Rats are taking over the Dokdo islets in the East Sea, prompting the Environment Ministry to take action.
Politicians must stop the reckless political gestures of exploiting Dokdo for their personal gains.
Rebuilding Korea Party leader Cho Kuk's recent visit to the Dokdo islets has sparked controversy as Japan lodged a formal protest expressing "regrets" about the trip.
The Korean government protested against Japan's reiteration in its annual diplomatic bluebook released on Tuesday that the Dokdo islets are Japanese territory.
The Korean government expressed deep regret on Friday over Japan approving middle school textbooks that claim sovereignty over the easternmost Dokdo islets and obscure wartime atrocities during the Japanese colonial period.
The Foreign Ministry summoned a Japanese diplomat Thursday to protest an event marking Dokdo, called Takeshima by Japan, hosted by Japan’s Shimane Prefecture the same day.
Korea demanded the Japanese foreign minister retract Japan's claims on the Dokdo islets in her speech to Japan's Diet on Tuesday..
Parts of Korea's tsunami-prone east coast could be in an emergency alert blind spot, even as the frequency of natural disasters in the region continues to rise.
President Yoon Suk Yeol shared his condolences to the victims of the recent earthquake in Japan in a letter to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday...
President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered an immediate correction to the Defense Ministry’s textbook for the soldiers that described Dokdo islets as a disputed territory with Japan…
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