Google, Apple 'rename' disputed islands

South Korea is outraged Apple Inc and Google Inc have removed the Korean name of a group of disputed islets from some of their map services.

South Korea is outraged Apple Inc and Google Inc have removed the Korean name of a group of disputed islets from some of their map services.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho Tai-young says a demand to reverse the decision will be sent to both Google and Apple after they removed the Korean name Dokdo from their English- and Japanese-language maps.

"At the moment we heard Apple's new policy, our government official clearly expressed that...

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A recent topic in the news is the territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea. How do you think the islands should be represented on maps?

Korea becomes hot summer-school destination

Bradely Lam, a 23-year-old K-pop fan from Singapore, is having a special summer in Seoul this year.

He is not only enjoying Korean pop culture at its source but taking a summer school course at Sungkyunkwan University in partnership with Nanyang Technological University in his home country.

Lam is one of a growing number of international students who got hooked on K-pop, became more interested in Korea and finally came to here to study.

The phenomenon is certainly part of the...

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