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Korean island is a new natural wonder

It's official, well almost; the world has seven new natural wonders. Zurich-based New7Wonders Foundation was established in 2001 to help protect the world's natural and human-built heritage. Its search for the world's new natu [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

South Korea's fierce island guard

Reporting from Dokdo, South Korea— Four decades ago, fisherman Kim Seong-do came to this tiny outcropping known as the lonely island in search of solitude and a good catch. He moved into a cave here in 1971, scratching out a de [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

N. Korea, China to develop border island: report

North Korea and China will start work on developing a river island on their border this month, a report said Tuesday, amid an international drive to coax Pyongyang back to nuclear disarmament talks. The two countries plan to hold a ground [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

S.Korea island shakes during live-fire drill

"I can't exactly tell how many (shells) have been fired, some are distant and some are noisy," said Reuters journalist Kim Do-gyun, from an air-raid shelter on the island. "The bunker is shaking and people here are wor [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Japan-S Korea island row escalates

South Korea has rejected a Japanese proposal to hold bilateral talks on the status of a disputed group of islets in the Sea of Japan, roughly halfway between the two countries.Japanese officials had suggested talks could be held on the side [...]