 World News
 East Asia
Korea
 North Korea
 South Korea
 Disasters
 Politics
 Crime
 Business
 Sports
 War & Army
 Coming Events
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
 Korean Hostages
 Ban Ki moon
 South Korea, Afghanistan
 South Korea, Arab Countries
 South Korea, European Union
 South Korea, Iraq
 South Korea, Japan
South Korea, North Korea
 South Korea, Bush
 South Korea, UN
 South Korea, USA
 South Korea on Wikipedia
 South Korea on Web
 South Korea Books
 South Korea Map
 South Korea from Space
 South Korea News & Media
 Chart
|
Summary. Click for More >
|
| Apr. 26 |
|
Tight security at Seoul torch relay
|
| Apr. 21 |
|
Samsung chief resigns from post
|
| Apr. 17 |
|
S Korea 'due to lift US beef ban'
|
| |
Judges freed by new PM
year 2007 ... more >
|
|
| Dec.19 |
|
Lee set for landslide  Lee Myung-Bak, a former Seoul mayor and Hyundai executive, claimed victory in presidential election
|
| Dec.7 |
|
Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea
|
| Oct.3 |
|
Korean leaders sign declaration. North Korea
|
| Oct.1 |
|
President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone | North Korea: South Korea's president crossed the Cold War's last frontier in a symbolic walk of reconciliation for talks with his North Korean counterpart. His meeting with Kim Jong-il is only the... | |
|
| Sep.1 |
|
Freed Koreans return home
|
| Aug.30 |
|
Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban. Afghanistan
|
| Aug.13 |
|
Two female Korean hostages freed. Afghanistan
|
| Jul.30 |
|
Taliban: Male hostage shot dead. Afghanistan
|
| Jul.25 |
|
S Korea urges release of hostages
| South Korea | Major Events in 21st Century | 
|
|
Neighbor News Timelines:
Add a favorite (file a bookmark) to South Korea News Timeline
Please send feedback to: support@mapreport.com
Advertise on South Korea Page
|
Real Estate:
94506 homes,
94501,
94502,
94526 houses,
94509,
94531,
94582 homes,
94540,
94541,
94583 homes,
94542,
94543,
94595 houses,
94544,
94545,
94596 homes,
94546,
94552,
94597 homes,
94550,
94551,
94598 houses,
94557,
94577,
94518 homes,
94578,
94579,
94519 homes,
94608,
94662,
94520 houses,
94701,
94702,
94521 homes,
94703,
94704,
94522 homes,
94705,
94526,
94523 houses,
94706,
94707,
94524 homes,
94708,
94709,
94527 homes,
94710,
94712,
94582 houses,
94720,
94583 homes,
94566 houses,
94568 homes,
94588 houses
|
Details:
|
| Apr. 26 |
|
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
|
| Apr. 21 |
|
Samsung chief resigns from post Lee Kun-hee has quit after he was charged with tax evasion and breach of trust
|
| Apr. 19 |
|
Bush, Lee hopeful of swaying North Korea. Washington
|
| Apr. 17 |
|
S Korea 'due to lift US beef ban' Seoul's farm ministry: South Korea has agreed to relax restrictions on beef imports from the US
|
| Mar.26 |
|
N Korea expels S Korean managers. North Korea
|
| |
Judges freed by new PM
|
| Mar.18 |
|
Asian markets lift after Fed cut. Japan
|
| Feb.20 |
|
President-elect Lee Myung-bak cleared
|
| Feb.15 |
|
First order for pet dog cloning
|
| Feb.10 |
|
Seoul's historic gate destroyed by fire |
|
| Jan.21 |
|
Australasia markets see further losses. Sydney
|
| |
Militants overrun fort
|
|
| Dec.24 |
|
14 sailors missing
|
| Dec.19 |
|
Seoul poll winner tough on North |
|
| |
|
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... | |
|
| Dec.10 |
|
Inter-Korean train service starts
|
| Dec.9 |
|
South Korea faces 'sea of oil'
|
| Dec.7 |
|
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
|
| |
Musharraf sworn in for second term
|
| Nov.27 |
|
Two Koreas begin security talks |
|
| Oct.3 |
|
Korean leaders sign declaration North Korea: Kim Jong Il and Roh Moo-hyun signed a joint statement, pledging to begin work on a permanent peace agreement
|
| Oct.2 |
|
Two Koreas open summit talks. North Korea
|
| Oct.1 |
|
Kim greets Roh in Pyongyang. North Korea
|
| |
|
President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone North Korea: South Korea's president crossed the Cold War's last frontier in a symbolic walk of reconciliation for talks with his North Korean counterpart
| His meeting with Kim Jong-il is only the second such meeting since the Korean war
|
| | |
|
| |
U.N. envoy arrives in Myanmar
|
| Sep.7 |
|
Bush spars with Roh on Korean war |
|
| Sep.1 |
 |
 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
|
| Aug.30 |
|
Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban Afghanistan: Kidnappers released the 7 remaining hostages and handed them over to Red Cross officials
|
| Aug.29 |
|
Taliban frees 12 South Korean hostages. Afghanistan
|
| Aug.28 |
|
Taliban: Korean hostages to be released |
|
| |
Student riots flare
|
| Aug.13 |
|
Two female Korean hostages freed Afghanistan: Kim Kyung Ja and Kim Jina were now in Ghazni's provincial capital, 25 days after they were seized
|
| Aug.11 |
|
Taliban: 2 hostages to be released |
|
| Aug.7 |
|
Two Koreas to hold summit |
|
| Jul.30 |
|
Taliban: Male hostage shot dead Afghanistan: A second South Korean hostage held captive has been killed, a spokesman for the militants said. The body was dropped off in the province of ...
