les bijoux: The most important korean's events in 2009

- to be sure, 2009 was a sadness year in the hearts of Koreans. Where he died the former Presidents Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Dae-jung, also died, Cardinal Kim Sou-hwan, who was regarded as a spiritual leader of the Korean people.

- under the global economic recession Korea achieved rapid economic recovery, which surprised the peoples of the world.
In the first quarter of this year, there were a number of indicators pessimistic about the Korean economy, which reported a growth rate of Korea's gross domestic product amounted to a negative 5.2% and has consistently suffered from a common her financial crisis.
However, the proportion of negative growth in the first quarter fell to negative 2.2% in the second quarter, then turned to a positive growth rate of 0.9% in the third quarter, and was expected to record a total growth rate of 0.2% this year.
This is due the credit for this good economic performance to the policy of government support, and increase Korean exports due to the low value of the Korean currency and lower oil prices and others.

- The global financial crisis provided an opportunity for Korea to raise the role and status in the international community. Another sign of Korea's hosting of the Conference of the top twenty. In the 25 of September last selected Korea to host summit to be held in twenty-November 2010.
The main reasons of the process of Korea to lead global economic recovery and taking the lead in the meeting of the Group of Twenty, which was held to overcome the global financial crisis.

Controversy over the large national projects and Debate on the draft reform of the four rivers and the establishment of the city of Sejong and the law reform and the media

- Cases of conflicting security on the Korean peninsula under the competition and dialogues
- Battle of marine and Chong has launched missiles and the search for dialogue in light of participation in the initiative to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction .

- Decrease in the number of births in Korea - a state of emergency resulting from the risk of low fertility.

An era of multicultural globalized in Korea - one million foreign residents, 7 million foreign visitors .

the Half success that was the beginning of hope - the launch of the space rocket, "Nauru".

the power of korean sporting on the international stage and the the occupation of the first places.
- the ice dancer Player Kim Yoon Ah
-the golf palyer female sin jee ah and male yang yong eon who has won tiger woods in the U.S. -golf professionals and becomes the first Asian player in this sport.
- weightlifting Player Jang Mi-ran