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- New animals, plants identified on Dokdo
- Feb 21, 2014
- Dokdo, a group of rocks and islets constituting the easternmost point of Korea, is home to 11 newly-discovered animal and plant species found for the first time on the is...
- Japanese maps uphold ‘East Sea,’ Dokdo as Korean
- Feb 13, 2014
- The state legislature of Virginia in the U.S. has passed a bill requiring its state school textbooks to include the name East Sea along with the name Sea of Japan when de...
- Rare bird visits Dokdo
- Nov 27, 2013
- A rare bird has visited Dokdo, the easternmost outpost of Korea. The Ministry of Environment recently reported that it has found on one of the Dokdo Islands a rare bird, ...
- Dokdo, Ulleungdo, Jejudo certified as national geoparks
- Feb 28, 2013
- Three Korean islands -- Dokdo, Jeju Island, and Ulleungdo -- have been certified as national geoparks. Dokdo, Korea’s easternmost territory (photo: Korea Culture and...
- Website on integrated information on Dokdo opens
- Jan 07, 2013
- Dokdo Jirinet Website The Korean government opened a website which contains integrated geographic and historic information on Dokdo, Korea’s easternmost island in the Ea...
- Old Japanese map marks Dokdo as Korean territory
- Nov 02, 2012
- An ancient Japanese map that affirms Dokdo as Korean territory has been restored by the National Archives of Korea. The restored map, produced in 1936 by the cartography ...
- Exploring Dokdo from Seoul
- Sep 27, 2012
- While Korea's easternmost island of Dokdo, together with nearby Ulleungdo, has become an increasingly popular coastal travel destination, those curious to see the island ...
- Dokdo souvenir design contest opens for all
- Sep 05, 2012
- Image courtesy of Cyber Dokdo Arts and crafts designers are welcomed to create their own Dokdo-themed sounvenirs to compete for the right to officially sell their produc...
- Ulleungdo, an island of mysterious beauty
- Jul 10, 2012
- The name Ulleungdo means hill-like island with dense primeval forests. The prospect of a trip to Ulleungdo can make your heart flutter not only because of its matchless b...
- High-speed wireless network to go live at Dokdo
- Jun 13, 2012
- An LTE network will be in operation at Dokdo (pictured) and Ulleungdo by the end of 2012 (photo courtesy of Ulleung County). By the end of 2012, visitors to Korea’s easte...
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