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Seoul asks China to help ease tensions |
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| Jan.3 |
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 S Korea offers to mediate over North President-elect Roh Moo-hyun has suggested that his country plays the role of broker
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Seoul to put deal on table
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| Jan.5 |
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Russians 'upbeat' on North Korean front
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| Jan.7 |
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Allies welcome US shift on N Korea |
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| Jan.8 |
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N Korea offers talks with Seoul
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| Jan.12 |
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 U.S. 'ready to talk' with N. Korea The U.S. is ready to discuss possible ways of resolving the country's energy crisis once it ends nuclear weapons development
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| Jan.15 |
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Koreas to hold nuclear talks
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| Jan.16 |
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S. Korea makes nuclear plea
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| Jan.18 |
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President-elect encouraged by US stance
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| Jan.21 |
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South pushes nukes issue at Korean talks
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| Jan.23 |
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Koreas to peacefully resolve standoff
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| Jan.24 |
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S. Korea to send envoy to Pyongyang| South Korea is to send former reunification minister to seek a peaceful resolution to the standoff | |
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| Jan.25 |
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S. Korea asks to delay emergency meeting South Korea is urging the UN nuclear watchdog to delay a meeting to discuss the North Korean nuclear issue
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Virus-like attack hits web traffic
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| Jan.26 |
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 U.S. U-2 spy plane crashes  A plane crashed near Seoul after its pilot ejected. The plane injured 3 people on the ground, and heavily damaged a house
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U.S. apologizes to spy plane crash victims
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North Korea calls on South for help
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| Feb.13 |
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Kim Dae-jung sorry for summit scandal Outgoing President has apologized on national television for a scandal involving relations with the North
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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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| Feb.18 |
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Grim search in subway A final search of the station gutted by fire in Daegu has not found any survivors
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| Feb.19 |
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North Korean fighter sparks alert
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| Feb.23 |
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US warned over North Korea
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7 arrested in subway fire
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| Feb.25 |
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 Powell: Missile test 'no surprise' U.S. Secretary of State was in South Korea for the swearing in of President Roh Moo-hyun
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No N. Korea sanctions: Powell The U.S. are hoping instead to increase diplomatic and political pressure on Pyongyang to rid it of its nuclear ambitions
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| Mar.11 |
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Stealth jets sent to South Korea
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| Mar.22 |
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N. Korea suspends talks with South
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| Mar.27 |
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N. Korea quits talks
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| Apr.1 |
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Roh seeks backing for Iraq role
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| Apr.11 |
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Roh seeks support over N. Korea
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| Apr.27 |
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Seoul tells N.Korea to scrap nukes
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S. Korea presses 'nuclear' North Kim Jong Il rallied front-line troops urging them to prepare for imminent military action
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| Apr.28 |
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 Don't meddle, N. Korea warns Seoul North Korea has told South Korea not meddle in its standoff with Washington over its nuclear weapons program
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| May.12 |
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North ditches nuke-free Korea pact North Korea abandoned a 1992 agreement with South not to deploy nuclear weapons
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| May.15 |
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South Korea's president meets Bush
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| May.16 |
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Koreas discuss joint Olympic team |
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| May.31 |
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S. Korea navy fires on intruders
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| Jun.5 |
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U.S. to redeploy troops in S Korea
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| Jun.13 |
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Railway reconnects two Koreas| Workers have reconnected railway lines between the countries in a special ceremony, the first time in 50 years | |
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| Jun.28 |
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Strike cripples railways
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| Jul.16 |
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Koreans fire across border South and North Korean troops have briefly exchanged gunfire in the Demilitarized Zone
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| Jul.20 |
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Blair, Roh discuss N. Korea nukes
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| Jul.26 |
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Korean War vets mark anniversary
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| Aug.3 |
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Hyundai tour boss 'jumps to death'| Chung Mong-hun has committed suicide by jumping off a building that is part of the company's headquarters | |
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| Aug.21 |
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University games face threats |
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| Sep.12 |
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 Typhoon pounds South Korea 30 people have been killed and another 30 are missing after Typhoon Maemi swept through the country's south-east
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| Sep.13 |
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Typhoon toll 'may top 100'| At least 48 people are dead while another 24 are missing. Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes | |
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| Sep.14 |
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Troops searching for missing people 30 people are missing after Typhoon Maemi crashed through towns and villages, with winds of up to 135 mph
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| Sep.30 |
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Wary S. Korea keeps troops home S. Korea has ruled out sending troops to Iraq unless the standoff over N. Korea's nuclear weapons is resolved
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| Nov.11 |
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Workers walk off the job Tens of thousands have downed tools and walked off the job to protest the government's hardline labor policy
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| Nov.16 |
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 Rumsfeld met with protests US Defence Secretary has begun a visit to South Korea to discuss the US military bases there
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| Nov.30 |
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2 South Korean contractors killed
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| Dec.21 |
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 Bird flu spreading Government held an emergency meeting to discuss ways to contain a highly contagious strain
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