IHO finalizes agreement on marking global sea areas in numbers amid East Sea naming row

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) has officially adopted new guidelines to identify seas by numbers instead of names, officials said Tuesday, a decision expected to help ease a long-running row over what to call the body of water between South Korea and Japan. IHO member states had reached a consensus during last month’s General Assembly … IHO finalizes agreement on marking global sea areas in numbers amid East Sea naming row 계속 읽기