Korea to conduct Dokdo defense drill this week
Posted : 2021-06-14 13:02
Updated : 2021-06-14 19:10
In this Aug. 25, 2019, file photo, members of Korea s Naval Special Warfare Flotilla, also known as SEAL/UDT, stand guard on Dokdo islands during a defense drill on the country s easternmost lands and waters. Courtesy of Republic of Korea Navy
South Korea plans to stage an annual military exercise on and around its easternmost islets of Dokdo this week to beef up the country s defense capabilities, sources said Monday.
The drill, named the East Sea Territory Protection Exercise, is scheduled to take place Tuesday, and will involve the Navy, the Air Force and the Coast Guard, according to the government and military sources.
Defense ministry rejects Japan s renewed claims over Dokdo islets
Posted : 2021-04-05 11:51
Updated : 2021-04-05 16:07
Members of South Korea s Naval Special Warfare Flotilla rappel down on Dokdo Island from a UH-60 chopper during a defense drill on the country s easternmost lands and waters, Aug. 25, 2019. Courtesy of Republic of Korea Navy
South Korea s defense ministry on Monday flatly dismissed Japan s renewed territorial claims to the country s easternmost islets of Dokdo, saying Seoul does not even have to repeat explanations on the matter.
Last week, the Japanese government approved 296 textbooks for first-year high school students, including 30 kinds for social studies subjects, which contain Tokyo s sovereignty claims to Dokdo.