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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...

Dokdo, our home: Jul 11, 2012; Dokdo has never been very hospitable to its human habitants. It is windy, rainy, or snowy at least 300 days a year. To add to its hostility, it is almost always draped wi...

Dokdo, islets of solitary beauty in the East Sea: Jul 09, 2012; In the easternmost reaches of Korean territory sits a cluster of beautiful islets and reefs called Dokdo. Also referred to as the Liancourt Rocks, Dokdo is a collection o...

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...

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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