JANUARY
4
Over 12 countries imposed Covid-19 testing requirements on arrivals from China
5
Funeral for Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican
6–15
SEA Focus & Singapore Art Week
9
Exhibition “Goodbye in Seoul” closed for artworks criticizing the Korean president and first lady
9
MMCA Korea reprimanded by Ministry of Culture for illegal or unfair practices over acquisitions
12
Maōri tribe demanded repatriation of treasured taonga auctioned at Sotheby’s London
12-15
Mumbai Gallery Weekend
12-15
Inaugural edition of Art SG fair in Singapore
15
Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashed in Pokhara, Nepal, killing all 72 passengers
19
Jacinda Ardern resigned as New Zealand’s prime minister
22
India banned BBC documentary about prime minister Narendra Modi
FEBRUARY
3
Pakistan banned Wikipedia for three days over “blasphemous content”
3-11
Dhaka Art
