ULLEUNG, South Korea, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of students and teachers from an international school in Qingdao, China, has completed a historic visit to South Korea’s easternmost islands, Ulleungdo and Dokdo, as part of a cross-cultural educational exchange. According to Ulleung County and the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 52 [...]
ANDONG, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bid to create a sustainable and thriving future for Ulleungdo, a picturesque island off the east coast of South Korea, the North Gyeongsang provincial government and Ulleung County have launched an ambitious “Green Island Project” in partnership with universities, companies, and research institutes. On March 25, 11 entities [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a surprising revelation, researchers from Kyung Hee University’s Korean Institute of Ornithology have uncovered a disconcerting truth – microplastic contamination has infiltrated the feathers of seagulls residing on the East Sea islands of Dokdo and Ulleungdo. Published in the November issue of the international journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A mushroom native to Ulleungdo that has already been confirmed to have anti-cancer and antioxidation effects has now been discovered to possess anti-inflammatory properties as well. The National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) announced on Wednesday that a mushroom native to Ulleungdo, the “small yellow polyporus varius mushroom,” first identified [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The neon damselfish, a tropical species of damselfish once limited to the warm waters around Jeju Island, has recently been found in large numbers further north around Ulleungdo. On Tuesday, the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) disclosed that an ongoing investigation launched in 2021 had identified a total of [...]
Ulleung, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Fisheries Resources Agency (FIRA) has created the nation’s first marine reserve in the sea of Ulleungdo, which has improved the habitat environment of seaweed and created a visible ‘sea forest’ that can be experienced by the public. To promote marine ecological culture, a commemorative event for the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Once synonymous with Ulleungdo, an island off the east coast of mainland South Korea, squid are now caught more in the nation’s southernmost region than in the waters of the East Sea. According to a report released by Statistics Korea, the total amount of Pacific flying squid – the [...]
POHANG, Jan.27 (Korea Bizwire) – The remote island of Ulleungdo was blanketed with 137.3 centimeters of snow from January 19 to January 25. Streets were blocked, and buses couldn’t run. Because of the wind, boats could not leave or approach the island. Fresh food such as fruits and vegetables ran out at the supermarkets, as [...]