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Korea urges Japan to retract Dokdo claims
Feb 21,2017
Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cho June-hyuck warns the Japanese government to retract its sovereignty claims over the Dokdo Islands, during a briefing ses...

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Spots in Korea visited by Korea.net in 2016
Dec 19,2016
Busan's charms match its title as South Korea’s second city. Visitors are always amused by something new as there are countless things to see and places to eat. On Oct. 2...

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Dokdo’s underwater paradise revealed
Oct 25,2016
Italian underwater photographer Guglielmo Cicerchia wins the gold prize in the close-up category of the Ulleungdo-Dokdo International Underwater Photography Competition 2...

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Dokdo ecological survey reveals 594 new species
Sep 27,2016
Scientists have recently revealed that a total of 594 new organisms, including three species previously not found in Korea and 124 species previously not found in or arou...

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Korea.net honorary reporters visit Dokdo Island
Sep 26,2016
Korea.net honorary reporters and members of the coast guard stationed on Dokdo Island give a thumbs up as they pose for a group photo on Dokdo Island on Sept. 25. Thi...

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A short but lasting rendezvous with Dokdo Island
Jun 30,2016
Descendants of Korean War veterans from overseas and Korean students pose for a group photo while waving the Taegeukgi, the national flag, at Dokdo on June 30. “A s...

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Sunny skies, beautiful beaches along Haeparang Trail
Jun 16,2016
The Haeparang Trail is Korea’s longest walking trail, stretching 770 kilometers from Busan in the south to Goseong in Gangwon-do Province in the north. The Haeparang Tr...

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'1965 Korea-Japan agreement should be re-estimated'
Mar 23,2016
On June 22, 1965, Seoul and Tokyo signed the Treaty on Basic Relations Between Japan and the Republic of Korea, and re-established their diplomatic relationship. It was a...

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Underwater forests bring health back to oceans
Jan 28,2016
A variety of seaweed grows in the waters off Dokdo Island, attesting to the sea's healthy ecosystem. "Whitening" or a "whiting event" is a phenomenon where some wh...

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Korea's greenhouse measurements found to be accurate, reliable
Jan 20,2016
One of Korea's Global Atmosphere Watch observatories on Anmyeondo Island in Chungcheongnam-do Province samples and measures the causes of climate change. Recent...