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| Jan.1 |
Indonesia |
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U.N.: Tsunami aid rises to $2 billion |
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| Jan.2 |
Indonesia |
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Indonesia toll passes 94,000 |
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| Jan.5 |
Indonesia |
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International conference for tsunami aid |
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| Jan.6 |
Indonesia |
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U.N. taking over relief effort |
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| Jan.12 |
Aceh |
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Indonesia tightens Aceh controls |
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| Jan.16 |
Beijing |
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Zhao Ziyang, Purged Chinese leader, dies
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| Jan.19 |
Indonesia |
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Tsunami deaths soar past 212,000 |
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| Feb.9 |
North Korea |
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N. Korea Admits to Nukes, Out of Talks
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| Feb.16 |
Japan |
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Kyoto Protocol comes into force
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| Feb.19 |
Aceh |
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Clinton and Bush see damage |
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| Mar.2 |
Indonesia |
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Cleric jailed over Bali bombings |
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| Mar.7 |
Beijing |
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Lays down law over Taiwan unveiled |
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| Mar.10 |
Hong Kong |
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Tung Chee-hwa resigns |
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| Mar.13 |
Beijing |
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Congress passes Taiwan bill |
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| Mar.28 |
Indonesia |
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Quake kills at least 300 on island of Nias
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| Apr.9 |
Beijing |
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Protests target Japan Japan's ambassador called on the Chinese government to take measures to protect Japanese citizens in China
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| Apr.16 |
Japan |
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Japan demands China apology |
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| Apr.24 |
Japan |
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100 dead as train derails
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| Apr.29 |
Beijing |
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China, Taiwan opposition mend ties |
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| May.1 |
North Korea |
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N. Korea apparently tests missile |
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| May.23 |
Japan |
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China rebukes Japan over shrine
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| May.27 |
Indonesia |
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2 bombs kill 19 |
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| Jun.23 |
China |
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Flood death toll 'over 500' |
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| Jun.25 |
Aceh |
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Tsunami remembered six months on |
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| Jul.6 |
Singapore |
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London wins 2012 Olympics
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| Jul.7 |
Manila |
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Cabinet 8 quit, urge Arroyo to go |
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| Jul.21 |
China |
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China scraps yuan peg to dollar |
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| Aug.6 |
Japan |
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Doves, silence for A-bomb victims |
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| Sep.5 |
Beijing |
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EU, China hail textile deal |
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| Sep.11 |
Japan |
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Koizumi secures landslide victory
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| Sep.18 |
Beijing |
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Agreement in N. Korea talks |
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| Oct.1 |
Bali |
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20 dead in blasts
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| Dec.1 |
Singapore |
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Young Australian hanged |
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| Dec.18 |
Hong Kong |
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WTO seals farms deal
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| Dec.22 |
South Korea |
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Cloning research was fake
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| Dec.26 |
Aceh |
