KEY EVENTS IN 2016
From Davos to the US Election and Beyond. Here's a selected calendar
of key events for the year
JANUARY
TAIWAN HOLDS an election
and may choose its first female president US BEGINS production of liquefied
natural gas for export from Cheniere Energy's terminal in Louisiana, the first
since 1969 WORLD LEADERS gather for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
VIETNAM'S Communist Party Congress convenes to make leadership changes and set
policy UN MONITORS may conclude that Iran has implemented all steps required
under July nuclear accord, allowing the US and Europe to lift sanctions
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY THE RACE to elect
America's 45th president kicks off with the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire
primary. The caucuses in Nevada and the primary in South Carolina will also be
closely watched.POPE FRANCIS visits Mexico ACADEMY AWARDS in Los Angeles
MARCH
US BEGINS auction of
airwaves to make room for faster mobile phone connections CHINA'S NATIONAL
People's Congress meets and the government releases details of its new
five-year plan DEADLINE for Colombian government negotiators and FARC rebels to
reach a peace deal in Havana, ending a five-decade-old conflict US HOLDS
so-called Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas,
Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont and Virginia and Wyoming.5TH ANNIVERSARY of the uprising that led to
the civil war in Syria
APRIL
THE PANAMA Canal is
expected to open a $5.3-billion expansion THE UNITED NATIONS holds a signing
ceremony for the Paris climate accord SOUTH KOREA has parliamentary elections
PERU HOLDS the first round of presidential elections. Unless a candidate wins
more than 50% of the vote, there'll be a runoff in June with parliamentary
elections on the same day
MAY
THE PHILIPPINES elects a
legislature and president SCOTLAND VOTES for members of its parliament A LAW
requiring plain cigarette packaging takes effect in the UK G-7 LEADERS meet in
Japan's Mie Prefecture, home to the 2,000-year-old Ise Shrine NORTH KOREA'S
Workers Party holds congress
JUNE
US FED releases annual
stress tests of the nation's banks US SUPREME COURT session ends, with rulings
expected on closely watched cases on affirmative action, immigration reform,
abortion and voting rights THE UK'S referendum on leaving the European Union
could come as early as mid-2016, though no official date had been set by the
end of 2015
JULY
PUERTO RICO, in talks with
creditors to ease its $70-billion debt burden, faces payments of $1.98 billion
on bonds sold by the US territory and its agencies THE RACE for the White House
heats up as Republicans and Democrats select their presidential candidates at
party conventions JAPAN EXPECTED to hold upper house election. Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe could also call a snap poll for the lower house.NASA'S JUNO
spacecraft begins visit to Jupiter
AUGUST
SUMMER OLYMPICS in Rio de
Janeiro US FEDERAL Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium
SEPTEMBER
RUSSIA HOLDS electi
SEPTEMBER RUSSIA HOLDS election for lower house of parliament ANNUAL MEETING of
the UN General Assembly in New York G-20 WORLD leaders hold their summit in
China for the first time HONG KONG legislative council election CHINA MARKS the
40th anniversary of Mao Zedong's death
OCTOBER
NOBEL PRIZES announced in
Stockholm WORLD BANKIMF meetings held in Washington, DC
NOVEMBER
AMERICANS ELECT a president
and determine control of Congress. A referendum on the legalisation of
marijuana is expected in California.THE DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo holds
election CHINA'S SHOPPERS go online on Single's Day while retailers in the US
wrestle with Black Friday APEC LEADERS head to Lima, Peru for their 28th annual
gathering ASEANEAST Asia leaders meet in Laos
DECEMBER
75TH ANNIVERSARY of the
bombing of Pearl Harbour RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin delivers his annual
press conference in Moscow, an event that typically lasts about three hours
INDIA EXPECTS to start operations at the strategic Chabahar port in Iran, which
will give it access to Afghanistan and bypass rival Pakistan
ET2JAN16
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