9/2)
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| 2thW | 08.13 ~ 08.19 |
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transportation sanctions JIN Air on its new routes, etc
Turkish lira sharply plummeted
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| 1thW | 08.06 ~ 08.12 |
Korean Air and Asiana Airlines excluded from local tax reduction
Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii stopped
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| Jul. |
5thW | 07.30 ~ 08.05 |
2019 Minimum Wage Fixation Notice (8,350 won)
6.4 magnitude earthquake in Lombok Island, Indonesia
Record heat wave (Record 40.3 degrees Hongcheon, record high temperature for official observation)
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| 4thW | 07.23 ~ 07.29 |
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| 3thW | 07.16 ~ 07.22 |
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| 2thW | 07.09 ~ 07.15 |
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| 1thW | 07.02 ~ 07.08 |
Heavy rain in southwestern Japan
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| Jun. |
4thW | 06.25 ~ 07.01 |
Implementation of 52-hour work week for workplaces with 300 or more employees
Asiana Airlines In-flight Food Delay
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| 3thW | 06.18 ~ 06.24 |
The first-ever summit between the U.S. and North Korea is held, and announces a joint agreement
5.9 magnitude earthquake in Osaka, Japan
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| 2thW | 06.11 ~ 06.17 |
Russia World Cup opens
The 7th local election
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| 1thW | 06.04 ~ 06.10 |
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| 5월 |
4thW | 05.28 ~ 06.03 |
The second inter-Korean summit
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| 3thW | 05.21 ~ 05.27 |
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| 2thW | 05.14 ~ 05.20 |
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| 1thW | 05.07 ~ 05.13 |
76 Yemeni refugees enter Jeju Island
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| Apr. |
5thW | 04.30 ~ 05.06 |
Kilauea volcano eruption, Hawaii
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| 4thW | 04.23 ~ 04.29 |
The first Inter-Korean summit
Boracay of the Philippines closed due to environmental pollution
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| 3thW | 04.16 ~ 04.22 |
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| 2thW | 04.09 ~ 04.15 |
The senior vice president at Korean Air, Cho Hyun-min's 'Watercup rage' recording revealed
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| 1thW | 04.02 ~ 04.08 |
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| Mar. |
4thW | 03.26 ~ 04.01 |
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| 3thW | 03.19 ~ 03.25 |
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| 2thW | 03.12 ~ 03.18 |
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| 1thW | 03.05 ~ 03.11 |
PyeongChang Winter Paralympics opening (3/9-3/18)
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| Feb. |
4thW | 02.26 ~ 03.04 |
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| 3thW | 02.19 ~ 02.25 |
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| 2thW | 02.12 ~ 02.18 |
Lunar New Year Holidays (2/15~2/18)
PyeongChang Winter Olympics Opening (2/9-2/25)
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| 1thW | 02.05 ~ 02.11 |
Asiana Airlines chairman, Park Sam Koo embroiled in sexual harassment scandal
6.4 magnitude earthquake in Huarlien region, Taiwan
Maldives national emergency declaration
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| 1월 |
5thW | 01.30 ~ 02.04 |
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| 4thW | 01.23 ~ 01.29 |
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| 3thW | 01.16 ~ 01.22 |
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| 2thW | 01.09 ~ 01.15 |
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| 1thW | 01.02 ~ 01.08 |
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