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North Korea's Kim Jong-un crosses into South Korea 
Map of Peace House Panmunjom South Korea| Kim Jong-un has become the first N. Korean leader to set foot in South Korea by crossing the military line that has divided the peninsula since 1953 | |
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| Feb.26 |
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PyeongChang Games end with spectacular closing ceremony Map of Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium Pyeongchang South Korea The Games ended with a softening of relations between the two Korean countries, who competed under a united flag
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Russians win men's ice hockey gold -- then sing Russian anthem |
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| Feb.9 |
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Olympics Opening Ceremony preaches a Games of 'peace' Map of Olympic Stadium Pyeongchang South Korea A giant dove of peace lit up the night sky and athletes from North and South Korea walked in unison for the first time in 11 years
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| Feb.8 |
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Kim Jong Un watches parade of tanks, missiles and troops |
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| Feb.4 |
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North Korea to send ceremonial head to South Korea |
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Samsung heir freed from S Korea jail |
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| Jan.25 |
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Hospital fire kills at least 39 people in South Korea At least 39 people have been killed and more than 70 injured. The blaze is thought to have started in the emergency room at Sejong Hospital
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| Jan.8 |
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North, South Korea begin rare talks at the border Senior officials from North and South began the rivals' first formal talks in about two years to discuss how to cooperate in next month's Ol...
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| Jan.1 |
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Kim Jong Un offers rare olive branch to South Korea. North Korea
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| Dec.29 |
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South Korea seizes ship it claims transferred oil to North Korea |
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| Dec.21 |
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South Korea fire at public gym and sauna kills 29 |
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| Dec.20 |
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Warning shots as soldier crosses border to South |
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| Nov.13 |
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North Korean soldier is shot while defecting across DMZ
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| Nov.7 |
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Donald Trump warns North Korea: 'Do not try us' |
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| Sep.3 |
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S Korea holds drill simulating attack on nuclear site to warn North Korea |
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| Jul.16 |
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South Korea proposes rare military talks with North Korea |
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| May.22 |
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Park Geun-hye: S Korea trial of impeached president begins |
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| May.9 |
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South Korea's Moon Jae-in sworn in vowing to address North
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| May.1 |
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US anti-missile system 'operational' in South Korea |
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| Mar.22 |
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Sewol disaster ferry raised after three years |
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| Mar.20 |
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Ousted S Korean President Park Geun-hye faces prosecutors |
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| Mar.9 |
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Park Geun-hye: Court ousts scandal-hit president South Korea's President Park Geun-hye has become the country's first democratically elected leader to be forced from office
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| Nov.28 |
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South Korea's President Park 'willing to resign' |
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| Nov.1 |
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President Park reshuffles S Korean cabinet amid scandal Park Geun-hye has named a new prime minister and finance minister amid a scandal that threatens to bring down her administration
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| Dec.31 |
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New Year: Celebrations mark start of 2016 |
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| Dec.28 |
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'Comfort women': Japan and South Korea hail agreement
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| Aug.24 |
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South and North Korea agree deal to reduce tensions |
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| Aug.20 |
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South Korea evacuation after shelling on western border |
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| Aug.14 |
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Japan and South Korea mark 70 years since end of WW2 |
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| Jun.7 |
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Sixth Mers death in S. Korea amid sharp rises in cases A sixth person has died after contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) in South Korea, amid a sharp rise in infections
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| Apr.15 |
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South Korea remembers ferry dead
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| Mar.4 |
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US ambassador to South Korea injured in slash attack
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| Dec.11 |
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Korean Air chair apologies over daughter's nut rage
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| Nov.10 |
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Ferry captain sentenced to 36 years in jail Lee Joon-seok, the captain of the ferry which sank in April has been found guilty of gross negligence and sentenced to 36 years in prison
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| Oct.17 |
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At least 16 dead in vent grate collapse at concert in S. Korea A grate over a ventilation shaft collapsed at an outdoor concert in Seongnam. Unknown number of people who fell some 20 meters
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| Oct.14 |
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Koreas 'hold top military talks' |
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| Aug.13 |
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Pope Francis makes first South Korean visit in 25 years
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| Jun.21 |
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South Korean soldier 'kills five comrades, wounds five'
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| May.27 |
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South Korea hospice fire kills 21 |
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| May.18 |
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S Korea to break up coast guard |
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| May.14 |
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South Korea ferry captain charged with manslaughter |
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| May.4 |
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South Korean ferry death toll rises to 242 |
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| Apr.27 |
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South Korean PM resigns over ferry |
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| Apr.25 |
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Divers find cabins crammed with bodies inside sunken ferry
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| Apr.22 |
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Crew say they couldn't reach lifeboats as ferry tipped over
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| Apr.21 |
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South Korea ferry toll passes 100 |
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| Apr.20 |
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S Korea leader condemns ferry crew |
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Ferry transcript reveals crew panic |
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| Apr.19 |
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Anger erupts over Korea ferry rescue |
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Mate steering doomed ferry navigating waters for first time
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'Two months' for Korea ferry salvage |
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| Apr.18 |
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‘Sorry’ ferry captain tells of delay |
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Ferry disaster captain arrested Prosecutors in South Korea have asked a court to issue an arrest warrant for Lee Joon-seok, 69, the captain of the ferry that sank
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Fake survivor posts add to nation's anguish |
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| Apr.17 |
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Korea ship: Third officer 'had helm' |
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Weather hampers S Korea ferry search
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| Apr.16 |
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S Korea ferry: Desperate search for survivors continues
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Rescuers search dark, cold sea for survivors of shipwreck
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| Apr.15 |
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South Korea ferry: Hundreds missing as ship sinks Map of Gwanmae South Korea| Almost 300 people remain unaccounted for after a ferry carrying 459 people capsized and sank off South Korea. The ferry, carrying mainly school students, was travelling from the port of Incheon, to the southern resort island of Jeju.
