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| Jan.18 |
China |
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Chinese test missile obliterates satellite
U.S. official: The missile destroyed an orbiting satellite in a test that could undermine relations with the West
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| Feb.4 |
Indonesia |
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Floods: 340,000 homeless
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| Feb.13 |
Beijing |
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N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament |
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| Feb.19 |
North Korea |
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North Korea to give up nuclear program |
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| Feb.27 |
Shanghai |
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Shanghai Composite index sank 8.8%
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| Mar.6 |
Sumatra |
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Quake kills at least 70 |
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| Mar.7 |
Indonesia |
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Scores escape flaming plane wreck |
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| Mar.27 |
Manila |
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Gunmen seize bus |
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| Apr.1 |
Solomon Islands |
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13 dead from tsunami |
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| Apr.12 |
Japan |
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Chinese PM: Better Japan ties |
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| May.3 |
Thailand |
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Deal struck at UN climate talks |
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| May.16 |
North Korea |
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Korean trains in historic link-up |
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| Jun.16 |
North Korea |
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Atomic inspectors can return |
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| Jun.23 |
North Korea |
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NK gets hands on frozen millions |
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| Jul.1 |
Hong Kong |
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Hong Kong marks handover anniversary |
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| Jul.14 |
North Korea |
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N Korea 'closes nuclear reactor' |
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| Jul.15 |
North Korea |
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U.N.: N. Korea reactor shut down |
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| Jul.16 |
Northern Japan |
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Nuke plant leaked after earthquake |
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| Jul.25 |
South Korea |
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S Korea urges release of hostages |
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| Jul.31 |
Cambodia |
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First Khmer Rouge leader charged |
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| Aug.13 |
China |
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14 dead in bridge collapse |
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North Korea |
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'Hundreds dead' in floods |
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| Aug.17 |
China |
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Scores trapped in coal mine |
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| Sep.1 |
South Korea |
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Freed Koreans return home |
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| Sep.11 |
Japan |
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PM Abe resigns |
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| Sep.13 |
Indonesia |
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4th earthquake strikes Indonesia |
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| Sep.16 |
Thailand |
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87 killed in plane crash
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| Sep.18 |
Shanghai |
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Millions flee as typhoon rips into China
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| Sep.22 |
Japan |
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Fukuda set to be new PM |
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| Sep.25 |
Japan |
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Lower house elects Fukuda as PM
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| Oct.1 |
North Korea |
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President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone
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| Oct.3 |
North Korea |
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Korean leaders sign declaration |
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| Oct.7 |
China |
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1.4 million flee deadly storm |
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| Oct.21 |
Beijing |
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Communist Party unveils new leaders |
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| Nov.18 |
Cambodia |
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Former Khmer Rouge leader arrested |
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| Nov.21 |
Singapore |
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Oil nudges $99 a barrel |
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| Dec.7 |
South Korea |
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Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea |
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| Dec.14 |
Bali |
|
Climate deal sealed by US U-turn
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| Dec.19 |
South Korea |
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Lee set for landslide |
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| Dec.21 |
Japan |
|
Humpback whale hunt halted |
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| Dec.23 |
Thailand |
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Thaksin ally wins Thai election
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| Jan.8 |
Indonesia |
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Ferry survivors found after 9 days on raft |
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| Jan.12 |
Japan |
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Fears over tsunami ease |
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| Jan.18 |
China |
