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.
Azerbaijan celebrates State Flag Day
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Korea Ramzi Teymurov delivers a speech during a reception commemorating the country's State Flag Day and Victory Day at the Floating Island Convention Center in Seoul, Nov. 8. The State Flag Day honors the raising of the nation's flag in 1918, when Azerbaijan adopted the tricolor flag after the country was established. The event also celebrated the first anniversary of Victory Day, when the country won the Patriotic War, or the Nagorno-Karabakh war, on Nov. 8, 2020. Courtesy of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Korea
By Kwon Mee-yoo
The Floating Island Convention Center in Seoul is illuminated in the colors the national flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan in celebration of the South Caucasus country's State Flag Day and Victory Day, Nov. 8. Seoul's landmark N Seoul Tower was also illuminated in Azerbaijan's three colors on the same day. Courtesy of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Korea