| May
1 | - Pak Chol Su, president of
North Korea's Taepung International Investment Group, visits
the GIC along with Chinese investors.
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| May 3-7 | - Chairman Kim
Jong Il visits China (Dalian, Tianjin, Beijing and
Shenyang).
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| May 12 |
- North Korea claims to have achieved
nuclear fusion in an experiment.
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| May 20 | - The multinational
investigation team announces the results of its
investigation into the sinking of the Cheonan.
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| May 24 |
- President Lee delivers a special address on the sinking
of the Cheonan.
- The Ministers of Unification,
Foreign Affairs and Trade, and National Defense hold a joint
press conference to announce measures in response to the
Cheonan sinking.
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| May 25 |
- North Korea declares it will take
"resolute actions" including cutting inter-Korean
relations, renouncing the inter-Korean agreement on
non-aggression, and completely abolishing all inter- Korean
cooperation projects.
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| May
27 | - The [North] Korean People's
Army General Staff issues a statement on critical measures
regarding inter-Korean exchanges and cooperation including
the full termination of military assurances and declares it
will respond to "anti-republic maneuvers."
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| May 29-30 | - A joint press release is issued after
the ROK-Japan-China summit.
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