East Asia Timeline, Year 2005
- From: mikhail.sidorin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 30 Dec 2005 09:09:15 -0800
East Asia Timeline, Year 2005
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Event of the Year:
Apr. 9 2005 BEIJING. Protests target Japan
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SUMMARY:
Jan. 1 INDONESIA. U.N.: Tsunami aid rises to $2 billion
Jan. 2 INDONESIA. Indonesia toll passes 94,000
Jan. 5 INDONESIA. International conference for tsunami aid
Jan. 6 INDONESIA. U.N. taking over relief effort
Jan. 12 ACEH. Indonesia tightens Aceh controls
Jan. 16 BEIJING. Zhao Ziyang, Purged Chinese leader, dies
Jan. 19 INDONESIA. Tsunami deaths soar past 212,000
Feb. 9 NORTH KOREA. N. Korea Admits to Nukes, Out of Talks
Feb. 14 CHINA. 203 dead in mine explosion
Feb. 16 JAPAN. Kyoto Protocol comes into force
Feb. 19 ACEH. Clinton and Bush see damage
Mar. 2 INDONESIA. Cleric jailed over Bali bombings
Mar. 7 BEIJING. Lays down law over Taiwan unveiled
Mar. 10 HONG KONG. Tung Chee-hwa resigns
Mar. 13 BEIJING. Congress passes Taiwan bill
Mar. 28 INDONESIA. Quake kills at least 300 on island of Nias
Apr. 9 BEIJING. Protests target Japan
Apr. 16 JAPAN. Japan demands China apology
Apr. 24 JAPAN. 100 dead as train derails
Apr. 29 BEIJING. China, Taiwan opposition mend ties
May. 1 NORTH KOREA. N. Korea apparently tests missile
May. 23 JAPAN. China rebukes Japan over shrine
May. 27 INDONESIA. 2 bombs kill 19
Jun. 23 CHINA. Flood death toll 'over 500'
Jun. 25 ACEH. Tsunami remembered six months on
Jul. 6 SINGAPORE. London wins 2012 Olympics
Jul. 7 PHILIPPINES. Cabinet 8 quit, urge Arroyo to go
Jul. 21 CHINA. China scraps yuan peg to dollar
Aug. 6 JAPAN. Doves, silence for A-bomb victims
Sep. 5 BEIJING. EU, China hail textile deal
Sep. 11 JAPAN. Koizumi secures landslide victory
Sep. 18 BEIJING. Agreement in N. Korea talks
Oct. 1 BALI. 20 dead in blasts
Nov. 22 CHINA. Harbin water supplies cut off
Nov. 23 CHINA. Toxic slick flows into Harbin
Nov. 24 CHINA. Toxic leak was 100 tonnes
Nov. 27 CHINA. 169 workers die in mine blast
Dec. 1 SINGAPORE. Young Australian hanged
Dec. 2 CHINA. Mine flood traps 42 miners
Dec. 7 CHINA. Mine blast leaves 74 dead
Dec. 17 HONG KONG. Police clash with anti-WTO protesters
Dec. 18 HONG KONG. WTO seals farms deal
Dec. 25 JAPAN. Deadly train derailment
Dec. 26 ACEH. Siren's wail marks tsunami moment
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DETAILS:
(See more at East Asia Timeline:
http://www.mapreport.com/subtopics/a.html)
Jan. 1
INDONESIA. U.N.: Tsunami aid rises to $2 billion
The new amount includes contributions from many countries and the World
Bank:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/01/asia.quake
Jan. 2
INDONESIA. Indonesia toll passes 94,000
Hopes of finding the thousands still missing glimmers weakly. The
overall death toll stands at more than 155,000:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/03/asia.quake
Jan. 5
INDONESIA. International conference for tsunami aid
World and regional leaders, the UN were expected to attend:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4149405.stm
Jan. 6
INDONESIA. U.N. taking over relief effort
Colin Powell: The United Nations will take over coordination of tsunami
relief and reconstruction efforts:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/06/asia.tsunami
Jan. 12
ACEH. Indonesia tightens Aceh controls
Foreign troops helping the tsunami aid effort in the province must
leave by the end of March:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4167087.stm
Jan. 16
BEIJING. Zhao Ziyang, Purged Chinese leader, dies
Former Communist Party was ousted aafter the 1989 Tiananmen Square
crackdown on pro-democracy protesters:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/china.zhao
Jan. 19
INDONESIA. Tsunami deaths soar past 212,000
The December 26 earthquake and tsunami killed 166,320 people in
Indonesia. 6,245 people were still missing:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/19/asia.tsunami
Feb. 9
NORTH KOREA. N. Korea Admits to Nukes, Out of Talks
North Korea publicly admitted for the first time that it has nuclear
weapons and suspending participation in talks:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4252481.stm
Feb. 14
CHINA. 203 dead in mine explosion
A gas explosion in a coal mine in Liaoning province is the deadliest
such disaster reported since 1949:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/02/14/china.mine
Feb. 16
JAPAN. Kyoto Protocol comes into force
The Protocol, which aims to slow global warming, has come into force 7
years after being agreed:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4267245.stm
Feb. 19
ACEH. Clinton and Bush see damage
After a meeting with President Yudhoyono, the pair flew to the province
to see a mosque and refugee camps:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4280159.stm
Mar. 2
INDONESIA. Cleric jailed over Bali bombings
A court has found Abu Bakar Ba'asyir guilty of conspiracy over the 2002
bombings, in which 202 people died:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4312199.stm
Mar. 7
BEIJING. Lays down law over Taiwan unveiled
A new law that would allow Beijing to use military action if peaceful
means fail to stop the island pursuing independence:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/china.npc.law
Mar. 10
HONG KONG. Tung Chee-hwa resigns
Hong Kong's first leader since the former British colony was handed
over has tendered his resignation:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/hongkong.tung
Mar. 13
BEIJING. Congress passes Taiwan bill
A resolution authorizes Beijing to use military force to prevent Taiwan
from declaring its independence:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/china.npc.law
Mar. 28
INDONESIA. Quake kills at least 300 on island of Nias
A major earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia but fears of
another tsunami have faded:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/28/indonesia.quake
Apr. 9
BEIJING. Protests target Japan
