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Fri, May 25, 2018 | 10:09

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Tribute to late coastguards

President Moon Jae-in lays flowers on memorial monuments for the late inspector Oh Jin-seok and late sergeant Lee Cheong-ho, who were killed by Chinese fishermen in 2015 and 2011, respectively, while cracking down on illegal fishing, in Incheon, Wednesday, which was Coast Guard Day. Moon made the Korea Coast Guard, which had been under the public safety and security ministry,...

Photo News | 2017-09-13 16:45

Heavy heart ahead of hearing

Park Seong-jin, the nominee for minister of SMEs and startups, arrives at a government office in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Sunday, to prepare for the National Assembly confirmation hearing slated for Monday. He has been embroiled in controversies over his historical perspectives advocated by a fringe group of conservative historians and ethical lapses including the use of fake ...

Photo News | 2017-09-10 16:34

Security concerns

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, right, listens to Defense Minister Song Young-moo while they attend a plenary session at the National Assembly, Wednesday./ Yonhap

Photo News | 2017-09-06 17:02

Start of parliamentary session

Lawmakers sing the national anthem during the opening ceremony of the National Assembly’s regular session, Friday. The 100-day regular session, the first after the Moon Jae-in administration was launched, is expected to bring heated debates between rival parties over the government’s 2018 budget bill centered on boosting welfare benefits and responses to North Kor...

Photo News | 2017-09-01 16:33

Peace messengers

The United Nations Staff Recreation Council Singers perform at Camp Greaves, a former U.S. military base near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday. The choir visited Korea for the first time to mark the 70th anniversary of its foundation and deliver a wish for peaceful unification of the two Koreas. / Yonhap

Photo News | 2017-08-27 19:29

Border inspection

Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, commander of the III Marine Expeditionary Force of the United States, looks across the inter-Korean sea border at the North Korean side, along with Lt. Gen. Jun Jin-goo, commander of South Korea’s Marine Corps, during their visit to Maldo, an island near the Northern Limit Line, Friday. Nicholson’s units, based in Japan, would be among...

Photo News | 2017-08-25 20:27

Civil defense drill

Children are shown how to wear gas masks during civil defense training inside a tunnel near the Demilitarized Zone in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, Wednesday, amidst rising tension between the two Koreas. / Yonhap

Photo News | 2017-08-23 21:29

Resume projects in North Korea

Businesspeople who invested in the now-stalled tourism and economic cooperation projects in North Korea hold a press conference at the National Assembly, Tuesday, urging the government to make efforts to resume the projects and compensate the concerned companies for their losses. / Yonhap

Photo News | 2017-08-22 17:06

Generals' meeting

Gen. Jeong Kyeong-doo, left, chairman of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Gen. John Hyten, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, during their visit to the command post for the annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) joint exercises, Monday. Hyten and U.S. Pacific Command chief Adm. Harry Harris are visiting Seoul to oversee the drills and discuss counterme...

Photo News | 2017-08-21 17:12

Defending Dokdo

Marines conduct an exercise in the sea off Ulleung Island in the East Sea, Sunday. More than 90 Marines are participating in the month-long drills that kicked off last week. The drills are aimed to defend the island and Dokdo, the country’s easternmost islets. The biggest number of Marines is participating in the regular exercise that began in 2013. / Yonhap

Photo News | 2017-08-20 16:55

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