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| Jan.10 |
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Reconcilation rally Government-orchestrated rally for reconciliation with South Korea
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| Jan.11 |
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U.S. says its GIs killed civilians Army acknowledged that soldiers shot to death an unknown number of refugees in the Korean War
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| Mar.12 |
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Korean talks called off The talks between North and South have been postponed at the last minute at the request of the North Korea
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| Mar.25 |
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Major cabinet reshuffle Han Seung-soo, a former commerce minister, appointed to the foreign affairs post
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| Apr.9 |
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Seoul recalls envoy over textbook South Korea is recalling its ambassador to Japan in protest at publication of a controversial school history textbook
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| Apr.17 |
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S. Korean won Marathon Lee Bong-ju won the 105th Marathon ending a 10-year victory streak for Kenya. C. Ndereba, Kenya, won the women's race
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| May.30 |
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Confederations Cup France, South Korea, 5-0
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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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| 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 Spain have been awarded the final seeded place
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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.9 |
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Last World Cup venue unveiled Seogwipo Stadium was unveiled, newest and most spectacular football stadium