Today in Korean history

Oct. 28

1991 -- South Korea and Romania sign an accord on cultural exchanges.

1995 -- South Korea's exports top US$100 billion.

2000 -- Unionized pilots at Korean Air, South Korea's leading airline, go on their first-ever strike.

2009 -- South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party takes three of five contested seats in parliamentary by-elections.

2010 -- South Korea holds a ceremony to mark the opening of the second-phase section of the Seoul-Busan Korea Train Express, or KTX, line linking the southeastern city of Daegu and the southeastern port city of Busan. The 128.5-kilometer section was in commercial service on Nov. 1 of the year, leading to the full-fledged bullet train operation of the Seoul-Busan line some 19 years after the beginning of the construction project.
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