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- 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...
- National Science Museum introduces Dokdo wildlife
- Apr 10, 2012
- A special educational exhibit on Dokdo opened at the National Science Museum in Daejeon on February 3, the first of four that will take place this year throughout the cou...
- Old Japanese maps mark Dokdo as Korean territory
- Apr 06, 2012
- This 1892 map codes different parts of Japanese territory with different colors. The Shimane Prefecture, which today claims jurisdiction over Dokdo, is coded in orange. U...
- East Sea ad published in Wall Street Journal
- Mar 14, 2012
- The front page of the Wall Street Journal Asia featured a Hangeul advertisement for Donghae, or the East Sea, on March 14.On March 14, the front page of the Wall Street J...
- Seminar on “East Sea” notation opens in Brussels
- Mar 12, 2012
- A lively discussion on geography took place from March 7 to March 9 in Brussels, Belgium, where scholars from around the world met for the 18th International Seminar on S...
- French encyclopedia publisher adopts ‘East Sea’ denomin...
- Feb 24, 2012
- French publisher Larousse used the term 'East Sea' in the 2012 editions of Le petit Larousse (photo : Yonhap News).Two leading French publishers, Larousse and Michelin, h...
- Dokdo billboard, Dokdo rap -- now Dokdo crane
- May 12, 2010
- Following on from billboards, newspaper ads and rap songs, now there’s a crane that promotes Korea’s Dokdo Island. Two Korean-Americans who are in the signboard busines...
- Field trip on Dokdo patrol ships becomes popular
- Jul 09, 2010
- The East Sea Coast Guard in Gangwon-do (Gangwon Province) announced that the number of visitors coming to see Dokdo patrol boats has shown a sharp increase since the unex...
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