5 CHRONOLOGY 2017
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HISTORIC SUMMITS FOR KOREA PEACE
19 Moon-Kim Summit Boosts Peace Hopes
24 Full Text of Joint Declaration
26 In Second Summit with Kim, Moon Strives to Salvage U.S.-N.K.Talks
28 Trump, Kim Take First Step to End Hostility
31 Full Text of Joint statement Signed at North Korea-U.S. Summit
32 Moon’s Peace Efforts Pay Off
35 North Korean Leader Steps Up Charm Offensive
HIGHLIGHTS IN KOREA
37 Moon Rises from ‘Candlelight Revolution’ as
S. Korea’s 19th President
41 Former President Park Geun-hye’s Dismissal and Corruption Trial
45 North Korea’s Sixth Nuclear Test and Continued Provocations
48 5.4 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Pohang
49 Prosecution Probes into Spy Agency
51 Seoul-Beijing Conflict over THAAD
54 Minimum Wage for 2018 Rises at Fastest Clip in 17 Years
55 Public Survey Lets Construction on Shin Kori 5, 6 Restart
56 Sewol Seen for First Time in 3 Years
57 Overheating Housing Market, Ballooning Household Debt
59 Craze for Cryptocurrency
61 BTS, New Leader of K-pop ‘Hallyu’
PEOPLE IN FOCUS
63 Overview
64 Politics and Society
67 Economy
69 Culture and Entertainment
74 Sports
LAND, CLIMATE, POPULATION
75 Land
78 Climate
81 Population
GOVERNMENT
85 Overview
88 President
109 Cabinet
116 Diplomacy
120 Unification
124 Judicial Affairs and Prosecution
127 National Defense
139 Public Administration and National Policies
146 National Assembly
151 Political Parties
159 Court
167 Constitutional Court
170 National Election Commission
ECONOMY
173 Economic Trends
177 Economic Growth
179 Consumer Prices
181 Money and Finance
185 Balance of International Payments
187 Public Finance
190 Taxation
192 Fair Trade
195 Economic Cooperation
199 Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry
208 Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
215 Manufacturing
222 Construction and Transportation
226 Housing & Real Estate
229 Energy and Resources
231 Information and Telecommunication
244 Financial Industry
249 Stock Market
252 Retail Industry
255 Small and Medium Enterprises
257 Chaebol
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
261 National Life
267 Labor
273 Public Health & Drugs
276 Environment
279 Public Welfare
282 Patriots and Veteran Affairs
284 Elderly, Women & Youth
290 Consumer Protection
293 Overseas Koreans and Multicultural Society
299 Crimes
301 Accidents
EDUCATION
304 Overview
304 Education Policies
308 Early Childhood, Elementary & Secondary Education
309 Higher Education
310 Key Education Issues
CULTURE
312 Cultural Policy
315 Mass Communication
319 New Media
321 Publishing
323 Advertising
326 Academia
328 Science and Technology
331 Medicine
334 Literature
336 Fine Art
337 Music
342 Theater · Musical
343 Dance
344 Movies
347 Religion
350 Cultural Assets
354 Tourism
356 Fashion
SPORTS
358 Overview
360 23rd Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018
369 Professional Leagues · Other Sports
388 The 98th National Sports Festival
390 The 98th National Winter Sports Festival
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
393 Seoul Metropolitan City
399 Busan Metropolitan City
404 Daegu Metropolitan City
408 Incheon Metropolitan City
412 Gwangju Metropolitan City
415 Daejeon Metropolitan City
418 Ulsan Metropolitan City
421 Sejong Special Self-Governing City
425 Gyeonggi Province
428 Gangwon Province
431 North Chungcheong Province
435 South Chungcheong Province
439 North Jeolla Province
441 South Jeolla Province
445 North Gyeongsang Province
448 South Gyeongsang Province
452 Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
NORTH KOREA
455 Top 10 News Stories of North Korea in 2017
461 Introduction
466 Politics
479 Military
487 Diplomacy
495 Economy
503 Society
511 Culture and Sports
517 South-North Korea Exchange, Cooperation