Footage released of huge Korean national flag on Dokdo Island
Promotional footage of a huge national flag of Korea on its easternmost island of Dokdo was unveiled Sunday to mark Dokdo Day, a social media post showed. A 30-by-20-meter Taegeukgi, unfurled by 70 Koreans at a pier on Dokdo Island, was captured in 60-second footage taken by drone, according to Seo Kyoung-duk, a professor at Sungshin Women's University in Seoul, on social media. The video also…
The Korea Times has released promotional footage of a massive Korean national flag, measuring 30 by 20 meters, unfurled on Dokdo Island to commemorate Dokdo Day. The drone-captured 60-second video, shared by professor Seo Kyoung-duk from Sungshin Women's University in Seoul, showcases the flag being raised by 70 Koreans at a pier on the island.
The footage also includes images of Dokdo Island in the East Sea and a recommendation for foreigners to visit as part of a global promotional campaign for Dokdo. Korea maintains that Dokdo is its historical, geographical, and internationally recognized territory, rejecting Japan's claim to the islets and maintaining a small police detachment to demonstrate its control over the territory.
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