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Two Koreas end brief military talks The first military talks between North and South in 8 months ended in just 1.5 hour, casting doubts over the prospect of any progress
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Asian markets dip despite bailout vote Asian and Pacific stock markets dropped despite the U.S. Senate's approval of a modified $700 billion bank rescue plan
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| Sep. 29 |
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Asian markets fall on U.S. bailout failure Nikkei index dropped 4.8% in the first hour of trading, while the Australian Securities Exchange fell 4.5%. S. Korea's KOSPI dropped 3.6%
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| Sep. 19 |
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S. Korea promoted to developed market System of global markets created by the FTSE Group: S. Korea has been promoted from advanced emerging market to developed market
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| Sep. 16 |
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Asian markets mixed on AIG rescue
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| Sep. 15 |
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Lehman collapse hits Asian shares Global markets were reeling after a historic day on Wall Street that saw 2 famous names become the latest victims of the credit crunch
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| Aug.5 |
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Bush praises South Korea, rebukes North
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Puppies: birth of commercial pet cloning
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| Aug.2 |
North Korea |
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N Korea steps up row with South
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| Jul.28 |
South Korea |
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First U.S. beef arrives in Korea after ban
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| Jul.15 |
South Korea |
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Ex-Samsung boss convicted A court convicted Lee Kun-hee on for evading taxes and fined him 110 billion won ($109 million), but said his crimes did not justify a prison
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| Jul.10 |
South Korea |
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Seoul to revive talks with North |
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| Jun.28 |
South Korea |
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Scores hurt in beef protests
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| Jun.25 |
South Korea |
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South Korea lifts ban on US beef| South Korea has formally lifted an import ban, allowing meat from young cattle to be shipped into the country | |
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| Jun.21 |
South Korea |
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U.S., South Korea strike on beef sales |
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| Jun.15 |
South Korea |
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No deal at S Korea-US beef talks |
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| Jun.13 |
United Kingdom |
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Fuel prices see strikes spread globally |
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| Jun.9 |
South Korea |
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Cabinet offers to resign
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Man abducted in 1975 escapes N. Korea |
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| Jun.3 |
South Korea |
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South Korea backs off importing U.S. beef |
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| May.26 |
South Korea |
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Protests over US beef |
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| Apr.26 |
South Korea |
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Tight security at Seoul torch relay Protesters promised to put police to the test as the Olympic torch began the 17th leg of its relay in South Korea's capital
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| Apr.17 |
South Korea |
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S Korea 'due to lift US beef ban'
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| Mar.26 |
North Korea |
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N Korea expels S Korean managers |
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| Mar.18 |
Japan |
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Asian markets lift after Fed cut |
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| Jan.21 |
Sydney |
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Australasia markets see further losses |
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| Dec.19 |
South Korea |
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Lee set for landslide 
| Lee Myung-Bak, a former Seoul mayor and Hyundai executive, claimed victory in presidential election. Lee is currently facing investigation amid allegations o... | |
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| Dec.10 |
South Korea |
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Inter-Korean train service starts
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| Dec.7 |
South Korea |
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Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea Thousands of tons of oil spilled off the western coast of South Korea after an oil tanker collided with a barge carrying a crane
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| Nov.27 |
North Korea |
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Two Koreas begin security talks |
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| Oct.3 |
North Korea |
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Korean leaders sign declaration
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| Oct.2 |
North Korea |
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Two Koreas open summit talks
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| Oct.1 |
North Korea |
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Kim greets Roh in Pyongyang
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North Korea |
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President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone
South Korea's president crossed the Cold War's last frontier in a symbolic walk of reconciliation for talks with his North Korean counterpart
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| Sep.7 |
Sydney |
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Bush spars with Roh on Korean war |
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| Sep.1 |
South Korea |
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Freed Koreans return home The 19 church workers freed from captivity in Afghanistan have arrived home in Seoul, after being held by the Taleban for 6 weeks
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| Aug.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban Kidnappers released the 7 remaining hostages and handed them over to Red Cross officials
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| Aug.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban frees 12 South Korean hostages
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| Aug.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: Korean hostages to be released |
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| Aug.13 |
Afghanistan |
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Two female Korean hostages freed
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| Aug.11 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: 2 hostages to be released |
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| Aug.7 |
South Korea |
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Two Koreas to hold summit |
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| Jul.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: Male hostage shot dead
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Taliban resumes talks on hostages |
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| Jul.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: Hostages will die Monday |
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| Jul.26 |
Afghanistan |
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S Korean hostage pleads for help |
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| Jul.25 |
South Korea |
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S Korea urges release of hostages
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Taliban kills South Korean hostage
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| Jul.23 |
Afghanistan |
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Deadline looms for hostages |
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Taliban extend deadline for hostages |
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| Jul.20 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans The militants threatened to kill a group of abducted Christians within 24 hours unless S. Korea withdraws its troops from Afghanistan
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| May.16 |
North Korea |
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Korean trains in historic link-up
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| Apr.17 |
Virginia |
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S Korean named as campus gunman
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| Feb.9 |
South Korea |
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New bird flu outbreak |
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| Jan.2 |
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New U.N. chief Ban Ki moon takes over Starting his first day of work, new Secretary-General vowed to end mistrust of the United Nations
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| Oct.18 |
South Korea |
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Rice holding 3-way talks in Seoul |
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| Oct.13 |
UN |
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South Korean named U.N. leader The General Assembly has appointed S. Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to serve as the next secretary-general
| Ban, 62, will be the 8th secretary general and the first from Asia since U Thant of Burma. Kofi Annan second 5-year term expires at the end of this year. Ban Ki-moon was one of 7 candidates bidding to be the U.N. chief.
