Dokdo souvenir contest held

The province of Gyeongsangbuk-do held its second Dokdo Souvenir Contest this year, and displayed the winning products at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Design Center. A total of 51 entries including accessories, stationery, and kitchen wares were showcased for three days, from September 16 to 19. Grand prize went to Kim Soon-hee’s “Our ...

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• Oct 01, 2010
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East Sea advertisement in L.A.

[Photo: Yonhap News] He has done it again. A Korean-American who put up a giant billboard that held a sign in support of Korea’s sovereignty over Dokdo Island along one of the highways in Los Angeles two months ago has come up with a new advertisement for his homeland. This time the advertisement concerns the East Se...

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• Jul 21, 2010
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School textbooks to expand sections on Dokdo Island

Korea’s Dokdo Island is expected to be covered more widely in school textbooks. The Minister of Education, Science and Technology Ahn Byong-man revealed during his Jun. 28 reporting session to the National Assembly’s special committee in defense of Dokdo Island that the ministry plans to increase the explanatory part on...

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• Jul 21, 2010
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Old Japanese map that marks East Sea as [Sea of Joseon] restored

(Photo: Yonhap News) The National Archives of Korea (NAK) of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security announced Monday (Jul. 12) that they had restored the early 19th century Japanese map titled 新訂萬國全圖 that marked the seaway between Korea and Japan as “Sea of Joseon.” Joseon was the old name of Korea fro...

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• Jul 21, 2010
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Field trip on Dokdo patrol ships becomes popular

[Photo: Yonhap News] The East Sea Coast Guard in Gangwon-do (Gangwon Province) announced that the number of visitors coming to see Dokdo patrol boats has shown a sharp increase since the unexpected sinking of the Cheonan Corvette in late March. Others believe Japan’s plan to alter its school textbooks this year to cla...

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• Jul 21, 2010
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Intrepid six race around the world to promote Korean sovereignty

The members of Dokdo Racers (from left to right, clockwise): Han Sang-Yeop, Choi Ga-Youn, Bae Sung-Hwan, Yoon Ji-Young, Chunng Jin-Won, Lee Han-Nah Traveling always sounds exciting, and overseas travel is twice the fun. But for these six young Koreans, their trip has more meaning than just adventure and exploration. Unlike or...

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• Aug 14, 2009
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홍보 활동시 당부사항

미국 학생들 중 Liberal한 학생들을 설득할 시에 절대 애국심에 호소하시면 안됩니다. Liberal한 학생들 대다수의 특징이 옳고 그름은 상대적이라고 보는 경우가 많으며, 절대적 정의를 믿지 않는 경우가 대다수입니다. 따라서 애국심이나 정의감에 호소하지 마시고, 사증이나 자료들을 보여주시면서 객관적, 그리고 이성적으로 독도가 대한민국의 영토임을 논리적으로 설득하셔야 합니...

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• Aug 11, 2009
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유학생분들에게...

유학생분들에게 간곡히 요청합니다. 학교에서 수업시간이나 쉬는 시간에 선생님이나 관리자 분들께 양해를 구하여 프리젠테이션을 해 보았더니 미국 학생들의 이해도 빠르고 효과도 좋아서 독도 영유권 문제에 대한 홍보에 크나큰 도움이 됩니다. Announcement 폴더에 프리젠테이션 자료를 업로드 해놓았으며, 자료가 마음에 들지 않으실 경우 직접 제작하셔서 발표를 해주셔도 좋습...

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• Aug 11, 2009
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