Today in Korean history

Today in Korean history

May 7

1934 -- A group of writers and historians establish "Jindan," a research
institute dedicated to the study of Korean language and history.

1964 -- South Korea completes the construction of its first oil refinery in
Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province.

1983 -- South Korean and Chinese officials meet in Seoul three days after a
hijacked Chinese passenger airplane made an emergency landing in Chuncheon,
Gangwon Province. The meeting was the first publicized official contact by the
two countries, which didn't have diplomatic relations at the time. The Asian
neighbors formed diplomatic ties in 1992.

1987 -- The state-run steelmaker POSCO completes the construction of a foundry in
Gwangyang, South Jeolla Province.

2004 -- South and North Korea agree to hold high-level defense talks aimed at
averting possible military clashes along their heavily fortified border. The
meeting marked the first contact by general-grade officers of the rival Koreas
divided along the 38th parallel since the 1950-53 Korean War.
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