Bo-eun leads the digital content team. She has covered foreign affairs, North Korea, tech, economy and gender issues at The Korea Times. She did a short stint at the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, where she obtained a new perspective on news production and life. Small sources of joy for her are lounging in the sun, having a good latte and swimming.
PHOTOS Beating the heat
A person walks with a parasol at Imjingak in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday, as heat advisories went into effect in most cities across the country. Yonhap
By Kim Bo-eun
Children play in a fountain at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap
A man uses a fan in front of cooling fog at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap
People cool off by dipping their feet in the water at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap
People beat the heat in a valley stream in Yangsan, South Gyeongsang Province, Tuesday. Yonhap
A person dives into a stream in Gangjeong-dong, Seogwipo, Jeju Island, Tuesday. The Gangjeong Stream opened for the season on the same day. Yonhap
Lifeguards jog on the sand at Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Tuesday, after the city experienced a second consecutive tropical night amid heat wave warnings. The lowest temperature for Gangneung on Monday night was 29.7 degrees Celsius. Yonhap