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| 2013 Apr. 26 |
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S Korea 'withdraws from joint complex' South Korea says it is withdrawing its remaining workers from the Kaesong zone, a jointly-run industrial complex in North Korea
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| 2013 Apr. 25 |
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No response from N Korea on talks North Korea has not responded to South Korea's calls for formal talks on resuming operations at a joint factory park, officials in Seoul say
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South Korea presses North on factory talks South Korea warned North Korea of serious consequences if it rejects an offer for talks about the dire situation at their shared manufacturing zone
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| 2013 Apr.16 |
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North Korea: We won't give any warning North Korea is saying in its latest threat that it would not give any advance warning before any attack on South Korea
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| 2013 Apr.15 |
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Obama to meet South Korean leader US President Barack Obama will meet South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Washington on 7 May amid high tensions on the Korean peninsula
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| 2013 Apr.12 |
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Kerry: North Korea threats 'unacceptable' 
The United States will talk to North Korea, but only if the country gets serious about negotiating the end of its nuclear weapons program
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| 2013 Apr.9 |
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South Korea raises alert level South Korea has raised its surveillance alert level amid indications that North Korea is preparing for a medium-range missile test
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| 2013 Apr.7 |
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North Korea 'preparing nuclear test' North Korea may be preparing for a fourth nuclear test, South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae saying
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| 2013 Apr.4 |
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Ban fears Korea crisis consequences UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to North Korea to change course, saying it has 'gone too far' in its rhetoric
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| 2013 Apr.2 |
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North Korea blocks Kaesong access 
North Korea is blocking the entry of South Korean workers into a joint industrial zone, in a move seen as further escalating tensions
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US 'will defend self and S Korea' The US will defend itself and its 'treaty ally' South Korea in the face of North Korean threats, Secretary of State John Kerry has said
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| 2013 Mar.31 |
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Park vows 'strong response' to North South Korea's president Park Geun-hye has promised a 'strong response' to North Korean aggression, amid high tensions on the peninsula
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| 2013 Mar.29 |
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N Korea in 'state of war' with South| North Korea has said it is entering a 'state of war' with South Korea in its latest escalation of rhetoric against its southern neighbour and the US | |
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| 2013 Mar.20 |
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China IP address link to South Korea cyber-attack A cyber-attack on S. Korean banks and broadcasters came from an internet address in China, but the identity of those behind it cannot be confirmed
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Computers paralyzed at South Korean broadcasters, banks A suspected cyberattack appeared to target South Korean banks and broadcasters. Suspicion immediately fell on North Korea
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| 2013 Mar.18 |
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South Koreans mull nuclear weapons The barrage of threats from North Korea has sparked talk from within South Korea of the need to develop its own nuclear weapons
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| 2013 Mar.7 |
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N Korea ends peace pacts with South Map of Seoul North Korea North Korea says it is scrapping all non-aggression pacts with South Korea, closing its hotline with Seoul and shutting their shared border point
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| 2013 Feb.24 |
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Park sworn in as S Korea president Park Geun-hye promised a tough stance on national security and an era of economic revival as she was sworn in as South Korea's president
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| 2013 Feb.16 |
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First mass Moonie wedding since founder's death Thousands of people have been married in South Korea in the first mass wedding organised by the Unification Church since the death of its founder
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| 2013 Jan.30 |
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S Korea satellite 'communicating' South Korea says the satellite launched on Wednesday has made contact with a ground station and is sending data
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S. Korea launches satellite South Korea had put a satellite in orbit for the first time, matching a feat achieved last month by its hostile neighbor
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| 2013 Jan.24 |
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N Korea warns South on sanctions Pyongyang pledged 'physical counter-measures' against South Korea if it participated in the UN sanctions regime
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| 2012 Dec.21 |
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Gangnam Style hits one billion views The South Korean dance track by Psy has become the first video to clock up more than one billion views on YouTube
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| 2012 Dec.19 |
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Park stresses 'grave' North Korea challenge President-elect Park Geun-hye spoke of a 'grave' security challenge from North Korea but called for 'trust-based dialogue'
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Park Geun-hye claims S. Korea presidential victory| Conservative candidate Park Geun-Hye claimed victory in presidential election, a result that will make her the country's first woman president | |
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| 2012 Dec.18 |
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S Koreans vote for new president Millions of South Koreans are casting ballots in a presidential election seen as too close to call
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| 2012 Dec.17 |
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S Korea rivals in final poll push Park Geun-hye of the ruling Saenuri party faces Moon Jae-in of the liberal Democratic United Party
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| 2012 Dec.2 |
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UN warns Israel of peace 'blow' Israeli settlement plans in occupied land near East Jerusalem would deal 'an almost fatal blow' to peace hopes, Ban Ki-moon has warned
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| 2012 Nov.18 |
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Ban Ki-moon calls for Gaza truce The UN's secretary general has called for an immediate ceasefire as Israel's pounding of Gaza enters its sixth day
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| 2012 Nov.5 |
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South Korea shuts down 2 nuclear reactors South Korea had shut down operations at two nuclear reactors after discovering that they were using parts supplied with forged quality certificates
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| 2012 Oct.9 |
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Toxic leak in South Korea sickens thousands Thousands of people in the area have been affected by the blast at the chemical factory, which killed 5 people and injured 18 others at the time
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| 2012 Oct.4 |
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Samsung set for record profits Samsung Electronics has estimated record profits in the three months to September, led by strong sales of its Galaxy smartphones
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| 2012 Sep.14 |
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Funeral held for Reverend Moon Tens of thousands of people have attended the funeral in South Korea of religious leader Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church
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| 2012 Sep.2 |
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'Moonies' founder dies aged 92 Map of Gapyeong South Korea Self-styled messiah Sun Myung Moon, whose Unification Church became famous for marrying thousands of people in a single ceremony, has died, aged 92
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| 2012 Aug.28 |
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Typhoon Bolaven reaches Korean Peninsula 5 Chinese fishermen died and 10 were missing in stormy waters off Jeju Island as Typhoon Bolaven brought howling winds and torrential rain
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| 2012 Aug.26 |
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Samsung shares plunge on verdict Shares of Samsung Electronics have suffered their biggest fall in a single day, in almost 4 years, after a US jury found the copied designs from Apple
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| 2012 Aug.24 |
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Samsung to fight court ruling for Apple Samsung plans to challenge a U.S. court ruling that recommends more than $1 billion in damages to Apple over a patent dispute
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Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn A US jury has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05bn in damages in an intellectual property lawsuit
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| 2012 Aug.1 |
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Olympic badminton players disqualified 8 players have been disqualified from the women's doubles competition after being accused of 'not using one's best efforts to win'. Two pairs from S. Korea
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| 2012 Jul.26 |
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UN chief issues arms treaty plea Ban Ki-moon has urged states to bridge differences ahead of deadline for the draft of a new global agreement to control international arms sales
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| 2012 Jul.5 |
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Smartphones boost Samsung profits Samsung Electronics has said that it expects its profits to surge 79% in the second quarter as sales of its smartphones continue to grow
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| 2012 Mar.26 |
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Leaders warn over nuclear threat Map of Seoul South Korea World leaders have called for closer co-operation to tackle the threat of nuclear terrorism at a summit on nuclear security in Seoul
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| 2012 Mar.25 |
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Obama hopes for new nuclear cuts US President Barack Obama says he is pushing for 'a world without nuclear weapons', making direct appeals to North Korea and Iran
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| 2012 Mar.24 |
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Obama visits tense Koreas border US President Barack Obama has visited the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, amid rising tensions
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Obama arrives in S. Korea for nuclear summit President Barack Obama arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a three-day trip centered on an international nuclear security summit in Seoul
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| 2012 Feb.19 |
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S Korean drills despite threats South Korea has begun live fire military drills from islands near disputed sea borders with the North despite threats of attack
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| 2012 Jan.14 |
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S. Korean Couple rescued from Italian ship Two passengers have been found alive on the submerged Costa Concordia, more than 24 hours after it ran aground off the Italian coast
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| 2011 Dec.25 |
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South Korean delegation enters North A delegation of South Korean citizens arrived in Pyongyang to express condolences over the death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il
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| 2011 Dec.22 |
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N. Korea welcomes South's delegations North Korea will admit delegations from the South that wish to visit Pyongyang to express their condolences following the death of Kim Jong Il
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| 2011 Dec.11 |
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Chinese fishermen 'stab Koreans' A coast guard has been stabbed to death by Chinese fishermen after stopping their boat on suspicion of illegal fishing in the Yellow Sea
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| 2011 Sep.22 |
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Asia shares continue global slide South Korea's main Kospi index still lost 4.7%. Some indexes driving towards their worst weekly losses since 2008
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| 2011 Aug.8 |
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Asia hammered by stocks sell-off in the US Earlier the Dow Jones stock index dropped 5.6%. Markets have been hammered amid fears that the US is heading for a recession
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| 2011 Jul.27 |
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Landslide leaves 32 dead, dozens injured Map of Chuncheon South Korea| More than 750 rescue workers had been dispatched to the site after the collapse occurred at midnight | |
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| 2011 Feb.7 |
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N. and S. Korea to begin military talks North and South Korea will meet at the truce village of Panmunjom to begin working-level military talks
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| 2010 Dec.23 |
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N Koreans 'ready for sacred war' Kim Yong-chun, armed forces minister, accused South Korea of making preparations for war by holding live-fire exercises near the border
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| 2010 Dec.22 |
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South Korea begins major military drills The long-planned drills are being held just 15 miles from South Korea's longtime adversary North Korea
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| 2010 Dec.21 |
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S. Korea to hold large live-fire drills South Korea will hold its largest winter live-fire drills Thursday in an area adjacent to North Korea
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| 2010 Dec.19 |
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South Korea starts live-fire drill North Korea has said the drill could ignite a war and has promised to respond militarily, but has also agreed to a series of actions
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| 2010 Dec.12 |
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S. Korean ship sinks, 4 dead, 17 missing A fishing vessel sank in frigid ocean waters about 1,000 nautical miles north of McMurdo Station. Aat least 20 were rescued
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| 2010 Nov.27 |
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US and S Korea begin exercises South Korea and the United States are due to begin four days of joint military exercises in the waters off the Korean west coast
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| 2010 Nov.25 |
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S Korea names new defence chief South Korea has named Lee Hee-Won, a presidential security aide, as defence minister in the wake of a North Korean assault
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South Korean defense minister resigns Kim Tae-young resigned Thursday, according to the South Korean presidency, two days after North Korea shelling left four South Koreans dead
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| 2010 Nov.22 |
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Artillery fire on Korea border Map of island of Yeonpyeong South Korea North Korea has fired artillery shells across its western maritime border, prompting return fire from South Korea
| Artillery shells at one of border islands are killing two marines and two civilians.
The South's military placed on its highest non-wartime alert.
North accused the South of firing first. The Southern military had conducted exercises; shelling was directed away from the North
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| 2010 Nov.10 |
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Obama seeks co-operation at G20 The global financial system and world economy are set to dominate the agenda at a two-day meeting of the G20 group of nations
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| 2010 Oct.29 |
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Korean family reunions go ahead North and South Korea are holding another round of reunions split by the war in the 1950s, despite an exchange of fire between border troops
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North Korea, South Korea exchange shots North Korean forces fired two rounds from a 14.5 millimeter machine gun at a South Korean military guard post near the border town of Chorwon
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| 2010 Aug.8 |
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North Korea 'holds Southern boat' Daeseung , a South Korean fishing boat missing in the Sea of Japan has been detained by the North
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| 2010 Aug.4 |
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S Korea in massive military drill South Korea has launched its biggest-ever anti-submarine exercises, despite warnings of retaliation from the North
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| 2010 Jul.24 |
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U.S., South Korea begin military exercises Amid heightened tensions with North Korea, the United States and South Korea began joint military exercises, dubbed Invincible Spirit
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| 2010 May.23 |
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S. Korea suspends trade with N. Korea South Korea is suspending trade with North Korea, closing its waters to the North's ships and adopting a newly aggressive military posture
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| 2010 May.19 |
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N. Korea responsible for sinking warship A North Korean submarine fired a torpedo that sunk the Cheonan, a South Korea warship in March, investigators announced in Seoul
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| 2010 Apr.28 |
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South Korea holds funeral for 46 sailors The South Korean navy held a funeral for sailors killed or left missing when a ship sank in waters near North Korea
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| 2010 Mar.30 |
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Navy diver dies in rescue effort An experienced diver and master sergeant died while conducting rescue efforts for 46 seamen who were aboard a patrol ship when it sank
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| 2010 Mar.28 |
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Ship's section believed found South Korean officials have found the rear section of a sunken navy patrol ship Cheonan where up to 46 sailors could be trapped
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| 2010 Mar.26 |
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S. Korea searches for sailors after sinking The search is continuing for 46 South Korean sailors missing after their ship sank near the disputed maritime border with North Korea
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South Korean navy ship sinking near North Map of Baengnyeong Island South Korea 104 crew members are on board the 1,500-ton ship in the Yellow Sea off the Seoul-controlled island of Baengnyeong, near North Korea
| About 40 sailors are missing. The patrol vessel, with 104 people aboard, sank after an explosion tore through its hull
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| 2009 Nov.27 |
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UN chief urges to 'seal deal' on climate Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged world leaders to 'seal a deal' on climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month
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| 2009 Aug.22 |
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S Korean head meets North envoys Lee Myung-bak has met senior North Korean officials for the first time, ahead of the funeral of the late ex-President Kim Dae-jung
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| 2009 Aug.17 |
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Former S Korea President Kim dies Kim Dae-jung, the former president, who was being treated for pneumonia, has died at the age of 83
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| 2009 May.29 |
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Koreans turn out in force for Roh Tens of thousands have turned out in Seoul for the funeral of former President Roh Moo-hyun, who killed himself last week
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| 2009 May.26 |
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N Korea threatens military action North Korea has warned of a military response after S. Korea joined an anti-proliferation exercise which allow it to search the North's ships
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| 2009 May.22 |
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Ex-S Korea leader 'kills himself' Roh Moo-hyun , 62, had been under investigation for alleged corruption, has apparently committed suicide by jumping into a ravine
| He was mountain climbing near his home and had left a brief suicide note and had left a brief suicide note. In the message, Roh described his life as difficult and apologised for making 'too many people suffer'
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| 2009 Feb.19 |
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Korean tensions brew as Clinton arrives U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton commented extensively on the increasingly tense relationship between North and South Korea
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| 2009 Jan.29 |
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North Korea tears up agreements Communist Korea has said it is scrapping all military and political agreements signed with the South, accusing Seoul of hostile intent
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| 2008 Jul.15 |
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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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| 2008 Jun.25 |
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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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| 2008 Apr.26 |
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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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| 2007 Dec.19 |
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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 of fraud. Both his main rivals had earlier conceded defeat
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| 2007 Dec.7 |
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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
| The crane punctured holes in the side of the tanker Hebei Spirit a. About 10,000 tons of oil gushed out
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| 2007 Oct.3 |
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Korean leaders sign declaration Kim Jong Il and Roh Moo-hyun signed a joint statement, pledging to begin work on a permanent peace agreement
| A joint declaration is calling for a permanent peace deal on the Korean Peninsula
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| 2007 Oct.1 |
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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
| His meeting with Kim Jong-il is only the second such meeting since the Korean war
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| 2007 Sep.1 |
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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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| 2007 Aug.30 |
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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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| 2007 Aug.13 |
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Two female Korean hostages freed Kim Kyung Ja and Kim Jina were now in Ghazni's provincial capital, 25 days after they were seized
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Taliban: Male hostage shot dead 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 Ghazni
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| 2007 Jul.25 |
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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
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Taliban kills South Korean hostage One of 23 held hostage has been killed because Taliban demands hadn't been met
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| 2007 Jul.20 |
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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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| 2007 May.16 |
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Korean trains in historic link-up A pair of passenger trains have crossed the heavily fortified border for the first time in more than 50 years
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| 2007 Apr.17 |
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S Korean named as campus gunman Police have named a student who shot dead 32 people at Virginia Tech as 23-year-old Cho Seung-hui
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| 2007 Mar.22 |
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UN chief shaken by blast A blast interrupted a Ban Ki-moon news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki
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| 2007 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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| 2006 Oct.13 |
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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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| 2006 Oct.9 |
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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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Korean looks likely as Annan's successor South Korea's foreign minister Ban Ki-moon has cemented his position as the near-certain successor
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| 2006 Jan.9 |
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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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| 2005 Dec.22 |
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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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| 2005 May.20 |
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Stem cells tailored to patients Scientists have made stem cells tailored to match the individual for the first time
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| 2004 Jun.22 |
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South Korean hostage beheaded Insurgents carried out their threat to behead Kim Sun-il they were holding hostage
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| 2004 Mar.11 |
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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 Lawmakers loyal to President have put their bodies on the line, physically blocking the National Assembly from voting
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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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| 2003 Sep.13 |
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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
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Hyundai tour boss 'jumps to death' Chung Mong-hun has committed suicide by jumping off a building that is part of the company's headquarters
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182 died after arson attack in subway Map of Daegu South Korea| 135 people are believed to be injured as firefighters struggled to free those still trapped in the city of Daegu | |
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| 2002 Dec.19 |
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Roh claims victory presidential vote Pro-government liberal candidate Roh Moo-hyun told supporters he would 'open a new era for dialogue and harmony'
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Clean up after deadly typhoon Powerful storms wreaked havoc across the peninsula forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes
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| 2002 Jul.10 |
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Prime minister replaced President Kim replaces 8 ministerial-level officials. Jang Sang becomes the first country's female prime minister
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| 2002 Apr.14 |
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Chinese jet crashes An Air China flight carrying 155 passengers and 10 crewmembers has crashed near Busan. Some people survived the crash
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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
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