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Wed, July 24, 2019 | 03:01

No more irregular workers

Representatives of irregular workers demand change of employment status into permanent positions, during a press conference at Franciscan Education Center in central Seoul, Wednesday. They said the change was President Moon Jae-in's election pledge, saying temporary workers will start a massive struggle against the government on May 11, a day after the two-year anniversary of...

2019-02-13 16:22

Seats without holders

Flowers and honorary diplomas are placed in empty chairs at an honorary graduation ceremony in Danwon High School in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday, for 250 students who died in the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster. While 75 who survived the sinking graduated in 2016, the honorary ceremony for the dead was postponed for three years to wait for the recovery of more bodies from the...

2019-02-12 17:48

Preparing for new school year

Students shop for school supplies at a store in a wholesale stationery market in Changsin-dong, eastern Seoul, Monday, to prepare for the new school year that will start in March./ Yonhap

2019-02-11 16:09

Lee Cook-jong, a renowned surgeon who heads the trauma center at Ajou University Hospital in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, mourns the death of Yoon Han-deok, the chief of the National Emergency Medical Center, during his funeral service at the center in Seoul, Sunday. Yoon was found dead in his office, Monday, due to a sudden heart attack caused by overwork. His death cast a ligh...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-02-10 15:49

Snow-capped statue

A “hareubang,” or stone statue of an old grandfather, is covered with snow near Mount Halla on Jeju Island, Thursday, when a heavy snow advisory was issued in the mountainous area of the island. Southern parts of the country had heavy snowfall while the temperature dropped across the nation. The mercury is forecast to plummet further on Friday, with Seoul's mornin...

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-01-31 18:19

Preventing infectious diseases

Employees at Incheon International Airport disinfect the floors in the quarantine area, Tuesday, to prevent infectious diseases, including measles, as most of nearly 40 measles patients here are suspected of having contracted the virus during overseas trips. / Yonhap

2019-01-30 16:36

'Out with coal power plants'

Environmental activists call for the closure of old coal-fired power plants during a demonstration in front of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Seoul, Friday. The activists claim the domestic plants are responsible for a significant portion of the fine dust pollution in the country. / Yonhap

2019-01-25 16:32

Lunar New Year holiday shopping

A traditional market in Dongdaemun, Seoul, is packed with shoppers Friday ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday which falls on Feb. 5. People prepare food for family gatherings on the traditional holiday. / Yonhap

2019-01-25 16:32

Another controversy

President Moon Jae-in poses with Cho Hae-ju, newly appointed commissioner of the National Election Commission, at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. Moon appointed Cho to the minister-level post without requesting a National Assembly hearing. The main opposition Liberty Korea Party, which has opposed Cho citing his ideological bias, vowed to boycott National Assembly sessions in Februa...

Park Ji-won | 2019-01-24 17:17

'We are Koreans now'

Naturalized Korean citizens hold the Taegukgi or Korean national flag after receiving certificates of their new nationality at Incheon Immigration Office, Tuesday. / Yonhap

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-01-22 16:01

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