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- 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...
- Korea Cup 2012, to Dokdo and back
- May 23, 2012
- The grand finale of the Korea Cup International Yacht Race 2012 is a race around Dokdo (above), Korea's easternmost islets (photo courtesy of Korea Cup Organizing Committ...
- Monitoring climate change from Dokdo
- May 18, 2012
- The easternmost islets of Dokdo have become the latest addition to Korea’s comprehensive system for observing climate change. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA...
- 17th century nautical chart denotes ‘Sea of Korea’
- Apr 20, 2012
- A nautical chart specifying the waters between Korea and Japan as the Sea of Korea was recently found in Japan. A nautical chart produced in 1646 labels the waters betwe...
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