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Siren's wail marks tsunami moment |
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| Jan.1 |
Indonesia |
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U.N.: Tsunami aid rises to $2 billion The new amount includes contributions from many countries and the World Bank
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| Jan.2 |
Aceh |
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Tsunami aid arriving |
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| |
Indonesia |
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Indonesia toll passes 94,000
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| Jan.3 |
Aceh |
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Runway accident hampers aid bid |
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| Jan.4 |
Indonesia |
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Powell: U.S. values in action |
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| Jan.5 |
Aceh |
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Tsunami carnage shocks Powell |
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Indonesia |
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International conference for tsunami aid World and regional leaders, the UN were expected to attend
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| Jan.6 |
Indonesia |
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U.N. taking over relief effort
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| |
Indonesia |
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Summit approves tsunami warning |
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| Jan.11 |
Aceh |
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Separatists threaten relief efforts |
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| Jan.12 |
Aceh |
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Indonesia tightens Aceh controls Foreign troops helping the tsunami aid effort in the province must leave by the end of March
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| Jan.13 |
Aceh |
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Troop escorts for aid workers |
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| Jan.16 |
Beijing |
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Zhao Ziyang, Purged Chinese leader, dies| Former Communist Party was ousted aafter the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters | |
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| Jan.19 |
Indonesia |
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Tsunami deaths soar past 212,000 The December 26 earthquake and tsunami killed 166,320 people in Indonesia. 6,245 people were still missing
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| Jan.21 |
Japan |
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Disaster action plan set by U.N. |
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| Feb.6 |
Thailand |
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PM declares victory in vote |
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| Feb.9 |
North Korea |
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N. Korea Admits to Nukes, Out of Talks| North Korea publicly admitted for the first time that it has nuclear weapons and suspending participation in talks | |
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| Feb.16 |
Japan |
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Kyoto Protocol comes into force| The Protocol, which aims to slow global warming, has come into force 7 years after being agreed | |
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| Feb.19 |
North Korea |
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N. Korea 'rejects nuclear talks' |
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Aceh |
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Clinton and Bush see damage
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| Mar.2 |
Indonesia |
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Cleric jailed over Bali bombings
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| Mar.7 |
Beijing |
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Lays down law over Taiwan unveiled
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| Mar.10 |
Hong Kong |
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Tung Chee-hwa resigns
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| Mar.13 |
Beijing |
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Congress passes Taiwan bill A resolution authorizes Beijing to use military force to prevent Taiwan from declaring its independence
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| Mar.15 |
Manila |
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21 die as police storm Manila jail |
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| Mar.20 |
Beijing |
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Rice presses China on North Korea |
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| Mar.28 |
Indonesia |
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Quake kills at least 300 on island of Nias| A major earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia but fears of another tsunami have faded | |
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| Mar.29 |
Sumatra |
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Survivors use hands in rescue dig |
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| Apr.2 |
Indonesia |
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9 feared dead in quake crash |
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| Apr.9 |
Beijing |
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Protests target Japan| Japan's ambassador called on the Chinese government to take measures to protect Japanese citizens in China | | |
