Today in Korean history
Sept. 13
1972 -- The two Koreas hold their second round of Red Cross talks.
1991 -- The Koreas separately apply for membership in the United Nations. They were approved five days later to join the world's largest body.
1996 -- The Busan International Film Festival, the first international film festival in South Korea, opens in the southeastern port city of Busan. The city changed the spelling of its name in 2001 to comply with a new government-devised Romanization system, but the film festival kept the former name.
2003 -- Typhoon Maemi hits South Korea, leaving nearly 120 people dead and 13 missing. Property damage was tallied at 4.2 trillion won (US$4 billion).
2004 -- North Korea says an explosion that occurred on Sept. 9 in the northern part of the country was related to the construction of a hydroelectric power station. The huge blast and mushroom cloud in Yanggang Province raised speculation that a nuclear device was detonated.
2005 -- The fourth round of six-party talks aimed at resolving the dispute over North Korea's nuclear weapons program resumes in Beijing. In the session, the two Koreas, the United States, China, Japan and Russia issued a joint statement in which the North committed to abandoning its nuclear weapons program in exchange for economic and political incentives from the other parties.
2013 -- Embattled Prosecutor General Chae Dong-wook resigns after being dogged by allegations that he had a child through an extramarital affair.
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Late wife of Australian veteran of Korean War laid to rest in Busan
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Remains of another Korean War soldier identified
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(LEAD) Fighter jet crashes in Seosan; pilot makes emergency escape
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Fighter jet crashes in Seosan; pilot makes emergency escape
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S. Korea, U.S. launch joint underwater operation for Korean War remains
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Late wife of Australian veteran of Korean War laid to rest in Busan
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Top court upholds life sentence for woman over drowning death of husband for insurance money
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24 teachers caught illegally selling exam questions to private educators
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Remains of another Korean War soldier identified
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(LEAD) Fighter jet crashes in Seosan; pilot makes emergency escape
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(LEAD) Family of 5 found dead in 3 separate locations
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Allies vow stern measures against Russia-N. Korea arms deal
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(LEAD) Opposition party leader ends 24-day hunger strike for treatment
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(4th LD) Xi says he will seriously consider visit to South Korea: official
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Family of 5 found dead in 3 separate locations