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| Mar.30 |
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North, South Korea exchange fire across disputed western sea border
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| Feb.23 |
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S Korea-US military drills begin |
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| Feb.19 |
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Two Koreas hold family reunions |
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| Feb.4 |
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Koreas agree to family reunions |
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| Jun.8 |
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Officials from two Koreas hold talks |
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| Apr.12 |
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Kerry: North Korea threats 'unacceptable' |
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| Apr.9 |
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South Korea raises alert level |
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| Apr.7 |
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North Korea 'preparing nuclear test' |
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| Apr.2 |
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North Korea blocks Kaesong access |
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| Mar.29 |
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N Korea in 'state of war' with South North Korea: North Korea has said it is entering a 'state of war' with South Korea in its latest escalation of rhetoric against its southern neighbour and...
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| Mar.7 |
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N Korea ends peace pacts with South |
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| Jan.30 |
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S. Korea launches satellite
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| Dec.19 |
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Park Geun-hye claims S. Korea presidential victory
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| Nov.5 |
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South Korea shuts down 2 nuclear reactors
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| Sep.2 |
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'Moonies' founder dies aged 92
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| Aug.24 |
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Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn |
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| Aug.1 |
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Olympic badminton players disqualified |
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| Mar.26 |
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Leaders warn over nuclear threat
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| Feb.19 |
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S Korean drills despite threats |
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| Jul.27 |
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Landslide leaves 32 dead, dozens injured More than 750 rescue workers had been dispatched to the site after the collapse occurred at midnight
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| Dec.22 |
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South Korea begins major military drills |
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| Dec.19 |
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South Korea starts live-fire drill
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| Nov.25 |
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South Korean defense minister resigns |
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| Nov.22 |
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Artillery fire on Korea border Map of island of Yeonpyeong South Korea| North Korea has fired artillery shells across its western maritime border, prompting return fire from South Korea. Artillery shells at one of border islands are killing two marines and two civilians.
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| Aug.8 |
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North Korea 'holds Southern boat' |
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| Aug.4 |
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S Korea in massive military drill |
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| Jul.24 |
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U.S., South Korea begin military exercises |
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| May.19 |
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N. Korea responsible for sinking warship |
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| Mar.28 |
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Ship's section believed found |
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| Mar.26 |
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S. Korea searches for sailors after sinking |
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South Korean navy ship sinking near North 104 crew members are on board the 1,500-ton ship in the Yellow Sea off the Seoul-controlled island of Baengnyeong, near North Korea
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| Aug.17 |
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Former S Korea President Kim dies |
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| May.29 |
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Koreans turn out in force for Roh |
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| May.26 |
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N Korea threatens military action |
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| May.22 |
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Ex-S Korea leader 'kills himself' Roh Moo-hyun , 62, had been under investigation for alleged corruption, has apparently committed suicide by jumping into a ravine
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| Jun.25 |
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South Korea lifts ban on US beef |
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| Dec.19 |
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Lee set for landslide
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| Dec.7 |
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Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea |
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| Oct.1 |
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President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone. North Korea
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| Sep.1 |
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Freed Koreans return home |
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| Aug.30 |
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban. Afghanistan
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| Jul.20 |
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Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans |
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| Mar.22 |
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UN chief shaken by blast |
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| Jan.2 |
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New U.N. chief Ban Ki moon takes over |
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| Oct.13 |
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South Korean named U.N. leader. UN Gen. Assembly
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| Oct.9 |
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S Korean proposed as new UN chief |
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| Jan.9 |
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Scientist's embryo cloning faked |
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| Dec.22 |
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Cloning research was fake Research into cloning stem cells, hailed as a breakthrough earlier this year, was fabricated
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| Jun.22 |
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South Korean hostage beheaded |
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| Mar.11 |
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National Assembly votes to impeach Roh
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| Feb.12 |
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Scientists cloned human embryos |
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| Sep.13 |
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Typhoon toll 'may top 100' |
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| Feb.17 |
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182 died after arson attack in subway Map of Daegu South Korea 135 people are believed to be injured as firefighters struggled to free those still trapped in the city of Daegu
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| Dec.19 |
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Roh claims victory presidential vote |
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| Apr.14 |
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Chinese jet crashes |
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| Jun.15 |
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Presidents of Koreas sign peace accord |
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| Jun. 29, 1995 |
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Sampoong Department Store collapse Map of Seocho District Seoul South Korea| The collapse is the largest peacetime disaster in South Korean history as 502 people died and 937 were injured | |
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| Sep. 1, 1983 |
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Korean Air Lines Flight 007 shot down Map of Moneron Island Russia Russian Far East: The airliner serving the flight was shot down by a Soviet Su-15 interceptor near Moneron Island, west of Sakhalin Island, in the Sea of Japan
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| Jun. 27, 1950 |
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U.S. intervenes in Korean War The Security Council recommending to provide military assistance to the Republic of Korea. Truman ordered U.S. forces to help South Korea
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| Jun. 25, 1950 |
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Korean War began North Korea: The conflict escalated into open warfare when North Korean forces—supported by the Soviet Union and China—invaded
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