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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 Samsung chief resigns from post  Lee Kun-hee has quit after he was charged with tax evasion and breach of trust Bush, Lee hopeful of swaying North Korea. Washington 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 N Korea expels S Korean managers. North Korea Judges freed by new PM Asian markets lift after Fed cut. Japan President-elect Lee Myung-bak cleared First order for pet dog cloning Australasia markets see further losses. Sydney Militants overrun fort 14 sailors missing Lee set for landslide
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Dec.19  Seoul poll winner tough on North
 
  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

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'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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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US begins military strike Sep.3  Cabinet to resign en masse U.S. spy plane lands in China

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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