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| Oct.9 |
UN Security Council |
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S Korean proposed as new UN chief Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon has been nominated by the Security Council as the successor to Kofi Annan
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| Oct.6 |
North Korea |
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Shots fired amid Korean tension |
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| Oct.2 |
UN |
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Korean looks likely as Annan's successor
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| May.11 |
South Korea |
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S. Korea charges stem-cell pioneer |
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| Jan.9 |
South Korea |
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Scientist's embryo cloning faked An investigation into the pioneering work of cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk has found further fabrications
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| Dec.22 |
South Korea |
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Cloning research was fake| Research into cloning stem cells, hailed as a breakthrough earlier this year, was fabricated | |
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| Nov.17 |
South Korea |
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APEC leaders gather amid protests |
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| Oct.3 |
South Korea |
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Concert stampede kills 11 |
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| May.20 |
South Korea |
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Stem cells tailored to patients
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| Jun.22 |
South Korea |
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S Korea resolute on Iraq troops |
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Iraq |
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South Korean hostage beheaded
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| Jun.20 |
Iraq |
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Threat to behead South Korean hostage |
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| May.14 |
South Korea |
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Roh apologizes over impeachment |
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| May.13 |
South Korea |
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Roh impeachment overturned |
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| Mar.11 |
South Korea |
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National Assembly votes to impeach Roh Roh's powers were suspended and Prime Minister Gun will lead until a Court decides whether the president to be removed
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Roh impeachment vote gets physical
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| Feb.12 |
South Korea |
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Scientists cloned human embryos The researchers reported they have created human embryos through cloning and extracted stem cells
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| Jan.14 |
South Korea |
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Foreign minister resigns |
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| Dec.21 |
South Korea |
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Bird flu spreading |
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| Nov.16 |
South Korea |
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Rumsfeld met with protests |
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| Nov.11 |
South Korea |
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Workers walk off the job |
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| Sep.30 |
South Korea |
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Wary S. Korea keeps troops home |
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| Sep.14 |
South Korea |
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Troops searching for missing people |
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| Sep.13 |
South Korea |
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Typhoon toll 'may top 100'
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| Sep.12 |
South Korea |
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Typhoon pounds South Korea |
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| Aug.3 |
South Korea |
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Hyundai tour boss 'jumps to death' |
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| Jun.13 |
North Korea |
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Railway reconnects two Koreas |
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| Feb.18 |
South Korea |
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Grim search in subway |
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| Feb.17 |
South Korea |
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182 died after arson attack in subway| 135 people are believed to be injured as firefighters struggled to free those still trapped in the city of Daegu | |
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| Feb.13 |
South Korea |
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Kim Dae-jung sorry for summit scandal |
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| Jan.25 |
South Korea |
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S. Korea asks to delay emergency meeting |
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| Jan.24 |
South Korea |
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S. Korea to send envoy to Pyongyang |
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| Jan.21 |
South Korea |
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South pushes nukes issue at Korean talks |
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| Jan.16 |
South Korea |
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S. Korea makes nuclear plea |
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| Jan.12 |
South Korea |
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U.S. 'ready to talk' with N. Korea |
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| Jan.3 |
South Korea |
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Seoul to put deal on table |
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South Korea |
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S Korea offers to mediate over North |
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| Dec.19 |
South Korea |
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Roh claims victory presidential vote
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| Dec.18 |
South Korea |
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Presidential election |
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| Dec.14 |
South Korea |
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Huge anti-US rally |
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| Sep.1 |
South Korea |
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Clean up after deadly typhoon |
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| Aug.30 |
South Korea |
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Breakthrough on Korean border links |
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| Aug.11 |
South Korea |
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Koreas resume peace talks |
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| Jul.10 |
South Korea |
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Prime minister replaced
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| Jun.29 |
South Korea |
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Turkey tops Korea 3-2 for third place |
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| Jun.28 |
South Korea |
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Korean ship battle kills four |
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| Jun.25 |
South Korea |
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Germany 1-0 South Korea in semi-final |
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| Jun.22 |
South Korea |
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Host beats Spain, advances to semifinals |
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| Jun.21 |
South Korea |
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Germany 1-0 USA in quarterfinal |
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| Jun.18 |
South Korea |
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South Korea beat Italy |
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| May.31 |
South Korea |
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France 0-1 Senegal in World Cup opening |
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| Apr.14 |
South Korea |
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Chinese jet crashes
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| Jun.15 |
North Korea |
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Presidents of Koreas sign peace accord Summit between Kim Jong-il and Kim Dae-jung. North stops propaganda broadcasts against the South