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| Apr.12 |
Japan |
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Japan risks China anger over gas |
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| Apr.16 |
Japan |
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Japan demands China apology Japan filed an official protest, complaining that Chinese authorities failed to stop the violence
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| Apr.17 |
Beijing |
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China rejects Tokyo demand for apology |
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| Apr.23 |
Indonesia |
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Hu meets with Japanese Prime Minister |
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| Apr.24 |
Japan |
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100 dead as train derails| A seven-car commuter train has derailed and ploughed into an apartment building at a railway crossing | |
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| Apr.25 |
Japan |
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Search for crash survivors |
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| |
Japan |
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Hunt begins for Japan crash clues |
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| Apr.29 |
Beijing |
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China, Taiwan opposition mend ties
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| Apr.30 |
Vietnam |
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Vietnam remembers fall of Saigon |
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Taiwan |
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Taiwan head seeks Beijing talks |
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| May.1 |
North Korea |
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N. Korea apparently tests missile
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| May.14 |
Taiwan |
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Chen's DPP wins most votes |
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| May.20 |
South Korea |
|
Stem cells tailored to patients |
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| May.23 |
Japan |
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China rebukes Japan over shrine| Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi short her visit and flew home before a meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | |
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| May.27 |
Indonesia |
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2 bombs kill 19
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| Jun.3 |
Singapore |
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Rumsfeld: China needs freer government |
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| Jun.20 |
Philippines |
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Cardinal Sin dead |
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| Jun.23 |
China |
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Flood death toll 'over 500' Summer floods have forced over one million from their homes. Southern China submerged beneath muddy waters
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| Jun.25 |
Aceh |
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Tsunami remembered six months on
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| Jul.6 |
Singapore |
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London wins 2012 Olympics| London has defeated Paris, bringing the Olympics back to Britain for the first time in more than half a century | |
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| Jul.7 |
Manila |
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Cabinet 8 quit, urge Arroyo to go
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| Jul.21 |
China |
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China scraps yuan peg to dollar China tied yuan's peg to a basket of currencies. The new rate versus the dollar revalues the currency by 2.1%
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| |
North Korea |
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N Korea calls for US peace treaty |
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| Jul.24 |
Manila |
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Lawmakers bid to impeach Arroyo |
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| Jul.25 |
Beijing |
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North Korea nuclear talks resume |
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| Aug.6 |
Japan |
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Doves, silence for A-bomb victims
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| Aug.8 |
Japan |
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Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate |
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| Sep.4 |
Indonesia |
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Jet crashes on take-off, 143 killed |
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| Sep.5 |
Beijing |
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EU, China hail textile deal
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| Sep.11 |
Japan |
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Koizumi secures landslide victory| Prime Minister's party and its coalition ally have won an overwhelming victory in lower house elections | |
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| Sep.18 |
Beijing |
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Agreement in N. Korea talks The U.S. Embassy said the 6 parties involved in talks have reached an agreement
