All materials contained on this site are protected by Korean copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior consent of the JoongAng Ilbo | Tel: 1577-0510
JoongAng Ilbo Co., Ltd. | Address: 48-6 Sangamsan-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Business registration number: 110-81-00999 | CEO & Publisher: Park Chang-hee | Executive Editor: Choi Ji-young
Mail order business report number: 2020-Seoul Mapo-3838 | Online newspaper registration No: 서울,아55177
Date of Registration: 2023. 11. 21 | Juvenile Protection Manager: Park Hyunyoung
![From left: The ROKS Jeongjo the Great, the ROKS Dosan Jeong Yak-yong and the ROKS Daeho Kim Jong-seo DDG-II guided missile destroyers at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipyard in Ulsan [HD HHI]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11984607.jpg?imageId=11984607&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The ROKS Yulgok Yi I and other Aegis-built destroyers are seen during a naval fleet exercise of the Korean Navy's Task Fleet Command near the waters of Pohang, North Gyeongsang, on Nov. 10. [KOREAN NAVY]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12474729.jpg?imageId=12474729&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)