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Sat, June 23, 2018 | 02:18

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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...

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

2017-08-20 16:55

People's Party race

Four candidates running for the People’s Party leadership pose hand in hand ahead of a debate held at the National Assembly, Wednesday. From left are two-term lawmaker Lee Un-ju; four-term lawmaker Chung Dong-young; former party presidential candidate Ahn Cheol-soo; and six-term lawmaker Chun Jung-bae. The election is slated for Aug. 27. / Yonhap

2017-08-16 16:25

Moon with Gwangju hero's wife

President Moon Jae-in holds hands with Edeltraut Brahmstaedt, the widow of Jurgen Hinzpeter, a German journalist who covered the Gwangju pro-democracy movement in 1980, at a cinema in Yonsan, Seoul, after watching together “A Taxi Driver,” a movie based on the true story of her late husband, Sunday. The movie is about Hinzpeter who, as a correspondent, reported th...

2017-08-13 16:17

Begin dialogue!

Activists hold a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Thursday, calling on the U.S. and North Korea to stop threatening each other and begin dialogue "unconditionally." In a press conference, they urged Seoul and Washington to suspend their joint military drills and take a conciliatory approach toward North Korea. /Yonhap

2017-08-10 21:11

Submarine inspection

President Moon Jae-in talks with Navy officials inside the 1,800-ton submarine An Jung-geun at the Navy Submarine Force Command in Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province, where he has been spending his holiday, Thursday. There, he was briefed about the current conditions of the command and inspected the capabilities and weapons systems of the submarine, Cheong Wa Dae said Friday. ...

2017-08-04 17:00

Minister visits CFC

Defense Minister Song Young-moo, right, inspects an honor guard, along with Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, second from right, the commander of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and the Combined Forces Command (CFC), during his visit to the CFC headquarters in Yongsan, Seoul, Friday. It marked Song’s first visit to Yongsan Garrison since his inauguration last month. Song stressed th...

2017-08-04 16:46

A soldier pours water over his head during a break of the combat drill held by the Naval Education and Training Command in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday, when the midday highs hovered above 30 degrees Celsius nationwide, with Seoul reaching 34 degrees. / Yonhap

2017-08-03 18:08

Kil Won-ok, left, a surviving victim of Japan’s wartime sex slavery, gives a peace award named after her to activist Ku Su-jeong during a weekly rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, Wednesday. Ku has long worked to resolve Korean soldiers’ alleged massacres of civilians during the Vietnam War. / Korea Times photo by Shin Sang-soon

2017-08-02 17:19

'No electricity fee hike'

Rep. Woo Won-shik, floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, shows data supporting the government’s vision for suspending nuclear reactors during a party meeting at the National Assembly, Seoul, Tuesday. He refuted some media reports the suspension would lead to a potential electricity price hike and power shortages, calling them “fake news.” / Y...

2017-08-01 17:13

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