All posts tagged "sea of japan"

  • Virginia is closer to becoming the first U.S. state to adopt such a dual-name policy. (Korea Times file)
    Virginia revises textbook guidelines in line with ‘East Sea’ legislation

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The U.S. state of Virginia has revised the guidelines for history and social science education in line with a newly enacted law that requires textbooks to use the Korean name “East Sea” alongside the...

    • Posted December 14, 2015
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  • A bird's-eye view of IKEA Korea's first South Korean store in Gwangmyeong, south of Seoul. It is scheduled to open on Dec. 18. (Yonhap)
    IKEA to stop selling “Sea of Japan” map, admits inflated prices

    By Lee Minji SEOUL (Yonhap) — IKEA Korea said Thursday it will stop selling a disputed map that had marked the water between South Korea and Japan only as “Sea of Japan” starting next year as it...

    • Posted December 4, 2014
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  • A bird's-eye view of IKEA Korea's first South Korean store in Gwangmyeong, south of Seoul. It is scheduled to open on Dec. 18. (Yonhap)
    IKEA stumbles into S. Korean market, under probe for overcharging

    Since IKEA announced its entrance into the South Korean market back in March, the Swedish furniture company has been stepping on consumers’s toes. The first stumble occurred immediately after it launched its Korean online store on Nov....

    • Posted November 24, 2014
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    N.Y. Senate committee endorses East Sea bill

    By Chung Min-uck The New York State Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bill requiring the use of both East Sea and Sea of Japan in the state’s school textbooks, the Korean-American community there said Wednesday. This...

    • Posted March 13, 2014
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    East Sea bill sails along in Virginia

    By Kang Seung-woo There’s only two more hurdles to clear before the U.S. State of Virginia adopts a bill to have school textbooks use the East Sea together with the Sea of Japan. Virginia would be the...

    • Posted February 4, 2014
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    Georgia legislature adopts resolution on East Sea

    A U.S. state legislature took a highly symbolic step Tuesday supporting South Korea’s campaign to promote the use of the “East Sea” to identify the waters between Korea and Japan. The state’s Senate unanimously passed a resolution...

    • Posted January 29, 2014
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    Virginia legislature to debate East Sea vs. Sea of Japan dispute

    The Virginia Legislature will open debate next month on bills related to the South Korea and Japan’s dispute over the name of the body of water between the two nations. There are three pending bills which require...

    • Posted December 26, 2013
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