Peace in Asia

Nam Boo-won, left, head of the National Council of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Korea, rings a bell with Tu Hanqiao, center, general secretary of the National Council of YMCAs of China and Shigeru Shimada, general secretary of the National Council of YMCAs of Japan, after praying together for peace in Northeast Asia at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday. The three YMCA leaders gathered to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Council of the YMCAs of Korea, which vowed to eliminate poverty and discrimination against the underprivileged. / Yonhap