All posts tagged "Dokdo"

  • A Dokdo promotional video by Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Yonhap)
    South Korean government under fire for lackluster Dokdo promotion

    The South Korean government is finding itself under fire for what is being criticized as its lackluster attempt to promote a controversial territory as its own to foreigners. The disputed territory, referred to as Dokdo by Korea...

    • Posted September 5, 2014
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  • ROKS Park Dong-jin, a patrol killer, guided-missile (PKG)-class ship, launches a ship-to-ship Haeseong missile during the Navy's anti-submarine, live-fire drill near Dokdo on Friday. (Yonhap)
    Navy carrys out anti-sub, live-fire drill near Dokdo

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The South Korean Navy carried out a firing exercise off the country’s east coast near its southeastern islets of Dokdo Friday to strengthen its capability against a possible invasion by North Korean submarines, officers...

    • Posted June 20, 2014
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  • Seo Kyoung-duk, professor of Sungshin Women’s University and self-claimed Korea PR expert (Yonhap)
    Dokdo, bibimbap ads remain unpaid

    “Middleman got away with money” By Jane Han NEW YORK — It’s no longer surprising to see Dokdo, “comfort women” and other politically-charged issues in Korea pop up in ads on Times Square billboards. But now, we...

    • Posted March 17, 2014
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  • Kim Seong-do, 74, holds a receipt for the value-added tax the Dokdo resident paid for what he earned from the sale of Dokdo-related souvenirs last year, at the National Tax Service, Monday. (Courtesy of NTS)
    Dokdo resident pays tax

    By Choi Kyong-ae Korea has collected value-added tax from the only household in Dokdo for the first time in the country’s history, the National Tax Service said Monday. On Monday, Kim Seong-do, 74, paid 193,000 won (about...

    • Posted January 28, 2014
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  • Foreign students from Mongolia, Ecuador, China and Singapore hold up a banner at Sadong Port on Ulleung Island, North Gyeongsang Province, Saturday, before embarking on a boat bound for Dokdo. The state-run Northeast Asian History Foundation arranged the field trip as part of its Northeast Asian history lectures for foreign students. / Korea Times photo by Yoon Sung-won
    International students take special Dokdo trip

    By Yoon Sung-won A three-hour journey from Ulleung Island, North Gyeongsang Province, to Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo on Saturday was far from comfortable. As the boat rolled from side to side, pushing through the wild sea,...

    • Posted October 24, 2013
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