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Dokdo City to be built on Ulleung-do
Apr 15, 2011
Dokdo (Photo: Yonhap News) North Gyeongsang Province announced on April 6 that it will build a “Dokdo City” that will feature history, facts, and information abou...

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Korea to build marine science research center on Dokdo
Apr 06, 2011
The Korean government will build a comprehensive marine science research center on Dokdo, Korea's easternmost island, in order to effectively strengthen its sovereignty.T...

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East Sea advertisement in L.A.
Jul 21, 2010
He has done it again. A Korean-American who put up a giant billboard that held a sign in support of Korea’s sovereignty over Dokdo Island along one of the highways in L...

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School textbooks to expand sections on Dokdo Island
Jul 15, 2010
Korea’s Dokdo Island is expected to be covered more widely in school textbooks. The Minister of Education, Science and Technology Ahn Byong-man revealed during his Jun....

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Old Japanese map that marks East Sea as [Sea of Joseon]...
Jul 15, 2010
The National Archives of Korea (NAK) of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security announced Monday (Jul. 12) that they had restored the early 19th century Japane...

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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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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...

President Lee to step up effective control over Dokdo
Apr 07, 2010
Regarding the Japanese government's decision to mark Dokdo as its own territory in elementary school textbooks as of 2011, Korea's National Assembly adopted a resolution ...

DMB broadcast to reach Dokdo, Ulleungdo Islands
Mar 23, 2010
From now on you can enjoy digital multimedia broadcast (DMB) service in the easternmost islands of Dokdo and Ulleungdo, too. The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and Ulle...

Dokdo genes to be preserved at US biotech center
Mar 10, 2010
For the first time, the genes of indigenous plants of Dokdo Island will be registered at the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. The Daegu Environment Off...