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 2004
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 Seoul seeks nuke visit report Officials are due to get a first hand report on North Korea's Yongbyon facility from an unofficial U.S. delegation
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| Jan.14 |
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Foreign minister resigns Yoon Young-kwan has resigned following a row among officials over President Roh's policy
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| Jan.27 |
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Olympic vice-president arrested IOC VP Kim Un-yong, 72, was put behind bars on corruption charges
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| Feb.12 |
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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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| 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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| Apr.15 |
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Uri Party wins election Lberal Uri Party has won a large majority in the parliamentary elections and was set to win 152 seats
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| May.13 |
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Roh impeachment overturned A constitutional court has overturned a vote by parliament to impeach President, reinstating him to office
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| May.14 |
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Roh apologizes over impeachment President apologized to the nation for the turmoil caused by his impeachment
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| May.16 |
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 US 'moving Korea troops to Iraq' South Korea's foreign ministry said the 2 governments were discussing the details of such a move
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| Jun.2 |
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IOC official jailed for corruption Kim Un-Yong, a vice-president of the International Olympic Committee, has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years
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| Jun.3 |
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Koreas agree on easing tensions North and South have reached an agreement in principle on reducing military tension followed talks between officers
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| Jun.4 |
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 Koreas to open new transport link North and South have agreed to formally open newly-built roads through the buffer zone that divides the two countries
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| Jun.7 |
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US plans big S Korea troop cuts The United States has proposed withdrawing 12,500 of its 37,000 troops by 2006
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| Jun.20 |
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Threat to behead South Korean hostage| Kim Sun-il, 33, was shown on a videotape pleading for his life, with his captors demand South Korea withdraw | |
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| Jun.21 |
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 Korea appeals for hostage release Foreign minister has appealed for the release of a man threatened with execution by militants in Iraq
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| Jun.22 |
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 Uneasy wait for Korea hostage fate South Korea is urging businesses in Iraq to pull its civilian workers
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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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S Korea resolute on Iraq troops| The president has expressed sorrow over the beheading but insisted his country would still send more troops | |
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| Jul.26 |
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N Korean defectors flown to Seoul More than 200 refugees have been flown from an unnamed third country
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| Oct.25 |
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Seoul finds holes in North border South Korea has put frontline troops on high alert after finding 2 holes cut in the wire along heavily fortified buffer zone
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| Nov.13 |
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6 killed in ship accident The 5,500-ton S. Korean Marine Osaka, buffeted by strong winds and waves, hit a breakwater in northern Japan
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