| January
1 | - North Korea's New Year's
Editorial calls for achieving a breakthrough in light
industry and making North Korea into a 'powerful and
prosperous' nation.
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| January
3 | - In his New Year's address,
President Lee Myung-bak stresses the importance of national
security and peace on the Korean peninsula.
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| January 10 | - North
Korea's Asia-Pacific Peace Committee (APPC) sends a letter
to its South Korean counterparts urging to hold
working-level talks in Gaeseong on January 27 to set the
time and location for an upcoming inter-Korean
dialogue.
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| January 10 |
- Chairman of the North Korean Red
Cross proposes to hold inter-Korean Red Cross dialogue in
Munsan on February 1.
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| January 12 | - North Korea's
General Bureau for Central Guidance to the Development of
the Special Zone of the DPRK sends a written notice
proposing talks in Gaeseong on February 9.
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| January 12 | - In a
written notice, North Korea's General Bureau for Development
of Scenic spots proposes to hold talks in Gaeseong on
February 11 to discuss the matters pertaining to resumption
of Mt. Geumgang Tourism.
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| January 12 | - The ROK
resumes normal operation of hot lines at Panmunjeom.
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| January 15 | - The Korean Central News Agency reports
that North Korea has decided to adopt a 10-year economic
development plan and to establish the State General Bureau
for Economic Development.
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| January 20 | - North Korea's
Minister of People's Armed Forces sends a telegram to South
Korea, proposing high-level military talks.
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| January 26 | - In a
telegram signed by the South's Minister of National Defense,
the ROK government proposes working-level talks in the Peace
House at Panmunjeom on February 11.
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