2024 kicked off, Monday, marking the Year of the Blue Dragon in the sexagenary cycle. As a symbol of strength, prosperity and success, the dragon, the fifth sign and the only mythical creature among the 12 Oriental zodiac signs, has long been cherished as a guardian creature for the Korean people.
Said to have a camel s head, a deer s horns, a rabbit s eyes, a cow s ears, a snake s neck, a clam s belly, a carp s scales, a hawk s claws and a tiger s paws, the dragon is an imaginary animal, but it is often depicted as real in East Asian culture.
Said to have a camel s head, a deer s horns, a rabbit s eyes, a cow s ears, a snake s neck, a clam s belly, a carp s scales, a hawk s claws and a tiger s paws, the dragon is an imaginary animal, but it is often depicted as real in East Asian culture.
The Korean government has turned down U.S. tech giant Apple s request to take high-precision map data out of the country, citing security issues, a government official said Monday.
Japanese maps define Dokdo as Korean territory
Posted : 2021-02-19 22:23
Updated : 2021-02-20 09:06
The Dokdo Foundation said it has secured the undisputed evidence to deny Tokyo s territorial claim to Dokdo. Yonhap
As many as 200 ancient Japanese maps have been confirmed to mark Dokdo in the East Sea as Korean territory, a government-funded foundation here said Friday.
The Dokdo Foundation said it has secured the undisputed evidence to deny Tokyo s territorial claim to Dokdo after examining some 1,000 old maps owned by various local institutions, including the National Assembly Library, the Northeast Asian History Foundation and the National Map Museum run by the National Geographic Information Institute.