 |
Chinese test missile obliterates satellite 
U.S. official: The missile destroyed an orbiting satellite in a test that could undermine relations with the West
| In Beijing a Foreign Ministry spokesman said he was unaware of such a test. Britain, Japan, Australia joined the United States in voicing concern about the rising militarization of space
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| Feb.3 |
Indonesia |
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Floods leave 200,000 homeless |
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| Feb.4 |
Indonesia |
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Floods: 340,000 homeless| Boats ferried supplies to desperate residents of flood-stricken Jakarta as rivers burst their banks. The rivers burst their banks following a rain. 20 peop... | |
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| Feb.6 |
Indonesia |
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Floods recede in soaked Jakarta |
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| Feb.12 |
Japan |
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Japan in commercial whaling push |
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| Feb.13 |
Beijing |
 |
N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament
North Korea agreed to shut down its main reactor within 60 days before eventually dismantling its atomic weapons program
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| Feb.18 |
China |
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Chinese New Year: Year of Pig begins |
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| Feb.19 |
North Korea |
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North Korea to give up nuclear program
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| Feb.25 |
Indonesia |
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Ferry suddenly sinks |
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| Feb.27 |
Shanghai |
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Shanghai Composite index sank 8.8%| European shares experienced their biggest one-day percentage fall in nearly four years. Stocks plummeted and safe-haven government bonds surged around the glob... | |
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| Mar.6 |
Sumatra |
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Quake kills at least 70 A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake is injuring hundreds more as buildings collapsed. The quake followed by strong aftershocks
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| Mar.7 |
Indonesia |
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Scores escape flaming plane wreck
An passenger jet crash landed and burst into flames killing 23 people trapped inside. A further 117 people escaped
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| Mar.15 |
Japan |
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Livedoor tycoon guilty of fraud |
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| Mar.18 |
Beijing |
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Breakthrough over NK funds |
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| Mar.24 |
Japan |
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Earthquakes rock Pacific nations |
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| Mar.27 |
Manila |
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Gunmen seize bus
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| Mar.28 |
Thailand |
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Swiss man jailed for Thai insult |
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|
| Apr.1 |
Solomon Islands |
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13 dead from tsunami
2 earthquakes and a tsunami hit the western part of the island-chain nation. 10 to 20 people were missing
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| Apr.2 |
Solomon Islands |
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Thousands homeless from tsunami |
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| Apr.3 |
Solomon Islands |
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Officials: Not enough aid arriving |
|
| Apr.12 |
Japan |
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Chinese PM: Better Japan ties Wen Jiabao in a speech to the Japanese parliament urged Tokyo not to forget its past military aggressions in Asia
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| Apr.18 |
Japan |
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Nagasaki's mayor murdered |
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| Apr.23 |
Japan |
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Obara acquitted over Lucie death |
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| May.3 |
Thailand |
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Deal struck at UN climate talks
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| May.10 |
East Timor |
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Ramos-Horta won presidential elections |
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| May.16 |
North Korea |
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Korean trains in historic link-up
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| May.30 |
Thailand |
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5-year politics ban for ex-PM |
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| Jun.2 |
China |
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Two dead from quake |
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| Jun.12 |
Indonesia |
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Bombing 'mastermind' held in swoop |
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| Jun.16 |
North Korea |
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Atomic inspectors can return
North Korea has invited inspectors from IAEA back into the country to monitor the shut down of its main nuclear reactor
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| Jun.23 |
North Korea |
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NK gets hands on frozen millions
|
|
| Jul.1 |
Hong Kong |
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Hong Kong marks handover anniversary
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| Jul.14 |
North Korea |
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N Korea 'closes nuclear reactor'
US state department spokesman: North Korea has shut down its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon
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| Jul.15 |
North Korea |
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U.N.: N. Korea reactor shut down
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| |
Northern Japan |
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Two dead from quake |
|
| Jul.16 |
Northern Japan |
 |
Nuke plant leaked after earthquake
A strong earthquake is setting off a fire at the world's most powerful nuclear power plant and causing a reactor to spill radioactive water into...
