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Twelve international schools in Korea have been found to be using textbooks that refer to the body of water that lies to the east of the Korean Peninsula only as the Sea of Japan, without mentioning East Sea, which is the name used by Korea. According to Rep. Ahn Min-suk of the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), 12 out of 38 international schools in the country use 24 textbooks that use only the names Sea of Japan or Takeshima, islets better known as Dokdo in Korea. The number of Korean nationals who attend these schools stands at 1,173.

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North, South Korea condemn Japan's claims over Dokdo By (0) Japan has increasingly made claims over the disputed Dokdo Islets, which is under South Korean administration. North Korea has backed the South’s claims. File Photo by Yonhap Feb. 22 (UPI) -- A North Korean university condemned Japan for claiming disputed islets in the East Sea, or Sea of Japan, is part of Japanese territory, the same day Japanese politicians observed "Takeshima Day." South Korea also protested the Japanese policy on Monday. Advertisement Kim Il Sung Broadcasting University stated on its online site Japan's "ambi...

Chinese media singles out South Korean activists amid kimchi dispute By (0) Chinese state media has previously claimed that kimchi, a spicy Korean cabbage dish, has been recognized as Chinese by the International Organization for Standardization -- a move that drew outrage in South Korea. File Photo by Jeon Heon-kyun/EPA-EFE Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A spat between Chinese state media and a South Korean activist group is growing after activists of Voluntary Agency Network of Korea launched an online petition against Chinese claims about kimchi, a spicy cabbage dish of Korean origin. Chinese state ta...

December 23, 2020 09:25 Nineteen Chinese and Russian military aircraft buzzed Korea's air defense identification zone above the East Sea on Tuesday, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff here. Korea scrambled F-15K and F-16 fighter jets "in preparation for accidental situations," a spokesman said. The fly-bys are becoming a regular feature of the two big powers' military maneuvers in the region. The last time was in July. Russian (top) and Chinese aircraft fly through Korea's air defense identification zone on Tuesday. According to the JCS, four Chinese H-6 bombers entered Korea's ADIZ ...