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VANK receives first positive response from international organization for proposal to correct distorted maps of Africa
VANK said on November 20, 2025, that it has received a positive response from a...
VANK secures correction at U.S. museum: ‘Sea of Japan’ changed to ‘East Sea’
VANK has successfully defended the name “East Sea.” The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK)...
(Article) VANK Did It: Corrects Discriminatory Terms About Africa in a U.S. Dictionary
<2025.07.24> VANK, the Cyber Diplomatic Organization, successfully pushed Vocabulary.com to revise discriminatory terms related to...
(Article) A Remarkable Achievement by a VANK Researcher Who Corrected the Sole Use of “Sea of Japan” Through Persistent Efforts
<2024.11> The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) has achieved a significant milestone by successfully...
(Article) Harvard Business School Textbook Corrects Korea-Related Error — 5 Months After VANK’s Request
<2023.03.15> Harvard Business School has corrected errors related to Korea in its core textbook Korea. This...
(Article) Elementary School Student Corrects Error About Jikji in Encyclopaedia Britannica
<2022.10> VANK Cyber Diplomat Jeong Yoon-young Corrects “Gutenberg Invented Metal Type Printing” Error 🏅 Korean...
Oxford Learner’s Dictionary Adds “Hanbok” as a New English Entry
<2022.10> Thanks to the efforts of Cyber Diplomacy Organization VANK, the word “Hanbok” has been...
World-Renowned Collins English Dictionary Adds “Hanbok” as a New English Entry
<2021.05.25> Congratulations! The world-renowned Collins English Dictionary in the UK has newly listed Hanbok as an English word. With over...
Kimchi Mistranslation in EBS CSAT Chinese Textbook Corrected Within a Day of Request!
<2020.12.11> VANK announced that a mistranslation of Kimchi in the 2021 edition of EBS’s CSAT Chinese language...
(Article) BBC Removes Misleading Map on Dokdo After Request from Korean Youth
<2019.12.06> VANK Youth Kim Hyun-jong Achieves Result 4 Months After Sending Protest Letter On December...
Correction Made on Global Knowledge Platform: Misuse of Korean Proverb “When whales fight, the shrimp’s back is broken”
<2013.05.24> 🌏 Can One Person’s Passion and Effort Change Global Perception? There was once a young...
Correction of Error on Movable Metal Type Printing at Texas State University Museum Website
<2013.05.08> The Harry Ransom Center, located at Texas State University, is widely recognized as one of the world’s...