1.  After a five-month hiatus in contacts between the two Korean states, July saw a plethora of proposals and counter-proposals from both countries.

2.  The South Korean negotiators described this proposal as unrealistic and unworkable and reiterated their call for simultaneous entry to the UN by both Korean states.

3.  South Korean diplomats immediately welcomed the North Korean volte face as a positive step in improving relations between the two Korean states.

4.  In April Gorbachev made a brief visit to South Korea, the first Soviet leader to visit either Korean state.

5.  After the latest round of Cabinet-level talks broke down last week, the two divided Korean states have no official channel of dialogue in operation.

6.  After the latest round of Cabinet-level talks broke down two weeks ago, the divided Korean states currently have no official channel of dialogue in operation.

7.  Analysts in Seoul also expected the Hyundai deals to spur wide-ranging civilian economic exchanges between the rival Korean states, helping to ease tension on the divided peninsula.

8.  It was the first collision of ships from the two hostile Korean states in international waters.

9.  It would have been the fourth round of family reunions since leaders of the two divided Korean states met last year to work together for reconciliation and reunification.

10.  It would have been the fourth round of family reunions since leaders of the two divided Korean states met last year to work together for reconciliation and national unification.