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Shim Hyun-chul

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Shim Hyun-chul has been a photojournalist for The Korea Times since 2006, covering news events throughout the country. He is committed to strict journalism ethics, and it has never changed since his first day in the newsroom. He has covered four presidential elections, two Olympic Games and countless daily assignments around the world. When he is not at work, he plays tennis. Shim is also a certified lifeguard by YMCA International, which means he can actually save lives.

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World Athletics Championships

Lina Muze of Latvia competes in the women's Javelin Throw qualification of the IAAF World Athletics Championships 2019 at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, 30 September 2019. EPA Canada's Brittany Crew competes in the Women's Shot Put final at the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha on October 3, 2019. AFP  Fred Kerley of the United States after taking the bronze in the men's 400 meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. AP Ashley Spencer of the U.S. as she prepares for the race in the Women's 400 Metres Hurdles Heats  at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Oct. 1, 2019. REUTERS Michelle Carter of the United States competes during the Women's Shot Put Final at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Oct. 3, 2019. Xinhua USA's Erica Bougard competes in the Women's Javelin Throw Heptathlon heats at the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha on October 3, 2019.

Oct 11, 2019By Shim Hyun-chul
World Athletics Championships
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Climate change action

Participants with a globe balloon take part a "Friday for Future" demonstration in Munich, southern Germany, as a protest for climate action on September 20, 2019, as part of a global climate action day. AFP A student who joined Friday's no-school protest to demand "grown-ups" do more to counter climate change. She was one of hundreds of students from around the country who gathered at Sejong-ro Park in front of the Korean foreign affairs ministry in Seoul's Jongno District and marched to the Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, a little over one kilometer north. Students in many countries joined in the global protest. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul Protesters included students from Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, who planned the demonstration, and from Seoul Foreign School in Seodaemun District. Their demonstration was part of a global movement inspired by Sweden's Greta Thunberg, who missed school every Friday to stage a one-person protest in front of the Swedish national assembly to demand more government efforts in dealing

Oct 4, 2019By Shim Hyun-chul
Climate change action
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North Korea's 'Holy Land'

In a photo taken on September 11, 2019, North Korean visitors ride a funicular railway as they descend from a viewing platform near the summit of Mount Paektu, near Samjiyon. Mount Paektu has long been considered the spiritual birthplace of the Korean nation and is a place of pilgrimage for tens of thousands of North Koreans every year, who are trained from birth to revere their leaders. Every year 100,000 North Koreans or more are taken on study tours to the camp, the mountain, and nearby revolutionary sites where relics of operations are preserved. Dressing in khaki uniforms said to resemble guerrillas' outfits and carrying red flags, they march to the summit of the volcano. AFP In a photo taken on September 11, 2019, North Korean visitors wait to ride a funicular railway to the summit of Mount Paektu, near Samjiyon. AFP In a photo taken on September 11, 2019, a group of North Korean visitors ride a funicular railway as they descend from a viewing platform at Mount Paektu, near Samjiyon. AFP In a photo taken on September 11, 2019, North Korean visitors take photos af

Sep 20, 2019By Shim Hyun-chul
North Korea's 'Holy Land'
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US OPEN 2019

Serena Williams, of the United States, serves to Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in New York. AP Rafael Nadal, of Spain, serves to Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, during the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, in New York. AP Rafael Nadal, of Spain, serves to Matteo Berrettini, of Italy, during the men's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, in New York. AP Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, returns a shot to Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, during the semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in New York. AP  Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, returns a shot to Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, during the semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, in New York. AP Madison Keys returns to Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, during round four of the U.S. Open tennis championships Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019, in New York. AP Fans cheer during a

Sep 10, 2019By Shim Hyun-chul
US OPEN 2019
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FINA World Championships 2019

France's Charlotte Tremble and France's Laura Tremble compete in the women's duet free artistic swimming event during the 2019 World Championships at Yeomju Gymnasium in Gwangju on July 16, 2019. Reuters Evngelia Paltanioti of Greece performs during the Women's Solo Technical Artistic Swimming Preliminary at the 2019 Fina World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, 12 July 2019. EPA Britain's Thomas Daley and Matthew Lee compete in the men's 10m platform synchro diving final at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday, July 15, 2019. AP South Korea's Cho Eun-bi and Moon Na-yun during the women's 10m synchro platform competitions at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Sunday, July 14, 2019. AP Haruka Enomoto and Hazuki Miyamoto of Japan compete in the preliminary of the women's 3 meter synchronized springboard diving competition at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday, July 15, 2019. AP Spain's team compete in the highlight routine artistic swimming final during the 2019 World Champions

