SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism expressed “deep regret” Friday over the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s response to its letter protesting Japan’s inclusion of South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo on a Tokyo Olympics map. According to the ministry, the IOC sent a reply to its June 10 [...]
MADRID/SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said a “very valuable” ancient map he witnessed in Madrid on Wednesday shows Dokdo is part of Korean territory. Moon, now on a state visit to Spain, made the remarks after looking at the “Map of Joseon Kingdom” at the Spanish Senate Library, according [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday began a pilot operation of the 119 emergency rescue squad on Dokdo in order to better ensure the safety of the growing number of visitors to the easternmost islets. The National 119 Rescue Headquarters sent one rescue worker and one paramedic to Dokdo in the [...]
SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A Japanese elementary school textbook published about a century ago did not define the easternmost Korean islets of Dokdo as Japanese territory, a Seoul-based public foundation said Wednesday. The state-funded Northeast Asian History Foundation disclosed the old Japanese geography textbook printed in 1904 at a seminar of history experts [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Tuesday that it will transfer bones of Dokdo sea lions, excavated near the coast of Ulleung Island in September of last year, to the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea for genetic research and education. The ministry found that the excavated bones [...]
POHANG, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – As many as 200 ancient Japanese maps have been confirmed to mark Dokdo in the East Sea as Korean territory, a government-funded foundation here said Friday. The Dokdo Foundation said it has secured the undisputed evidence to deny Tokyo’s territorial claim to Dokdo after examining some 1,000 old maps [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea staged an annual military exercise on and around its easternmost islets of Dokdo earlier this month, sources said Friday. The drill, which took place on Dec. 4, involved the Navy and the Coast Guard and was held on a smaller scale than previous drills, given the coronavirus [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government is releasing photos of the country’s easternmost islets of Dokdo from all four seasons taken over the past two years to the public for free. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday that 112 photos of Dokdo’s four seasons can be downloaded for free [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday refuted Japan’s renewed claims to South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo and warned of stern a response to the unsubstantiated claims. “Dokdo is our inherent territory, historically, geographically and by international law,” the ministry said in a statement. “We want to make [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean middle and high school students have published an English fairytale book about an extinct sea lion as part of efforts to promote South Korean sovereignty over the easternmost Dokdo Islets. The students of Cheongshim International Academy in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province translated a fairytale that [...]