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Tue, November 13, 2018 | 16:20

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Better transparency for kindergartens

Mothers of preschool children urge lawmakers to pass bills to improve the transparency of private kindergartens in front of the National Assembly on Yeouido in Seoul, Monday. Numerous private kindergartens were caught using state subsidies for personal spending. / Yonhap

Photo News | 2018-11-12 17:13

Wishing test-takers luck

Parents of high school students who will take the state-administered college entrance exam this week pray at Doseon Temple on Mount Bukhan in Gangbuk-gu, northern Seoul, Sunday. Many parents visit prayer sites before the annual exam, wishing for good results for their children. This year's exam is on Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Seo Jae-hoon

Photo News | 2018-11-11 16:11

Chiefs of Korea-U.S. forces meet

Gen. Robert Abrams, center, new commander of U.S. Forces Korea, talks to Gen. Park Han-ki, left, chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a ceremony at the Korean War Memorial in Seoul, Friday, where an exhibition celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Seoul-Washington alliance was held. / Yonhap

Photo News | 2018-11-09 17:16

Ban animal slaughter

Fake dogs hold signs that call for a law to ban the slaughter of dogs and cats during a civic group's press conference in front of the National Assembly in Seoul, Wednesday. The Korea Association for Animal Protection held the event, saying a legal loophole allows dog farms and dog meat distribution. Yonhap

Photo News | 2018-11-07 17:16

Fine dust alert

Seoul is shrouded in fine dust, Tuesday. The ultrafine dust level reached “bad” in most parts of the country, pushing the government to issue alerts and advise people to refrain from outdoor activities. The level is forecast to a high on Wednesday as well, and Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon will ban vehicles of public servants based on license plate number. ...

Photo News | 2018-11-06 18:07

Governor drops complaint plan

Baek Jong-deok, Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung's lawyer, announces Lee's decision to scrap his plan to file a complaint against the police for what he claimed were “false investigations” into multiple criminal allegations, outside the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office, Tuesday. The lawyer said Lee accepted his Democratic Party of Korea's request not to ...

Photo News | 2018-11-06 16:27

Electricity cut at market

A merchant sells seafood by candlelight at the old building of Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market in Seoul, after the market operator, the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, cut water and electricity as some merchants have refused to move to the new building nearby. The merchants have refused to relocate, citing higher rent since 2016, and the operator cut the ...

Photo News | 2018-11-05 17:07

Different thoughts

Members of civic groups stage a protest at Gwanghwamun in Seoul, Saturday, urging the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Korea on the occasion of Student Day. in the back ground can be seen people who participated in a 'Taegeukgi rally' calling for the enhancement of the Korea-U.S. alliance. Yonhap

Photo News | 2018-11-04 17:36

For students' rights

Student activists call on the government to guarantee adolescents' rights and give suffrage to them, with a performance of being behind bars during a press conference in front of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in central Seoul, Friday, a day before Students' Day. The members also urged action against sexual harassment at schools and the abolishment of hair regulati...

Photo News | 2018-11-02 16:41

Chung Hai-young, sitting right, president of the Ga San Foundation for Culture, poses with students during an annual scholarship award ceremony at Kwangdong Pharmaceutical's factory in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Oct. 24. The Kwangdong-affiliated foundation presented 76 high school students with scholarships amounting to 114 million won ($100,000). The foundation has provi...

Photo News | 2018-10-30 15:50

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