Jul 16, 2019By Shim Hyun-chul
FINA World Championships 2019
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Women's World Cup 2019 Final

The United States players hold the trophy celebrating at the end of the Women's World Cup final soccer match between US and The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, July 7, 2019. The US defeated the Netherlands 2-0. AP Netherlands fans cheer prior to the France 2019 Women's World Cup football final match between USA and the Netherlands, on July 7, 2019, at the Lyon Stadium in Lyon, central-eastern France. AFP A Netherlands' fan with cheese headwear blows a kiss prior to the France 2019 Women's World Cup football final match between USA and the Netherlands, on July 7, 2019, at the Lyon Stadium in Lyon, central-eastern France. AFP USA fans cheer prior to the France 2019 Women's World Cup football final match between USA and the Netherlands, on July 7, 2019, at the Lyon Stadium in Lyon, central-eastern France. AFP General view before the Women's World Cup final soccer match between US and The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, July 7, 2019. AP Netherlands' players run to warm up prior

Jul 8, 2019By Shim Hyun-chul
Women's World Cup 2019 Final
  • Women's World Cup soccer: US beats Dutch for second title in a row
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Roland Garros 2019

Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning against Austria's Dominic Thiem during their men's singles final match, on day fifteen of The Roland Garros 2019 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 9, 2019. AFP Ground staff wipes the clay court during the break of the men's singles first round match between Rafael Nadal of Spain and Yannick Hanfmann of Germany at French Open tennis tournament 2019 at Roland Garros, in Paris, France on May 27, 2019. Xinhua  A worker sprays the clay court during third round matches of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday, June 1, 2019. AP Stadium workers remove water from the court cover after rain interrupted quarterfinal matches of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. AP Tennis fans take a selfie with the Roland Garros logo during first round matches of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Sunday, May 26, 2019. AP Ballboys warm up prior to enter the tennis courts during

Jun 13, 2019By Shim Hyun-chul
Roland Garros 2019
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Sri Lanka in tears

Lightning strike in the sky over St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 25, 2019, as soldiers stand guard following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on the Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. AFP Blood stains are seen on a statue of Jesus Christ after a bomb blast inside a church in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019. Reuters Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) personnel gesture outside a house during a raid in the Orugodawatta area of the capital Colombo on April 21, 2019. AFP Sri Lankans living near St. Anthony's shrine run for safety after police found explosive devices in parked vehicle, which later exploded in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 22, 2019. Easter Sunday bombings that ripped through Sri Lanka's churches and luxury hotels killed more than 200 people. AP  A shoe of a victim is seen in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019. Reuters Anusha Kumari, second from left, weeps during a mass burial for her husband, two children and three siblings, all vict

Apr 29, 2019By Shim Hyun-chul
Sri Lanka in tears
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DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit

President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in Hanoi. AP A person walks past a banner showing North Korean and U.S. flags ahead of the North Korea-U.S. summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, February 25, 2019. Reuters US President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on February 26, 2019, upon his arrival in Vietnam for a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. AFP The train which transported North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un to Vietnam leaves Dong Dang railway station, Vietnam, at the border with China, February 26, 2019. Reuters Residents in the border city of Dong Dang in Vietnam's Lang Son Province welcome visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his entourage at Dong Dang Railway Station, Tuesday, a day before his two-day summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Hanoi. Yonhap North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un arrives by train at the border town with China in Dong Dang, Vietnam, February 26, 2019. Reuters North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un arrives at the Dong

Feb 28, 2019By Shim Hyun-chul
DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit
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North Korea's Kim arrives in Vietnam

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un became the first leader of his isolated country to travel to Vietnam since his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, visited in 1964, when he arrived on Tuesday (February 26) for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.Kim's train arrived at the Vietnamese border station of Dong Dang early on Tuesday, where he disembarked to travel the 170 km (105 miles) to Hanoi by car.Top Vietnamese officials were on hand to receive him at the station with a red-carpet including a guard of honour and numerous North Korean and Vietnamese flags decking out the station.Kim's close aide, Kim Chang Son, who has been in Hanoi for several days preparing for the summit, was spotted at the station before Kim's arrival. His sister, who has emerged as an important aide to Kim and travelled with him from Pyongyang, was spotted getting off the train before he disembarked. (Reuters)

Feb 27, 2019By Shim Hyun-chul
North Korea's Kim arrives in Vietnam
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