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| Jan.20 |
Japan |
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Donors pledge Afghan aid
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| Feb.20 |
Beijing |
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Bush visits China
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| Apr.14 |
South Korea |
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Chinese jet crashes
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| May.7 |
China |
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Airliner crashes into the sea |
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| May.19 |
East Timor |
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Birth of a nation
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| May.25 |
Taiwan |
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Airliner with 225 people crashed into sea| There is little hope of finding survivors after a Boeing 747-200 crashed on its way to Hong Kong | |
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| May.31 |
South Korea |
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France 0-1 Senegal in World Cup opening
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| Jun.7 |
Southern Philippines |
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Hostages die in rescue bid |
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| Jun.18 |
South Korea |
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South Korea beat Italy
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| Jun.21 |
Japan |
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Brazil beat England 2-1 in quarterfinal |
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South Korea |
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Germany 1-0 USA in quarterfinal |
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| Jun.22 |
Japan |
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Turkey shoots into semis
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South Korea |
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Host beats Spain, advances to semifinals |
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| Jun.25 |
South Korea |
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Germany 1-0 South Korea in semi-final
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| Jun.26 |
Japan |
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Brazil beats Turkey 1-0 in semifinal
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| Jun.28 |
South Korea |
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Korean ship battle kills four
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| Jun.29 |
South Korea |
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Turkey tops Korea 3-2 for third place |
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| Jun.30 |
Japan |
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Brazil wins World Cup| Brazil 2-0 Germany. Ronaldo scored both goals and gets Golden Boot award | | |
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| Jul.10 |
South Korea |
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Prime minister replaced |
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| Jul.26 |
Indonesia |
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Tommy Suharto gets life for murder |
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| Aug.2 |
Taiwan |
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Leader calls for independence vote
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| Aug.11 |
South Korea |
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Koreas resume peace talks |
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| Aug.21 |
Southern Philippines |
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Two hostages beheaded |
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| Aug.22 |
China |
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Million people battling lake| Families living nearby China's second largest freshwater lake have begun to flee their homes. | |
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| Aug.24 |
China |
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Flooded lake reaches crest |
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| Aug.30 |
South Korea |
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Breakthrough on Korean border links |
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| Sep.1 |
South Korea |
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Clean up after deadly typhoon |
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| Sep.3 |
Japan |
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Stocks plunge to 19-year low |
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| Sep.6 |
Taiwan |
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Typhoon Sinlaku hits, 1,000 evacuated
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| Sep.14 |
China |
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Food poisoning kills 40 |
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| Sep.16 |
North Korea |
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Japan, North Korea historic meeting Pyongyang will give information about one of 11 missing Japanese citizens kidnapped by North Korea
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| Sep.17 |
North Korea |
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N Korea confesses to kidnappings |
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| Oct.3 |
China |
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N. Korea capitalist zone boss 'arrested' |
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| Oct.12 |
Bali |
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183 people dead after bomb blasts 250 people are injured, many with severe burns after a series of nearly-simultaneous blasts on the tourist island
| An explosion occurred at a nightclub. As people streamed out, larger blast tore through the Sari Club. U.S. and regional intelligence officials linked the bombings to the al Qaeda. Many of the dead and wounded were Australians. Bush offered U.S. assistance to the Indonesian government
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| Oct.14 |
Bali |
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Al-Qaeda blamed for Bali bombing |
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| Oct.16 |
North Korea |
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North Korea admits it has nuke program
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| Oct.17 |
Indonesia |
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New terror laws imminent
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| Oct.18 |
Manila |
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Deadly blast rocks Manila |
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| Nov.7 |
Beijing |
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Communist Party Congress opens
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| Nov.13 |
Beijing |
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Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down| Only one senior leader, Vice President Hu Jintao, 59, had been re-elected to new Central Committee | |
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| Nov.14 |
Beijing |
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China announces new leaders |
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| Dec.5 |
Indonesia |
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Blast rocks McDonald's |
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| Dec.12 |
North Korea |
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N. Korea to reactivate nuke plants| Pyongyang regards a joint agreement with the United States, Japan and South Korea as defunct | |
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| Dec.16 |
North Korea |
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N. Korea: Only treaty will prevent war |
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| Dec.19 |
South Korea |
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Roh claims victory presidential vote
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| Dec.21 |
North Korea |
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N Korea removes nuclear monitors
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| Dec.25 |
North Korea |
|
Nuke fuel rods moved |
|
| Dec.27 |
North Korea |
 |
Nuclear inspectors expelled North Korea decided to expel IAEA inspectors who have been monitoring its frozen nuclear facilities
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|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.20 |
Japan |
Donors pledge Afghan aid
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.19 |
South Korea |
Roh claims victory presidential vote
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Oct.3 |
China |
N. Korea capitalist zone boss 'arrested' |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| May.19 |
East Timor |
Birth of a nation
|
| May.31 |
South Korea |
France 0-1 Senegal in World Cup opening
|
| Jun.18 |
South Korea |
South Korea beat Italy
|
| Jun.21 |
Japan |
Brazil beat England 2-1 in quarterfinal |
|
| Jun.21 |
South Korea |
Germany 1-0 USA in quarterfinal |
|
| Jun.22 |
Japan |
Turkey shoots into semis
|
| Jun.22 |
South Korea |
Host beats Spain, advances to semifinals |
|
| Jun.25 |
South Korea |
Germany 1-0 South Korea in semi-final
|
| Jun.26 |
Japan |
Brazil beats Turkey 1-0 in semifinal
|
| Jun.29 |
South Korea |
Turkey tops Korea 3-2 for third place |
|
| Jun.30 |
Japan |
Brazil wins World Cup| Brazil 2-0 Germany. Ronaldo scored both goals and gets Golden Boot award | | |
|
| Aug.2 |
Taiwan |
Leader calls for independence vote
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jun.28 |
South Korea |
Korean ship battle kills four
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Sep.3 |
Japan |
Stocks plunge to 19-year low |
|
| Oct.12 |
Bali |
183 people dead after bomb blasts 250 people are injured, many with severe burns after a series of nearly-simultaneous blasts on the tourist island
| An explosion occurred at a nightclub. As people streamed out, larger blast tore through the Sari Club. U.S. and regional intelligence officials linked the bombings to the al Qaeda. Many of the dead and wounded were Australians. Bush offered U.S. assistance to the Indonesian government
|
| | |
|
| Oct.18 |
Manila |
Deadly blast rocks Manila |
|
| Dec.5 |
Indonesia |
Blast rocks McDonald's |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jul.26 |
Indonesia |
Tommy Suharto gets life for murder |
|
| Oct.17 |
Indonesia |
New terror laws imminent
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Aug.21 |
Southern Philippines |
Two hostages beheaded |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Sep.17 |
North Korea |
N Korea confesses to kidnappings |
|
| Nov.7 |
Beijing |
Communist Party Congress opens
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Sep.1 |
South Korea |
Clean up after deadly typhoon |
|
| Sep.6 |
Taiwan |
Typhoon Sinlaku hits, 1,000 evacuated
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Aug.22 |
China |
Million people battling lake| Families living nearby China's second largest freshwater lake have begun to flee their homes. | |
|
| Aug.24 |
China |
Flooded lake reaches crest |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Feb.20 |
Beijing |
Bush visits China
|
| Apr.14 |
South Korea |
Chinese jet crashes
|
| May.7 |
China |
Airliner crashes into the sea |
|
| May.25 |
Taiwan |
Airliner with 225 people crashed into sea| There is little hope of finding survivors after a Boeing 747-200 crashed on its way to Hong Kong | |
|
| Sep.16 |
North Korea |
Japan, North Korea historic meeting Pyongyang will give information about one of 11 missing Japanese citizens kidnapped by North Korea
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Aug.11 |
South Korea |
Koreas resume peace talks |
|
| Aug.30 |
South Korea |
Breakthrough on Korean border links |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jul.10 |
South Korea |
Prime minister replaced |
|
| Nov.13 |
Beijing |
Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down| Only one senior leader, Vice President Hu Jintao, 59, had been re-elected to new Central Committee | |
|
| Nov.14 |
Beijing |
China announces new leaders |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Aug.30 |
South Korea |
Breakthrough on Korean border links |
|
| Sep.14 |
China |
Food poisoning kills 40 |
|
| Dec.16 |
North Korea |
N. Korea: Only treaty will prevent war |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jun.7 |
Southern Philippines |
Hostages die in rescue bid |
|
| Oct.14 |
Bali |
Al-Qaeda blamed for Bali bombing |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Oct.16 |
North Korea |
North Korea admits it has nuke program
|
| Dec.12 |
North Korea |
N. Korea to reactivate nuke plants| Pyongyang regards a joint agreement with the United States, Japan and South Korea as defunct | |
|
| Dec.21 |
North Korea |
N Korea removes nuclear monitors
|
| Dec.25 |
North Korea |
Nuke fuel rods moved |
|
| Dec.27 |
North Korea |
Nuclear inspectors expelled North Korea decided to expel IAEA inspectors who have been monitoring its frozen nuclear facilities