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| Sep.19 |
North Korea |
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N Korea puts terms on arms deal |
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| Sep.28 |
Vietnam |
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Typhoon Damrey deaths reach 74 |
|
|
| Oct.1 |
Bali |
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20 dead in blasts| A string of blasts on the resort island killed at least 26 people and wounded about 103 others | |
|
| |
Bali |
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'Suicide bomb' behind attack |
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| Oct.3 |
Bali |
|
Bombers' severed heads shown |
|
| Oct.11 |
China |
|
China launches rocket into space |
|
| Oct.16 |
Japan |
|
PM visits Yasukuni shrine |
|
|
| Nov.16 |
China |
|
First human bird flu cases confirmed |
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| Nov.20 |
Beijing |
|
Bush asks China to expand freedoms |
|
|
| Dec.1 |
Singapore |
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Young Australian hanged Singapore hanged young drug smuggler Tuong Van Nguyen, despite widespread condemnation in Australia
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| Dec.2 |
China |
|
Mine flood traps 42 miners |
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| Dec.17 |
Hong Kong |
|
Police clash with anti-WTO protesters |
|
| Dec.18 |
Hong Kong |
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WTO seals farms deal| Ministers from 149 states saved long-running talks with an interim deal to end farm export subsidies by 2013 | |
|
| Dec.21 |
Vietnam |
|
Bird flu shows resistance to Tamiflu |
|
| Dec.22 |
South Korea |
 |
Cloning research was fake| Research into cloning stem cells, hailed as a breakthrough earlier this year, was fabricated | |
|
| Dec.25 |
Northern Japan |
|
Deadly train derailment |
|
| Dec.26 |
Aceh |
 |
Siren's wail marks tsunami moment A siren followed by a minute of silence marked the moment a year ago when the Indian Ocean tsunami crashed ashore
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jul.21 |
China |
China scraps yuan peg to dollar China tied yuan's peg to a basket of currencies. The new rate versus the dollar revalues the currency by 2.1%
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Indonesia |
U.N.: Tsunami aid rises to $2 billion The new amount includes contributions from many countries and the World Bank
|
| Jan.2 |
Aceh |
Tsunami aid arriving |
|
| Jan.2 |
Indonesia |
Indonesia toll passes 94,000
|
| Jan.6 |
Indonesia |
U.N. taking over relief effort
|
| Jan.11 |
Aceh |
Separatists threaten relief efforts |
|
| Jan.13 |
Aceh |
Troop escorts for aid workers |
|
| Jan.21 |
Japan |
Disaster action plan set by U.N. |
|
| Dec.18 |
Hong Kong |
WTO seals farms deal| Ministers from 149 states saved long-running talks with an interim deal to end farm export subsidies by 2013 | |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Indonesia |
U.N.: Tsunami aid rises to $2 billion The new amount includes contributions from many countries and the World Bank
|
| Jan.5 |
Aceh |
Tsunami carnage shocks Powell |
|
| Jan.6 |
Indonesia |
U.N. taking over relief effort
|
| Jan.19 |
Indonesia |
Tsunami deaths soar past 212,000 The December 26 earthquake and tsunami killed 166,320 people in Indonesia. 6,245 people were still missing
|
| Feb.6 |
Thailand |
PM declares victory in vote |
|
| Mar.28 |
Indonesia |
Quake kills at least 300 on island of Nias| A major earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia but fears of another tsunami have faded | |
|
| May.14 |
Taiwan |
Chen's DPP wins most votes |
|
| Jun.25 |
Aceh |
Tsunami remembered six months on
|
| Sep.11 |
Japan |
Koizumi secures landslide victory| Prime Minister's party and its coalition ally have won an overwhelming victory in lower house elections | |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| May.20 |
South Korea |
Stem cells tailored to patients |
|
| Dec.22 |
South Korea |
Cloning research was fake| Research into cloning stem cells, hailed as a breakthrough earlier this year, was fabricated | |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Apr.16 |
Japan |
Japan demands China apology Japan filed an official protest, complaining that Chinese authorities failed to stop the violence
|
| Jul.7 |
Manila |
Cabinet 8 quit, urge Arroyo to go
|
| Oct.16 |
Japan |
PM visits Yasukuni shrine |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.2 |
Aceh |
Tsunami aid arriving |
|
| Jan.5 |
Indonesia |
International conference for tsunami aid World and regional leaders, the UN were expected to attend
|
| Jan.13 |
Aceh |
Troop escorts for aid workers |
|
| Feb.16 |
Japan |
Kyoto Protocol comes into force| The Protocol, which aims to slow global warming, has come into force 7 years after being agreed | |
|
| Nov.16 |
China |
First human bird flu cases confirmed |
|
| Dec.21 |
Vietnam |
Bird flu shows resistance to Tamiflu |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| May.27 |
Indonesia |
2 bombs kill 19
|
| Oct.1 |
Bali |
20 dead in blasts| A string of blasts on the resort island killed at least 26 people and wounded about 103 others | |
|
| Oct.1 |
Bali |
'Suicide bomb' behind attack |
|
| Oct.16 |
Japan |
PM visits Yasukuni shrine |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Mar.2 |
Indonesia |
Cleric jailed over Bali bombings
|
| Mar.7 |
Beijing |
Lays down law over Taiwan unveiled
|
| Dec.1 |
Singapore |
Young Australian hanged Singapore hanged young drug smuggler Tuong Van Nguyen, despite widespread condemnation in Australia
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| May.1 |