|
| |
|
Taliban resumes talks on hostages |
|
| Jul.29 |
|
Lightning kills five climbers |
|
| |
|
Taliban: Hostages will die Monday |
|
| Jul.26 |
|
S Korean hostage pleads for help |
|
| Jul.25 |
|
S Korea urges release of hostages The government condemned the Taleban for the death of one of the hostages, while sending an envoy to negotiate for the others' release
|
| |
|
Taliban kills South Korean hostage. Afghanistan
|
| Jul.23 |
|
Deadline looms for hostages |
|
| |
Former king Zahir Shah dies
|
| |
|
Taliban extend deadline for hostages |
|
| Jul.20 |
|
Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans Afghanistan: The militants threatened to kill a group of abducted Christians within 24 hours unless S. Korea withdraws its troops from Afghanistan
|
| |
Supreme Court reinstates top judge
|
| Jul.1 |
|
Tycoon Kim Seung-youn jailed for assault |
|
| Jun.26 |
|
'No survivors' in plane |
|
| |
NATO strike 'kills 25 civilians'
|
| May.16 |
|
Korean trains in historic link-up. North Korea
|
| Apr.17 |
|
S Korean named as campus gunman. Virginia
|
| Feb.9 |
|
New bird flu outbreak
|
| Jan.2 |
|
 New U.N. chief Ban Ki moon takes over UN: Starting his first day of work, new Secretary-General vowed to end mistrust of the United Nations
|
|
| |
'Al Qaeda school' attack: 80 dead
|
| Oct.18 |
|
Rice holding 3-way talks in Seoul |
|
| Oct.14 |
|
Japan, South Korea hail sanctions vote |
|
| Oct.13 |
|
South Korean named U.N. leader  UN: 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.
|
| | |
|
| Oct.12 |
|
Seoul, Beijing debate NK sanctions |
|
| Oct.9 |
|
S Korean proposed as new UN chief UN Security Council: Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon has been nominated by the Security Council as the successor to Kofi Annan
|
| |
North Korea claims nuclear test
|
| Oct.6 |
|
Shots fired amid Korean tension |
|
| Oct.2 |
|
Korean looks likely as Annan's successor. UN
|
| May.11 |
|
S. Korea charges stem-cell pioneer
|
| Jan.9 |
|
Scientist's embryo cloning faked An investigation into the pioneering work of cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk has found further fabrications
|
|
| Dec.22 |
|
Cloning research was fake| Research into cloning stem cells, hailed as a breakthrough earlier this year, was fabricated | |
|
| |
WTO seals farms deal
|
| Nov.17 |
|
APEC leaders gather amid protests
|
| Nov.16 |
|
Bush seeks Asian unity on N. Korea |
|
| Oct.3 |
|
Concert stampede kills 11 |
|
| Jul.11 |
|
Seoul boosts food aid to N. Korea |
|
| May.20 |
|
Stem cells tailored to patients
|
| |
100 dead as train derails
|
|
| Oct.25 |
|
Seoul finds holes in North border |
|
| Jun.22 |
|
S Korea resolute on Iraq troops |
|
| |
|
South Korean hostage beheaded. Iraq
|
| |
|
Uneasy wait for Korea hostage fate |
|
| Jun.21 |
|
Korea appeals for hostage release |
|
| Jun.20 |
|
Threat to behead South Korean hostage |
|
| Jun.7 |
|
US plans big S Korea troop cuts |
|
| |
Singh named PM-designate
|
| May.16 |
|
US 'moving Korea troops to Iraq' |
|
| May.14 |
|
Roh apologizes over impeachment |
|
| May.13 |
|
Roh impeachment overturned |
|
| Mar.11 |
|