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| Jul.25 |
South Korea |
|
S Korea urges release of hostages
|
| Jul.26 |
Japan |
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Asian stocks continue world fall |
|
| Jul.29 |
Japan |
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PM 'suffers election blow' |
|
| Jul.31 |
Cambodia |
 |
First Khmer Rouge leader charged An ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief Kang Kek Ieu has been charged with crimes against humanity by a UN-backed tribunal
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|
| Aug.13 |
China |
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14 dead in bridge collapse
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| |
North Korea |
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'Hundreds dead' in floods
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| Aug.17 |
China |
|
Scores trapped in coal mine
|
|
| Sep.1 |
South Korea |
 |
Freed Koreans return home The 19 church workers freed from captivity in Afghanistan have arrived home in Seoul, after being held by the Taleban for 6 weeks
|
| Sep.11 |
Japan |
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PM Abe resigns Prime Minister's year-old government has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat
|
| Sep.12 |
Sumatra |
|
Powerful quake strikes |
|
| Sep.13 |
Indonesia |
 |
4th earthquake strikes Indonesia An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck northeast of Sulawesi
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| Sep.14 |
Sumatra |
|
5th strong quake hits Indonesia in 3 days |
|
| Sep.16 |
Thailand |
 |
87 killed in plane crash
Map of Phuket Thailand| A passenger jet crashed at the Phuket Airport in southern Thailand shortly after landing, killing 87 of the 130 people on board. The aircraft crashed shortly after landing in heavy winds and strong rains. Many of the 43 survivors escap... | |
|
| Sep.18 |
Shanghai |
 |
Millions flee as typhoon rips into China 
| Wipha slammed into the coast south of Shanghai as authorities moved 2 million people following forecasts. Huge waves hitting the shore as soldiers worked in pour... | |
|
| Sep.22 |
Japan |
|
Fukuda set to be new PM
|
| Sep.25 |
Japan |
 |
Lower house elects Fukuda as PM| A quiet compromiser has promised to bring stability and moderation to tumultuous political scene | |
|
|
| Oct.1 |
North Korea |
 |
President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone 
| South Korea's president crossed the Cold War's last frontier in a symbolic walk of reconciliation for talks with his North Korean counterpart. His meeting with Kim Jong-il is only the... | |
|
| |
North Korea |
|
Kim greets Roh in Pyongyang |
|
| Oct.2 |
North Korea |
|
Two Koreas open summit talks |
|
| Oct.3 |
North Korea |
|
Korean leaders sign declaration
|
| Oct.7 |
China |
|
1.4 million flee deadly storm
|
| Oct.20 |
Beijing |
|
Vice-president loses post |
|
| Oct.21 |
Beijing |
 |
Communist Party unveils new leaders President Hu Jintao won a 2nd term as party and army chief, while 4 new faces joined the Politburo Standing Committee
|
|
| Nov.18 |
Cambodia |
|
Former Khmer Rouge leader arrested
|
| Nov.21 |
Singapore |
 |
Oil nudges $99 a barrel The declining dollar and speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will again cut interest rates also boosted prices
|
|
| Dec.7 |
South Korea |
|
Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea
|
| Dec.8 |
Bali |
|
China leads cuts protests |
|
| Dec.10 |
South Korea |
|
Inter-Korean train service starts |
|
| Dec.14 |
Bali |
 |
Climate deal sealed by US U-turn| Delegates at the UN summit have agreed a deal on curbing climate change after days of bitter wrangling. US had wanted firmer commitments from developing countries. EU and US agreed that industrialized countries would not set firm emissi... | |
|
| Dec.19 |
South Korea |
 |
Lee set for landslide
Lee Myung-Bak, a former Seoul mayor and Hyundai executive, claimed victory in presidential election
|
| Dec.21 |
Japan |
|
Humpback whale hunt halted
|
| Dec.23 |
Thailand |
 |
Thaksin ally wins Thai election 
| Samak Sundaravej's People Power Party won 228 seats in the 480-seat house, short of the 241 needed for an absolute majority. the result is a big setback for the military, ... | |
|
| Dec.26 |
Indonesia |
|
Deadly landslide hits dinner party |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Feb.13 |
Beijing |
N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament
North Korea agreed to shut down its main reactor within 60 days before eventually dismantling its atomic weapons program
|
| Feb.19 |
North Korea |
North Korea to give up nuclear program
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Apr.3 |
Solomon Islands |
Officials: Not enough aid arriving |
|
| Jun.23 |
North Korea |
NK gets hands on frozen millions
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.12 |
Japan |
Fears over tsunami ease |
|
| Mar.6 |
Sumatra |
Quake kills at least 70 A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake is injuring hundreds more as buildings collapsed. The quake followed by strong aftershocks
|
| Mar.24 |
Japan |
Earthquakes rock Pacific nations |
|
| Apr.1 |
Solomon Islands |
13 dead from tsunami
2 earthquakes and a tsunami hit the western part of the island-chain nation. 10 to 20 people were missing
|
| May.10 |
East Timor |
Ramos-Horta won presidential elections |
|
| Jun.2 |
China |
Two dead from quake |
|
| Jul.15 |
Northern Japan |
Two dead from quake |
|
| Jul.16 |
Northern Japan |
Nuke plant leaked after earthquake
A strong earthquake is setting off a fire at the world's most powerful nuclear power plant and causing a reactor to spill radioactive water into...
