date:Aug 15, 2012
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The occasion was a sideline event at the Yeosu Expo whose theme was The Living Ocean and Coast, but Korea is no stranger to a maritime dispute.
The expo closed Sunday. One pronounced and ongoing bilateral dispute is with Japan over the Dokdo islets. Ieodo, southwest of Jeju Island, is a storm slowly brewing up between China and Korea.
The government is to lay claim to an extended portion of cthe ontinental shelf beyond its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the East China Sea close to Okinaw