Often found at theaters and museums, Kwon Mee-yoo has covered a wide range of cultural fields from K-pop and dramas to theater and fine art for over a decade. Now as K-Culture Desk editor, she tries to connect Korean culture with global readers through fresh perspectives.
Son of former president awarded British OBE
Yun Sang-koo, left, holds a medal of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) given from British Ambassador to Korea Simon Smith on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II during a ceremony at the ambassador's residence in central Seoul, July 8. Yun, the eldest son of Yun Po-sun, president of Korea from 1960 to 1962, was recognized for his contributions to cultural and educational relations between the United Kingdom and Korea. Yun holds the annual Yun Posun Symposium in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, where his father studied in the 1920s. Courtesy of British Embassy in Korea
By Kwon Mee-yoo