|
| Jul.29 |
Japan |
PM 'suffers election blow' |
|
| Sep.12 |
Sumatra |
Powerful quake strikes |
|
| Sep.13 |
Indonesia |
4th earthquake strikes Indonesia An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck northeast of Sulawesi
|
| Sep.14 |
Sumatra |
5th strong quake hits Indonesia in 3 days |
|
| Dec.19 |
South Korea |
Lee set for landslide
Lee Myung-Bak, a former Seoul mayor and Hyundai executive, claimed victory in presidential election
|
| Dec.23 |
Thailand |
Thaksin ally wins Thai election 
| Samak Sundaravej's People Power Party won 228 seats in the 480-seat house, short of the 241 needed for an absolute majority. the result is a big setback for the military, ... | |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.8 |
Indonesia |
Ferry survivors found after 9 days on raft |
|
| Feb.25 |
Indonesia |
Ferry suddenly sinks |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Feb.27 |
Shanghai |
Shanghai Composite index sank 8.8%| European shares experienced their biggest one-day percentage fall in nearly four years. Stocks plummeted and safe-haven government bonds surged around the glob... | |
|
| Jul.26 |
Japan |
Asian stocks continue world fall |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.15 |
Japan |
Livedoor tycoon guilty of fraud |
|
| Mar.28 |
Thailand |
Swiss man jailed for Thai insult |
|
| Apr.23 |
Japan |
Obara acquitted over Lucie death |
|
| May.30 |
Thailand |
5-year politics ban for ex-PM |
|
| Jul.31 |
Cambodia |
First Khmer Rouge leader charged An ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief Kang Kek Ieu has been charged with crimes against humanity by a UN-backed tribunal
|
| Nov.18 |
Cambodia |
Former Khmer Rouge leader arrested
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.18 |
China |
Chinese test missile obliterates satellite 
U.S. official: The missile destroyed an orbiting satellite in a test that could undermine relations with the West
| In Beijing a Foreign Ministry spokesman said he was unaware of such a test. Britain, Japan, Australia joined the United States in voicing concern about the rising militarization of space
|
| | |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.27 |
Manila |
Gunmen seize bus
|
| Jul.31 |
Cambodia |
First Khmer Rouge leader charged An ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief Kang Kek Ieu has been charged with crimes against humanity by a UN-backed tribunal
|
| Aug.17 |
China |
Scores trapped in coal mine
|
| Sep.1 |
South Korea |
Freed Koreans return home The 19 church workers freed from captivity in Afghanistan have arrived home in Seoul, after being held by the Taleban for 6 weeks
|
| Oct.21 |
Beijing |
Communist Party unveils new leaders President Hu Jintao won a 2nd term as party and army chief, while 4 new faces joined the Politburo Standing Committee
|
| Nov.18 |
Cambodia |
Former Khmer Rouge leader arrested
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.1 |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong marks handover anniversary
|
| Sep.18 |
Shanghai |
Millions flee as typhoon rips into China 
| Wipha slammed into the coast south of Shanghai as authorities moved 2 million people following forecasts. Huge waves hitting the shore as soldiers worked in pour... | |
|
| Oct.7 |
China |
1.4 million flee deadly storm
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.15 |
North Korea |
U.N.: N. Korea reactor shut down
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.26 |
Indonesia |
Deadly landslide hits dinner party |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Feb.3 |
Indonesia |
Floods leave 200,000 homeless |
|
| Feb.4 |
Indonesia |
Floods: 340,000 homeless| Boats ferried supplies to desperate residents of flood-stricken Jakarta as rivers burst their banks. The rivers burst their banks following a rain. 20 peop... | |
|
| Feb.6 |
Indonesia |
Floods recede in soaked Jakarta |
|
| Aug.13 |
North Korea |
'Hundreds dead' in floods
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.7 |
Indonesia |
Scores escape flaming plane wreck
An passenger jet crash landed and burst into flames killing 23 people trapped inside. A further 117 people escaped
|
| Apr.12 |
Japan |
Chinese PM: Better Japan ties Wen Jiabao in a speech to the Japanese parliament urged Tokyo not to forget its past military aggressions in Asia
