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.
18th century Hungarian map describes 'East Sea'
First lady Kim Jung-sook, center, examines an ancient Hungarian map describing the sea on the east side of the Korean Peninsula as "Small East Sea" at the National Archives of Hungary in Budapest, Wednesday (local time). The 1730 map, portraying the Russian Empire and the Tartary region, shows that the waters east of Korea were perceived as "East Sea" in Europe in the 18th century. Yonhap
By Kwon Mee-yoo