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Article: Couple Hold Wedding on South Korea's Dokdo Islets.
- Article from:
- YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea
- Article date:
- April 23, 2005
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SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- A couple held an old-style Korean wedding Saturday on the country's eastern islets of Dokdo, which are the object of a dispute with Japan. Garbed in traditional Korean clothes, martial artist Kim Jong-bok, 39, and stage actress Song Hee-jeong, 32, made their vows in the ceremony held Saturday afternoon on a pier at Dokdo."I'm so happy that we could have the wedding on Dokdo, our nation's 'last-born' territory," said the bridegroom. "I hope this event can instill South Koreans with love for the islets." The event comes after Japan has firmly reiterated its claims on the rocky outcroppings since February, angering most South Koreans ...
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