Japan's ambassador called on the Chinese government to take measures to
protect Japanese citizens in China:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/10/china.japan.protest
Apr. 16
JAPAN. Japan demands China apology
Japan filed an official protest, complaining that Chinese authorities
failed to stop the violence:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/china.japan.ap
Apr. 24
JAPAN. 100 dead as train derails
A seven-car commuter train has derailed and ploughed into an apartment
building at a railway crossing:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/japan.rail.crash
Apr. 29
BEIJING. China, Taiwan opposition mend ties
Taiwan's opposition leader and Chinese President promised to work
together to end hostilities:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/29/taiwan.china.ap
May. 1
NORTH KOREA. N. Korea apparently tests missile
White House chief of staff: North Korea has conducted a test of a
short-range missile:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/01/northkorea.missile
May. 23
JAPAN. China rebukes Japan over shrine
Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi short her visit and flew home before a
meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4574245.stm
May. 27
INDONESIA. 2 bombs kill 19
The twin blasts occurred at a busy market in the Christian-dominated
town of Tentena:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/indonesia.bombs.ap
Jun. 23
CHINA. Flood death toll 'over 500'
Summer floods have forced over one million from their homes. Southern
China submerged beneath muddy waters:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4617891.stm
Jun. 25
ACEH. Tsunami remembered six months on
Millions of people around the Indian Ocean are marking 6 months since
the earthquake and deadly tsunami:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4623345.stm
Jul. 6
SINGAPORE. London wins 2012 Olympics
London has defeated Paris, bringing the Olympics back to Britain for
the first time in more than half a century:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/06/singapore.olympics
Jul. 7
PHILIPPINES. Cabinet 8 quit, urge Arroyo to go
8 Cabinet members quit and urged President to step down, saying she has
been crippled by an election scandal:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/philippines.cabinet.ap
Jul. 21
CHINA. China scraps yuan peg to dollar
China tied yuan's peg to a basket of currencies. The new rate versus
the dollar revalues the currency by 2.1%:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/07/21/china.yuan.reut
Aug. 6
JAPAN. Doves, silence for A-bomb victims
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hiroshima 60 years after the
world's first atomic bomb was dropped:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/05/japan.hiroshima
Sep. 5
BEIJING. EU, China hail textile deal
The deal is to release millions of Chinese garments blocked by EU
customs because they exceed import ceilings:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/09/05/eu.china.talks.reut
Sep. 11
JAPAN. Koizumi secures landslide victory
Prime Minister's party and its coalition ally have won an overwhelming
victory in lower house elections:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4232988.stm
Sep. 18
BEIJING. Agreement in N. Korea talks
The U.S. Embassy said the 6 parties involved in talks have reached an
agreement:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/korea.north.talks
Oct. 1
BALI. 20 dead in blasts
A string of blasts on the resort island killed at least 26 people and
wounded about 103 others:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/bali.blasts
Nov. 22
CHINA. Harbin water supplies cut off
Emergency measures are in force amid fears the city's drinking water
could be contaminated after an explosion:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4462158.stm
Nov. 23
CHINA. Toxic slick flows into Harbin
A slick of river-borne toxins from a chemical plant explosion began
entering the city of 3.8 million people
Nov. 24
CHINA. Toxic leak was 100 tonnes
A blast at a plant 12 days ago sent the equivalent of 10 tanker-loads
of toxic chemicals into the Songhua river
Nov. 27
CHINA. 169 workers die in mine blast
More than 100 missing after an explosion at a colliery at the Dongfeng
mine in Heilongjiang province:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4476928.stm
Dec. 1
SINGAPORE. Young Australian hanged
Singapore hanged young drug smuggler Tuong Van Nguyen, despite
widespread condemnation in Australia:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/australia.singapore.reut
Dec. 2
CHINA. Mine flood traps 42 miners
Rescuers are searching for 42 miners trapped after a flood at a coal
mine
Dec. 7
CHINA. Mine blast leaves 74 dead
A gas explosion at a coal mine has killed 74 miners and 32 are still
missing in Tangshan in the Hebei Province
Dec. 17
HONG KONG. Police clash with anti-WTO protesters
Hundreds of protesters have clashed with police outside convention
center. 900 are rounded up
Dec. 18
HONG KONG. WTO seals farms deal
Ministers from 149 states saved long-running talks with an interim deal
to end farm export subsidies by 2013:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/12/18/wto.deal
Dec. 19
INDONESIA. Pilot jailed for murder
Dec. 21
VIETNAM. Bird flu shows resistance to Tamiflu
Dec. 22
SOUTH KOREA. Cloning research was fake
Dec. 25
ACEH. Quiet ceremonies mark tsunami
JAPAN. Deadly train derailment
An express train derailed in northern Japan, killing 2 people and
injuring more than 2 dozen others
Dec. 26
ACEH. Siren's wail marks tsunami moment
A siren followed by a minute of silence marked the moment a year ago
when the Indian Ocean tsunami crashed ashore:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/tsunami.main
JAPAN. Inspections ordered after crash
Dec. 26
ACEH. Rebels say army disbanded
Coming Events:
Jan. 29
CHINA. Chinese New Year
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Mikhail Sidorin
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