SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo, located 220 kilometers east of the Korean Peninsula, constitute one of the few areas left in the country which has been barely disturbed by people. There are about 40 people residing on Dokdo, most being police stationed at the islets’ watch post. Around [...]
ULLEUNG ISLAND, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean drone equipped with Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) capability flew over Dokdo Island on Thursday in commemoration of Dokdo Day. The drone, owned by the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, flew for a short time in Dokdo airspace due to strong wind. It was [...]
ULLEUNG, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — An elderly woman who is the sole registered resident of South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo returned to her home this week after nearly two years of living on the mainland, local officials said Wednesday. The homecoming by Kim Shin-yeol, 81, came amid a bitter feud over trade and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Middle and high school students who donated a sea lion statue symbolizing Dokdo Island last year published a children’s book on sea lions and donated all of profits from its sale. The ‘Haemil’ club members at the Cheongshim International Academy in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province recently donated 50 copies of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is considering carrying out a combined maritime defense drill on and around its easternmost islets of Dokdo as early as this month, military and government sources said Sunday. The military exercise, if conducted, would come amid an escalating row with Japan over shared history that has spilled [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Visitors to Dokdo Island will soon be able to mail letters and postcards on their stopover. The Cultural Heritage Administration’s Cultural Properties Committee recently gave conditional approval to a proposal from the Gyeongbuk Regional Communication Office to install a mailbox on Dokdo. There is currently a mailbox on Dokdo [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Wednesday that it will embark on a project to restore the diverse ecosystem in the sea surrounding Dokdo Island. Since 2015, the ministry has been conducting various projects in the area. By the end of this month, the ministry will deploy [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will build an airport on its eastern island of Ulleung by 2025 to enhance the quality of life of local residents and promote travel to the remote volcanic island, the transport ministry said Wednesday. The government will begin the bidding process this month for the 663 billion-won [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to carry out an exploration of the ocean floor near its eastern island of Ulleung around July and August, an official said, in an apparent effort to better understand its easternmost territory, Dokdo. Dokdo — a set of rocky islets in the East Sea — has [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run marine research center said Wednesday that it has found traces of sea lions that used to live on the country’s easternmost islets of Dokdo. The Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, which has been carrying out joint research with Pusan National University, said the team [...]