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Mon, January 21, 2019 | 08:27

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'I'm not your fur coat'

Animal rights activists, wearing paper masks, carry out a street performance in downtown Seoul, Sunday, calling for an end to animal testing, zoos, the use of animal skin in fashion products, and meat consumption. / Yonhap

Photo News | 2018-10-14 16:35

Season's first frost

Frost forms on a maple leaf in Manhangjae forest in Taebaek, Gangwon Province, Thursday, with morning lows in some mountainous parts of the province plummeting to minus 4 degrees Celsius. The low temperatures are forecast to continue for several more days across the nation, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. / Yonhap

Photo News | 2018-10-11 19:05

Protest for survival

Patients diagnosed with rare incurable muscle diseases, wearing oxygen masks and in wheelchairs, stage a rally in Seoul, Wednesday, to protest the government's 52-hour workweek regulation. The new rule limits the working hours of caregivers, while the patients need assistance 24 hours a day. Yonhap

Photo News | 2018-10-10 18:56

Honorary Seoul citizen

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon poses with Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid in a ceremony to grant her honorary citizenship of Seoul during her visit to Seoul City Hall, Tuesday. Kaljulaid is the first Estonian to receive honorary citizenship. She granted Park an e-residency of her country.

Photo News | 2018-10-10 16:33

Against radioactive water discharge

Members of civic groups hold a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in central Seoul, Monday, in protest of the Japanese government's plan to discharge highly radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, claiming the act will irradiate the water and seafood of nearby countries including Korea.

Photo News | 2018-10-09 18:31

Oil storage tank on fire

Firefighters try to put out a fire at an oil storage tank in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, Sunday. According to the fire agency, no casualties were reported, but 238 firefighters and 87 engines were mobilized to deal with the blaze.

Photo News | 2018-10-08 08:30

Lack of civic consciousness

A large pile of rubbish is stacked in front of a sign at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul, Sunday, one day after the Seoul International Fireworks Festival, which was attended by 1 million people. The festival has established itself as one of the must-see annual events in Korea, but the repeated dumping of garbage is hurting its reputation.

Photo News | 2018-10-07 17:11

Jobseekers pack a job fair at Korea University in northern Seoul, Tuesday. According to Statistics Korea, the number of employed people aged between 15 and 29 was 1.71 million during the first half of this year, a 1.1 percent decrease from a year earlier. Yonhap

Photo News | 2018-10-04 17:19

Commuters to Seoul form long lines at a bus stop near Daehwa Station in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, shortly after subway trains stopped along the upper section of Seoul metro Line 3 due to mechanical failures, Tuesday. Many were late for work as subway operations were suspended for three hours during the morning rush hour. / Yonhap

Photo News | 2018-10-03 13:55

Job opportunities for int'l students

Foreign students look at a job board at the Job Fair for International Student at COEX in southern Seoul, Monday. Around 100 companies will offer interviews and sessions to introduce their businesses at the fair which ends on Tuesday.

Photo News | 2018-10-01 17:14

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