|
| Sep.16 |
Thailand |
87 killed in plane crash
Map of Phuket Thailand| A passenger jet crashed at the Phuket Airport in southern Thailand shortly after landing, killing 87 of the 130 people on board. The aircraft crashed shortly after landing in heavy winds and strong rains. Many of the 43 survivors escap... | |
|
| Oct.1 |
North Korea |
President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone 
| South Korea's president crossed the Cold War's last frontier in a symbolic walk of reconciliation for talks with his North Korean counterpart. His meeting with Kim Jong-il is only the... | |
|
| Oct.1 |
North Korea |
Kim greets Roh in Pyongyang |
|
| Oct.2 |
North Korea |
Two Koreas open summit talks |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| May.3 |
Thailand |
Deal struck at UN climate talks
|
| Oct.3 |
North Korea |
Korean leaders sign declaration
|
| Dec.14 |
Bali |
Climate deal sealed by US U-turn| Delegates at the UN summit have agreed a deal on curbing climate change after days of bitter wrangling. US had wanted firmer commitments from developing countries. EU and US agreed that industrialized countries would not set firm emissi... | |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Feb.12 |
Japan |
Japan in commercial whaling push |
|
| May.3 |
Thailand |
Deal struck at UN climate talks
|
| Dec.7 |
South Korea |
Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea
|
| Dec.8 |
Bali |
China leads cuts protests |
|
| Dec.21 |
Japan |
Humpback whale hunt halted
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.18 |
Beijing |
Breakthrough over NK funds |
|
| May.16 |
North Korea |
Korean trains in historic link-up
|
| Aug.13 |
China |
14 dead in bridge collapse
|
| Dec.10 |
South Korea |
Inter-Korean train service starts |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Apr.18 |
Japan |
Nagasaki's mayor murdered |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.28 |
Thailand |
Swiss man jailed for Thai insult |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Sep.11 |
Japan |
PM Abe resigns Prime Minister's year-old government has suffered a string of damaging scandals and a humiliating electoral defeat
|
| Sep.22 |
Japan |
Fukuda set to be new PM
|
| Oct.20 |
Beijing |
Vice-president loses post |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.8 |
Bali |
China leads cuts protests |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Feb.18 |
China |
Chinese New Year: Year of Pig begins |
|
| Jun.16 |
North Korea |
Atomic inspectors can return
North Korea has invited inspectors from IAEA back into the country to monitor the shut down of its main nuclear reactor
|
| Jul.25 |
South Korea |
S Korea urges release of hostages
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.18 |
China |
Chinese test missile obliterates satellite 
U.S. official: The missile destroyed an orbiting satellite in a test that could undermine relations with the West
| In Beijing a Foreign Ministry spokesman said he was unaware of such a test. Britain, Japan, Australia joined the United States in voicing concern about the rising militarization of space
|
| | |
|
| Apr.2 |
Solomon Islands |
Thousands homeless from tsunami |
|
| Apr.3 |
Solomon Islands |
Officials: Not enough aid arriving |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jun.12 |
Indonesia |
Bombing 'mastermind' held in swoop |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Sep.25 |
Japan |
Lower house elects Fukuda as PM| A quiet compromiser has promised to bring stability and moderation to tumultuous political scene | |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Feb.13 |
Beijing |
N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament
North Korea agreed to shut down its main reactor within 60 days before eventually dismantling its atomic weapons program
|
| Jul.14 |
North Korea |
N Korea 'closes nuclear reactor'
US state department spokesman: North Korea has shut down its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon
|
| Nov.21 |
Singapore |
Oil nudges $99 a barrel The declining dollar and speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will again cut interest rates also boosted prices
|
| Dec.7 |
South Korea |
Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea