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| Jan.10 |
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Reconcilation rally
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| Jan.11 |
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U.S. says its GIs killed civilians
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| Jan.14 |
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Kim Jong Il visit China| Unpublicized 6-day visit to see how China had opened itself to Western contacts | |
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| Jan.20 |
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Kim Jong Il left Beijing
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| Feb.21 |
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Nuclear warning to Bush
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| Mar.12 |
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Korean talks called off
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| Mar.25 |
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Major cabinet reshuffle
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| Apr.9 |
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Seoul recalls envoy over textbook
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| Apr.17 |
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S. Korean won Marathon
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| May.2 |
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EU visit aims to boost peace
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| May.14 |
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EU link to North Korea
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| May.30 |
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Confederations Cup
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| Jun.7 |
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U.S.-North Korea talks
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| Jun.11 |
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General strike 50,000 workers walked off the job to protest the pace of reforms. Airlines cancel half its international flights
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| Jun.13 |
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Air pilots end strike A 2-day strike at carrier Korean Air has ended after the company reached an agreement
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U.S.-N. Korea meeting Meeting between U.S. envoy and North Korea's U.N. Ambassador called businesslike
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| Jun.18 |
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North Korea demands compensation Bush ordered to open talks to focus on that nation's missile program and its deployment of troops
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| Jun.26 |
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North Korean family seeks asylum Officials from the North Korean embassy in Beijing seek access to refugee family of 7, ranging in age from 15 to 69
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| Jun.28 |
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Refugee family leaves Beijing 7 North Korean refugees holed up in a UN office for 3 days have left for a third country
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| Jul.25 |
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Kim Jong-il on rail trip to Moscow North Korean leader has crossed into Russia's Far East to start a train journey for a meeting with President Putin
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| Aug.4 |
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Putin meets Kim Jong Il| North Korean leader intends to observe the moratorium on long-range missile testing until 2003 | | |
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| Aug.5 |
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Kim tours space center North Korean leader and Russian President Putin sign a joint manifesto reaffirming the ties
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| Sep.2 |
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Proposal to resume talks with South Committee for National Reunification proposed talks to South Korean Unification Minister
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| Sep.3 |
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Cabinet to resign en masse| President Kim Dae-jung was preparing for a major reshuffle of party leaders and presidential staff | |
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| Sep.17 |
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Koreas agree to family reunions On 16-18 October will be resumed reunions of families separated since the Korean War
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| Sep.23 |
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World Tourism General Assembly Meeting is being co-hosted by South Korea and Japan. There are concerns over the impact of the terror
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| Oct.14 |
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Japan apologises to South Korea Prime minister has apologised for the brutality country suffered during the 35-year Japanese occupation
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| Nov.2 |
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Koreas agree to high-level talks The talks will take place at a remote mountain resort from November 9 in the North Korea
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| Nov.13 |
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Talks end without agreement Talks were aimed at reviving reconciliation efforts
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| Nov.19 |
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N. Korea accused of stockpiling germs North Korea may have stockpiled up to 5,000 tons of chemical weapons and has the capacity to wage germ warfare
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| Nov.27 |
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Koreas trade cross-border fire| 2 or 3 shots were fired from a North. South Korean soldiers returned fire. There were no reports of injuries | | |
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| Nov.28 |
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Spain win World Cup seed
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| Nov.29 |
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Calls for arms inspections slammed North Korea has threatened to take necessary countermeasures against U.S.
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| Dec.1 |
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World Cup draw| Champion France will face Senegal in the opening game. Argentina and England were drawn in toughest group | |
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| Dec.4 |
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North Korea threatens arms build-up North Korea wants to counter what it called a 'strong-arm policy'
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| Dec.9 |
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Last World Cup venue unveiled
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| Dec.27 |
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Amnesty offered Arare amnesty announced for prisoners to mark 90th birthday anniversary of the late President Kim Il-Sung
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