Dokdo & East Sea
Dokdo & East Sea
- Restaurateur in Laos runs lone crusade to protect sovereignty over Dokdo
- Sep 03,2019
- Youn Jae Wouk owns four Korean restaurants in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. He is pictured here standing in front of one his restaurants with a large sign on the wall r...
- Korea celebrates Dokdo Day with various events
- Oct 25,2018
- The landscape of Dokdo Island. (Korea.net DB)By Lee Kyoung Mi and Hahm Hee-eun The Korean government held a ceremony to commemorate Dokdo Day on Oct. 25. Through the cere...
- Gov't asks Tokyo to withdraw Dokdo claims
- Aug 28,2018
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly protests the Japanese government's release of its 'Defense of Japan 2018' on Aug. 28, which includes unjust claims...
- Dokdo video tops 10 million views
- Aug 09,2018
- The video ‘Dokdo, Beautiful Island of Korea’ is produced in 12 languages. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) By Kim Eun-young and Kim Min-Jeung A video clip about Do...
- Gov’t denounces Tokyo's teaching manual on Dokdo
- Jul 18,2018
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) expresses its regret concerning the Japanese government’s revision of its teaching manual for high schools that attempts to strengt...
- Gov't beefs up efforts to save Dokdo waters
- Jun 04,2018
- The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries carries out a project to stave off damage to seaweed colonies in the water off Dokdo Island. Pictured is a view of the western part o...
- Digital Dokdo diplomacy ambassadors prevent historical distortion
- May 16,2018
- Cyber diplomatic delegation Voluntary Agency Network Korea (VANK) is recruiting ‘Digital Diplomacy Ambassadors for Dokdo’ to prevent historical distortion on Dokdo Island...
- Korea strongly condemns Japan’s claim to Dokdo Island
- May 15,2018
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Noh Kyu-duk releases a commentary condemning Japan’s 'Diplomatic Bluebook 2018' that claims Korea’s Dokdo Island (above) as its o...
- Korea condemns Japanese textbook guidelines
- Mar 30,2018
- On March 30, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns the Japanese government for approving textbook guidelines that claim sovereignty over Dokdo Island. (Minist...
- Foreign Ministry denounces Japan for repeating false Dokdo claim
- Feb 23,2018
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounces Japan on Feb. 22 for repeating its false territorial claim to Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo. (Korea.net DB) By Hur S...