TOP TEN NEWS OF 1997 Picked By The Chosun Ilbo

INTERNATIONAL;

The death of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping.
Economic crisis in Asia.
China recovers Hong Kong from the UK.
El Nino changes weather patterns.
US 'Pathfinder' explores Mars.
Mother Theresa dies.
Princess Diana killed in car crash.
The birth of a cloned sheep, 'Dolly'.
Victories of left wing governments in Europe.
Expansion of NATO and the EU.

DOMESTIC;

IMF bailout over foreign exchange crisis.
First opposition victory in presidential election.
Serial conglomerate bankruptcies.
The Hanbo and Kim Hyon-chul scandal.
Korean airliner crashes in Guam.
The defection of Hwang Jang-yop.
Kim Jong-il takes formal power amidst North Korean famine.
Korea qualifies for its fourth consecutive World Cup.
The arrest of North Korean spy, professor Koh Young-bok.
The pardoning of former presidents Roh and Chun.