 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
|
| |
|
Roh impeachment vote gets physical
|
| Feb.12 |
|
Scientists cloned human embryos The researchers reported they have created human embryos through cloning and extracted stem cells
|
| Jan.14 |
|
Foreign minister resigns |
|
| Jan.11 |
|
Seoul seeks nuke visit report |
|
|
| Dec.21 |
|
Bird flu spreading |
|
| Nov.16 |
|
Rumsfeld met with protests |
|
| Nov.11 |
|
Workers walk off the job |
|
| |
First Manned Space Flight Ends in Success
|
| Sep.30 |
|
Wary S. Korea keeps troops home |
|
| Sep.14 |
|
Troops searching for missing people |
|
| Sep.13 |
|
 Typhoon toll 'may top 100' At least 48 people are dead while another 24 are missing. Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes
|
| Sep.12 |
|
Typhoon pounds South Korea |
|
| Aug.3 |
|
Hyundai tour boss 'jumps to death'
|
| Jul.16 |
|
Koreans fire across border |
|
| Jun.13 |
|
Railway reconnects two Koreas |
|
| May.12 |
|
North ditches nuke-free Korea pact |
|
| Apr.28 |
|
Don't meddle, N. Korea warns Seoul |
|
| Apr.27 |
|
S. Korea presses 'nuclear' North |
|
| |
First alert over SARS
|
| Feb.25 |
|
No N. Korea sanctions: Powell |
|
| |
|
Powell: Missile test 'no surprise' |
|
| Feb.18 |
|
Grim search in subway |
|
| Feb.17 |
|
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 | |
|
| Feb.13 |
|
Kim Dae-jung sorry for summit scandal |
|
| Jan.26 |
|
U.S. U-2 spy plane crashes |
|
| Jan.25 |
|
S. Korea asks to delay emergency meeting |
|
| |
|
Virus-like attack hits web traffic |
|
| Jan.24 |
|
S. Korea to send envoy to Pyongyang |
|
| Jan.23 |
|
Koreas to peacefully resolve standoff |
|
| Jan.21 |
|
South pushes nukes issue at Korean talks |
|
| Jan.16 |
|
S. Korea makes nuclear plea |
|
| Jan.12 |
|
U.S. 'ready to talk' with N. Korea |
|
| |
N. Korea pulls out of nuclear treaty
|
| Jan.3 |
|
Seoul to put deal on table |
|
| |
|
S Korea offers to mediate over North |
|
|
| |
Nuclear inspectors expelled
|
| Dec.19 |
|
Roh claims victory presidential vote
|
| Dec.18 |
|
Presidential election |
|
| Dec.14 |
|
Huge anti-US rally |
|
| |
N. Korea to reactivate nuke plants
|
| Sep.1 |
|
Clean up after deadly typhoon
|
| Aug.30 |
|
Breakthrough on Korean border links |
|
| |
Million people battling lake
|
| Aug.11 |
|
Koreas resume peace talks |
|
| Jul.10 |
|
Prime minister replaced
|
| |
Brazil wins World Cup
|
| Jun.29 |
|
Turkey tops Korea 3-2 for third place |
|
| Jun.28 |
|
Korean ship battle kills four |
|
| Jun.25 |
|
Germany 1-0 South Korea in semi-final |
|
| Jun.22 |
|
Host beats Spain, advances to semifinals |
|
| Jun.21 |
|
Germany 1-0 USA in quarterfinal |
|
| Jun.18 |
|
South Korea beat Italy |
|
| |
Karzai elected head of state
|
| May.31 |
|
France 0-1 Senegal in World Cup opening |
|
| Apr.14 |
|
Chinese jet crashes
|
| |
Fierce battle for al-Qaeda stronghold
|
|
| |
US begins military strike
|
| Sep.3 |
|
Cabinet to resign en masse |
|
| |
U.S. spy plane lands in China
|
|
| Jun.15 |
|
Presidents of Koreas sign peace accord North Korea: Summit between Kim Jong-il and Kim Dae-jung. North stops propaganda broadcasts against the South
|
East Asia 
South Korea
Abe