Liberation Day celebrations

By Park Sae-jin Posted : August 11, 2015, 16:56 Updated : August 11, 2015, 16:56

South Korean actress Lee Tae-im arrives to attend an event on Tuesday to launch a campaign to encourage people to hoist the national flag, "Taegukgi," in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945). The event took place at the lawn in front of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Jongno-gu, central Seoul. Liberation Day falls on Aug. 15.

Park Sae-jin swatchsjp@ajunews.com

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