North Korea |
N. Korea apparently tests missile
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.2 |
China |
Mine flood traps 42 miners |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Apr.30 |
Vietnam |
Vietnam remembers fall of Saigon |
|
| Jun.25 |
Aceh |
Tsunami remembered six months on
|
| Aug.6 |
Japan |
Doves, silence for A-bomb victims
|
| Aug.8 |
Japan |
Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate |
|
| Sep.28 |
Vietnam |
Typhoon Damrey deaths reach 74 |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.6 |
Indonesia |
Summit approves tsunami warning |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.12 |
Aceh |
Indonesia tightens Aceh controls Foreign troops helping the tsunami aid effort in the province must leave by the end of March
|
| Jun.23 |
China |
Flood death toll 'over 500' Summer floods have forced over one million from their homes. Southern China submerged beneath muddy waters
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.3 |
Aceh |
Runway accident hampers aid bid |
|
| Jan.4 |
Indonesia |
Powell: U.S. values in action |
|
| Feb.19 |
Aceh |
Clinton and Bush see damage
|
| Mar.20 |
Beijing |
Rice presses China on North Korea |
|
| Apr.2 |
Indonesia |
9 feared dead in quake crash |
|
| Apr.29 |
Beijing |
China, Taiwan opposition mend ties
|
| May.23 |
Japan |
China rebukes Japan over shrine| Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi short her visit and flew home before a meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | |
|
| Sep.4 |
Indonesia |
Jet crashes on take-off, 143 killed |
|
| Nov.20 |
Beijing |
Bush asks China to expand freedoms |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Sep.5 |
Beijing |
EU, China hail textile deal
|
| Dec.18 |
Hong Kong |
WTO seals farms deal| Ministers from 149 states saved long-running talks with an interim deal to end farm export subsidies by 2013 | |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Feb.16 |
Japan |
Kyoto Protocol comes into force| The Protocol, which aims to slow global warming, has come into force 7 years after being agreed | |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jun.3 |
Singapore |
Rumsfeld: China needs freer government |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Feb.9 |
North Korea |
N. Korea Admits to Nukes, Out of Talks| North Korea publicly admitted for the first time that it has nuclear weapons and suspending participation in talks | |
|
| Feb.19 |
North Korea |
N. Korea 'rejects nuclear talks' |
|
| Apr.23 |
Indonesia |
Hu meets with Japanese Prime Minister |
|
| Jul.25 |
Beijing |
North Korea nuclear talks resume |
|
| Sep.18 |
Beijing |
Agreement in N. Korea talks The U.S. Embassy said the 6 parties involved in talks have reached an agreement
|
| Dec.26 |
Aceh |
Siren's wail marks tsunami moment A siren followed by a minute of silence marked the moment a year ago when the Indian Ocean tsunami crashed ashore
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.11 |
Aceh |
Separatists threaten relief efforts |
|
| Mar.10 |
Hong Kong |
Tung Chee-hwa resigns
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Apr.9 |
Beijing |
Protests target Japan| Japan's ambassador called on the Chinese government to take measures to protect Japanese citizens in China | | |
|
| Apr.24 |
Japan |
100 dead as train derails| A seven-car commuter train has derailed and ploughed into an apartment building at a railway crossing | |
|
| Apr.25 |
Japan |
Hunt begins for Japan crash clues |
|
| Dec.17 |
Hong Kong |
Police clash with anti-WTO protesters |
|
| Dec.25 |
Northern Japan |
Deadly train derailment |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.12 |
Aceh |
Indonesia tightens Aceh controls Foreign troops helping the tsunami aid effort in the province must leave by the end of March
|
| Mar.15 |
Manila |
21 die as police storm Manila jail |
|
| Apr.12 |
Japan |
Japan risks China anger over gas |
|
| Apr.17 |
Beijing |
China rejects Tokyo demand for apology |
|
| Apr.30 |
Taiwan |
Taiwan head seeks Beijing talks |
|
| Jul.21 |
North Korea |
N Korea calls for US peace treaty |
|
| Aug.6 |
Japan |
Doves, silence for A-bomb victims
|
| Sep.19 |
North Korea |
N Korea puts terms on arms deal |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Mar.29 |
Sumatra |
Survivors use hands in rescue dig |
|
| Apr.25 |
Japan |
Search for crash survivors |
|
| Sep.5 |
Beijing |
EU, China hail textile deal
|
| Oct.11 |
China |
China launches rocket into space |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Oct.3 |
Bali |
Bombers' severed heads shown |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.16 |
Beijing |
Zhao Ziyang, Purged Chinese leader, dies| Former Communist Party was ousted aafter the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protesters | |
|
| Jun.20 |
Philippines |
Cardinal Sin dead |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Mar.13 |
Beijing |
Congress passes Taiwan bill A resolution authorizes Beijing to use military force to prevent Taiwan from declaring its independence
|
| Apr.30 |
Vietnam |
Vietnam remembers fall of Saigon |
|
| Jul.6 |
Singapore |
London wins 2012 Olympics| London has defeated Paris, bringing the Olympics back to Britain for the first time in more than half a century | |
|
| Jul.24 |
Manila |
Lawmakers bid to impeach Arroyo |
|
| Aug.8 |
Japan |
Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Feb.9 |
North Korea |
N. Korea Admits to Nukes, Out of Talks| North Korea publicly admitted for the first time that it has nuclear weapons and suspending participation in talks | |
|
| Feb.19 |
North Korea |
N. Korea 'rejects nuclear talks' |
|
| Aug.8 |
Japan |
Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate |