- The second summit between DPRK and ROK leaders is held, with Roh Moo-hyun representing the south and Kim Jong Il the north. The DPRK fires short-range missile into the Sea of Japan.
- 1월 23일 인민혁명당 사건에 대해 대한민국의 대법원이 무죄를 선고KO
- 10월 2일~10월 4일 제2차 남북정상회담 개최. "남북관계 발전과 평화번영을 위한 선언" 발표KO
- 200612월 5일 수출 3000억 달러 돌파
- 20082월 25일 이명박 대통령 취임, 이명박 정부 출범
- 20088 April. A Korean woman, Yi So-yeon, becomes the first Korean to fly to outer space.
- 2008논현동 고시원 살인 사건
- 20099월 김대중 전 대통령 서거
- 20095월 노무현 전 대통령 서거
- 2009UAE 원전 수주 60조원
| - 月3日，陕西省安康市发生华南虎照片事件。ZH
- 月24日，“嫦娥一号”月球探测器发射升空。ZH
- 2007 Chinese slave scandal
- 月15日-21日，中国共产党第十七次全国代表大会在北京召开，胡锦涛在10月22日召开的中共十七届一中全会上连任中共中央总书记，其他当选的中共中央政治局常委包括吴邦国、 温家宝、贾庆林、 李长春、习近平、 李克强、 贺国强、周永康（参见：中国共产党第十七届中央委员会）。ZH
- August — The State Administration for Religious Affairs issued State Religious Affairs Bureau Order No. 5, which required tulkus who planned to be reincarnated to submit an application to the government.
- July — Zheng Xiaoyu, the former head of the State Food and Drug Administration, was executed for corruption.
- 月6日，《中华人民共和国物权法》通过。ZH
- 台灣高速鐵路1月5日通車。曾荫权当选香港第三届行政长官。ZH
- 月，河南卢氏县特大洪灾，造成78人死亡、18人失踪。ZH
- 月，山西新窑矿难造成104人死亡。ZH
- 2007 Shandong coal mine flood
- 2005President Chen is invited and attends the funeral of Pope John Paul II. He is the first ROC president to visit the Vatican.
- 2005March — The controversial Anti-Secession Law was passed, reasserting the PRC's desire for "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan and its right to resolve the issue by force. In response, 1.6 million people marched in Taipei against the PRC's "anti-secession law". Similar marches occur across the world by Taiwanese nationalists. Protests against the PRC were held worldwide, including, but not limited to: Chicago, New York City, Washington DC, Paris, and Sydney.
- 2005月12日，“神舟六号 ”载人飞船搭载费俊龙、聂海胜两位航天员成功发射升空，执行双人多天宇航任务，并于10月17日返回地球。
- 2005April — 2005 anti-Japanese demonstrations: Mass demonstrations against Japan took place.
- 20052005 Ruichang earthquake
- 2005November — 2005 Jilin chemical plant explosions: A series of explosions at a chemical plant in Jilin City killed six and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands.
- 2005月-5月，中国国民党主席连战（2005年中國國民黨和平之旅）、亲民党主席宋楚瑜（2005年亲民党搭桥之旅）先后访问大陆，与中共中央总书记胡锦涛等领导人会面。
- 2005月10日，黑龙江省沙兰镇发生特大山洪和泥石流，洪水瞬间淹没位于低洼处的沙兰镇中心小学，共造成117人死亡，其中105人为学生。
- 2005月13日—18日，世界貿易組織首次在中國領土香港舉行部長級會議。
- 2005月19日-21日，时任美国总统小布什第三次访华，与时任中国国家主席胡锦涛会面。
- 2005The National Assembly of the Republic of China convenes for the last time to implement several constitutional reforms, including single-member two-vote districts, and votes to transfer the power of constitutional reform to the popular ballot, essentially abolishing itself.
- 20051月8日中越北部湾冲突。反日示威活动。三二六护台湾大游行。作家巴金逝世。
- 2005March-April — Pan-Blue leaders visit to mainland China
- 2005月，河北唐山刘官屯矿难造成108人死亡。
- 2005月17日，前中共中央總書記、前中华人民共和国国务院总理趙紫陽逝世。
- 2005月4日，胡锦涛对台提出四“不”原则，中华人民共和国《反分裂国家法》通过并执行。
- 2005月，黑龙江七台河特大矿难造成171人死亡。
- 20052005 Sunjiawan mine disaster
- 2005月，广东大兴矿难造成121人死亡。
- 2006月，由30多位科学家组成的国际考察团进行了“长江淡水豚类考察”，白鱀豚被认为“野外功能性灭绝”。
- 2006Hengchun earthquakes
- 20062月27日国家统一纲领终止。7月1日青藏铁路全线通车。百万人民倒扁运动。
- 2006月12日，中国运动员刘翔在瑞士洛桑创造男子110米栏“12秒88”的世界纪录。
- 20062006 Yanjin earthquake
- 20062006 Central Tibetan Administration general election
- 20062006 Hong Kong Election Committee Subsector elections
- 2006月1日，青藏铁路全线通车，是世界上海拔最高、线路最长的高原铁路。
- 2006月，《中华人民共和国农业税条例》废止，国家不再征收农业税。
- 2006月，“陈良宇案”，时任中共中央政治局委员、上海市委员会书记陈良宇等人被查。
- 2006月，中国南方水灾，造成至少452人死亡。
- 2008Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- 20082008 Sichuan earthquake
- 20082008 Chinese milk scandal
- 20082008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
- 2008September — 2008 Summer Paralympics: The thirteenth Paralympic Games began in Beijing.
- 2008May — The Hangzhou Bay Bridge opened to the public.
- 2008月20日，曾短暂担任中华人民共和国最高领导人的华国锋逝世。
- 2008馬英九當選中華民國總統。汶川大地震。北京夏季奥运会。9月27日翟志刚步出神舟七号成为首个太空行走的中国宇航员。
- 20082008 Kashgar attack
- 20082008 Panzhihua earthquake
- 2008September — The astronaut Zhai Zhigang completed China's first spacewalk on Shenzhou 7.
- 2008Yingjiang earthquakes
- 2008Wild Strawberries Movement
- 2008연합호 사건
- 2008January — 2008 Chinese winter storms: A series of severe winter storms began which would claim over a hundred lives.
- 2008月8日，山西省襄汾尾矿库溃坝事故，死亡277人、失踪4人，另有受伤33人，直接经济损失9619万元。
- 2008月5日，为应对全球金融危机，时任中国国务院总理温家宝推出四万亿投资计划。
- 2008月5日-18日，在第十一届全国人民代表大会第一次会议上，胡锦涛连任中华人民共和国主席，温家宝连任中华人民共和国国务院总理。
- 2008月，“西藏骚乱”爆发，造成至少数十人伤亡。
- 2008月25日，“神舟七号 ”载人飞船搭载翟志刚、刘伯明、景海鹏三位航天员成功发射，中国宇航员首次实现太空漫步，并于9月28日返回地球。
- 2008月起，中国南方水灾特大水灾，至少57人死亡、数百人失踪，受灾人口超2100万。
- 2008月-9月，北京奥运会以及残奥会。
- 2008月20日，廣東深圳舞王俱樂部火災，43人死亡，88人受傷。
- 2008月，中国奶制品污染事件爆发。
- 2008月，中国大陆爆发大规模雪災，因灾死亡129人。
- 2008月，时任美国总统小布什第四次访华，与时任中国国家主席胡锦涛会面，观赏奥运会。
- 2008月28日，山东胶济列车相撞，造成72人丧生、416人受伤。
- 2009July 2009 Ürümqi riots
- 20092009 Bhutan earthquake
- 20092009 Hualien earthquake
- 20092009 Xinjiang earthquake
- 2009October — 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China: A military parade on Chang'an Avenue in Beijing commemorated the establishment of the PRC.
- 2009月，黑龙江“鹤岗新兴煤矿爆炸事故”造成108人死亡。
- 2009月，第24屆冬季大學生運動會在哈爾濱舉辦。
- 2009哈爾濱舉行第二十四屆冬季大學生運動會。乌鲁木齐七五事件。八八水災。
- 2009月，香港中文大学教授、前校长高锟获得诺贝尔物理学奖。
- 2009月，力拓集团驻上海办事处员工被中国国家安全机关依法刑事拘留（参见：力拓案）。
- 2009月，时任美国总统贝拉克·奥巴马首次访华，与时任中国国家主席胡锦涛会面。
- 2009月5日，新疆乌鲁木齐爆发大规模骚乱，史称“乌鲁木齐七五事件”，造成至少197人死亡，另有1721人受伤。
| - 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake
- September — Yasuo Fukuda become 93rd Prime Minister of Japan following Shinzo Abe lost the House of Councillors election and his resignation.
- 2007 Noto earthquake
- Japanese unified local elections
- July — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns due to lost his power in the House of Councillors election to Ichirō Ozawa.
- 2005November — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s robotic spacecraft Hayabusa landed on an asteroid and collected samples in the form of tiny grains of asteroidal material, which were returned to Earth aboard the spacecraft on 13 June 2010. It was the first spacecraft in history designed to deliberately land on an asteroid and then take off again. The Hayabusa mission was the first to return an asteroid sample to Earth for analysis.
- 20052005 Fukuoka earthquake
- 2005지바현 북서부 지진
- 2005September — Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won the general elections at the third time.
- 2006September — Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi resigns and Shinzo Abe becomes 92nd Prime Minister of Japan.
- 20082008 Iwate–Miyagi Nairiku earthquake
- 2008July 2008 Iwate earthquake
- 2008September — Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda resigned and Tarō Asō become 94th Prime Minister of Japan.
- 2008Osaka movie theatre fire
- 2008연합호 사건
- 2008January–December — Japan is severely affected by the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession.
- 20092009 Shizuoka earthquake
- 2009September — Yukio Hatoyama was elected 95th Prime Minister of Japan.
- 2009(平成21年)
- 2009August — Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda lost his election to Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama.
| - A South Korean student shoots and kills 32 other students and professors in the Virginia Tech shooting before killing himself. It stands as the worst mass shooting in U.S. history until 2016 and spurs a series of debates on gun control and journalism ethics.
- Democrat Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident
- The I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota collapses, killing 13 people. The bridge collapse brings to national attention the need to rehabilitate the aging U.S. infrastructure system.
- George W. Bush orders a troop surge which substantially increases the number of U.S. troops in Iraq and ultimately leads to reductions in casualties and major victories for coalition and Iraqi forces, against the insurgency.
- 2007 Alum Rock earthquake
- The first iPhone is released for sale in the U.S.
- The Great Recession officially begins in December.
- 20062006 Kiholo Bay earthquake
- 2006TNA Sacrifice (2006)
- 2006Dick Cheney hunting accident
- 20062006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake
- 2006The Democratic Party retakes control of both houses of Congress, and gains a majority of state governorships (28-22).
- 20082008 financial crisis
- 2008U.S. presidential election, 2008: Barack Obama is elected president, and Joe Biden elected vice president.
- 2008Hurricane Ike kills 100 people along the Texas coast, produces $31 billion in damage, and contributes to rising oil prices.
- 2008Covina massacre
- 20082008 Chino Hills earthquake
- 20082008 Illinois earthquake
- 2008Minnesota Democratic presidential caucuses
- 2008Idaho Democratic presidential caucuses
- 2008Tennessee
- 2008January 20, 2009 — Obama becomes the 44th president, Biden becomes the 47th vice president. Obama is the first African-American to hold the office.
- 2008U.S. oil prices hit a record $147 per barrel in the wake of—among other factors—international tensions and the falling U.S. dollar vs. the Euro.
- 2008The Super Tuesday tornado outbreak kills over 60 people and produces $1 billion in damage across Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama.
- 2008campaign
- 2008Steven Kazmierczak kills five, injures 21, and then kills himself in the Northern Illinois University shooting. After this incident, calls are made for more focus on mental health services and interest grows substantially in the group Students for Concealed Carry on Campus.
- 2009Pop icon Michael Jackson dies, creating the largest public mourning for an entertainer since the death of Elvis Presley.
- 2009swine flu pandemic in the United States
- 2009shooting of Pittsburgh police officers
- 20092009 New York's 20th congressional district special election
- 2009Nobel Peace Prize
- 2009Tea Party protests
- 2009Nidal Hasan kills 12 servicemen and injures 31 in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
- 2009President Obama obtains Congressional approval for the $787 billion stimulus package, the largest since President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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