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PHOTOS 2020 in pictures (August ~ December)

A resting healthcare worker closes his eyes near a makeshift COVID-19 test center in Seoul Station, Dec. 14. The government established 150 test centers across the country to conduct free tests for three weeks that day. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulBy Kang Hyun-kyungMother Nature was cruel. It didn’t allow the pandemic-weary people to enjoy a brief respite from the virus-driven stress during the summer when infections slowed. Torrential rain ripped through the nation for over two months starting in June, forcing over 1,000 people to evacuate their homes, resulting in dozens of deaths and dozens more people missing. Around the time the natural disaster ended, confirmed infections soared again. Workers check Jamsu Bridge, Aug. 5, after it was flooded due to torrential rain during the summer. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulThe government played the blame game. It blamed protesters who gathered in Gwanghwamun Square, central Seoul, Aug. 15, for anti-Moon Jae-in rallies for the rise of infection cases, cracking down on those who initiated them. The measure drew a cynical r

Dec 17, 2020By Choi Won-suk

2020 in pictures (August ~ December) [PHOTOS]

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Our children deserve better (Part 1)

Volunteer Fatima Sanson, dressed up as Mrs. Claus, embraces a needy child in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil on December 7, 2020. AFP Children play at a camp of asylum seekers stuck at America's doorstep, in Matamoros, Mexico, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Like countless schools, the camp's so-called sidewalk school as it became known went to virtual learning amid the coronavirus pandemic but instead of being hampered by the change, it has blossomed. AP Children pose for a picture outside their home at Manuel Faustino squatter camp, near Salvador, Bahia, Brazil on October 27, 2020. - Nearly everyone in Manuel Faustino receives the COVID-19 relief payments now set to expire at the end of the year, as do more than 67 million low-income workers in Brazil, nearly one-third of the population. The payments started at 600 reais (about $110) a month in April, then were halved in September as President Jair Bolsonaro's government struggled to fund them. AFP Antonio Pedro de Souza(2nd L), 42, -a painter who has been out of work since the beginning of the pandemic- pose

Dec 11, 2020By Choi Won-suk

Our children deserve better (Part 2)

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PHOTOS 2020 in pictures (April ~ July)

Election night: Members of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea and its satellite party Civil Together sit as they wait for election results to be announced on TV amid a media frenzy, April 15. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulBy Kang Hyun-kyungA gigantic party was born.The ruling Democratic Party of Korea swept the April 15 National Assembly elections by winning 180 seats out of the 300-member parliament.The election results were a foregone conclusion, even though the ruling party and the Moon Jae-in government were reeling from the aftermath of a series of corruption scandals involving some of its key members.How were they able to achieve such a landslide win?Well, the answer is simple. The main opposition party was incompetent.Plus, the ruling camp’s last-minute strategy worked. The Moon government tried to regain public trust by playing the “COVID-19 card” and playing up its role in South Korea’s effective response to the pandemic.Animal rights advocates: Activists hold a news conference at Gwanghwamun Square, central Seoul, urging voters to cast their b

Dec 10, 2020By Choi Won-suk

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Not wearing a mask is not an option (Part 5)

Nouran Faraj, a 24-year-old Palestinian, holds her niece as she dons a handmade crochet wool mask (prevention measure for the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic) of her creation in Gaza City on December 1, 2020. AFP A protester covers his face with a mask during a demonstration against a security law that would restrict sharing images of police, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020 in Marseille. AP A man hauling a ladder walks past a government advertisement inviting citizens to wear protective face masks amid the new coronavirus pandemic, in Mexico City, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. AP  In this Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, file photo, a woman, wearing a protective mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, takes a boat trip over the Bosphorus Strait separating the Asian and the European sides of Istanbul. AP In this Wednesday, March 25, 2020, file photo, a customer wearing a protective mask due to the coronavirus outbreak, waits sits on a table of a restaurant, in central Istanbul.  AP A man wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus cycles pas

Dec 7, 2020By Choi Won-suk

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PHOTOS 2020 in pictures (January ~ March)

A woman wearing a face mask looks out at Gimpo International Airport on Jan. 31. Many Korean Chinese from Wuhan, a Chinese city which is believed to be the epicenter of the coronavirus as the first case was reported there, arrived in Seoul that day.  Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulBy Kang Hyun-kyungCOVID-19 is a true game changer — the formidable virus has dictated the way we live. Mom-and-pop stores, small grocery stores and coffee shops have been pushed out of business one after another as wary consumers stopped dropping by and moved online to shop for daily products. People’s social lives changed as they refrained from certain activities, deciding to forgo yoga, exercise and book clubs. A COVID-19 patient is carried on a portable bed by three healthcare workers of a hospital in Seoul’s western district of Yangcheon on March 9. Many coronavirus patients in serious conditions that day were found to be the residents of a nursing home based in North Gyeongsang Province. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukParticipation in large gatherings has been viewed as rec

Dec 7, 2020By Choi Won-suk

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Refugees face harsh winter amid COVID-19

A woman walks past a mural encouraging the wearing of face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, on the main road of Nusseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Arabic reads: "protect yourself, together we protect the old." AP Hundreds of migrants and refugees that have not been evacuated from a makeshift migrant camp in Saint-Denis on 17 November, install tents with the support of associations and organisations on Republic Square in Paris, France, 23 November 2020. EPA A Syrian woman sits in a tent with her son as others wait for food distribution on March 3, 2020 in front of the Pazarkule border crossing to Greece, in Edirne. - Migrants and refugees hoping to enter Greece from Turkey appeared to be fanning out across a broader swathe of the roughly 200-kilometer-long land border on March 3, 2020, maintaining pressure on the frontier after Ankara declared its borders with the European Union open. AFP A woman carries a child past flames after a major fire broke out in the Moria migrants camp on the Greek Aegean island of Lesbos, on September 9, 2

Nov 30, 2020By Choi Won-suk

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PHOTOS Jeonju Hanok Village: strolling through timeless beauty

A woman in hanbok is seen near a gingko tree with its leaves turning yellow. Seen behind her is a traditional tiled roof. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukBy Kang Hyun-kyungTouching the clay, brick and wooden materials of hanok is to discover its hidden value.Korea’s traditional houses evoke various emotions. If you become nostalgic, this means you are wise enough to value tradition.If you feel nothing, it’s time to travel to Jeonju Hanok Village. There, the hanok is no longer a serene place. Exploring the quaint but lively neighborhood is fun. It’s no longer an old-fashioned housing complex. It’s a modern place full of surprises and experiences. An aerial view of Jeonju Hanok Village. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukTourists in hanbok stroll around Jeonju Hanok Village. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukVisitors in costume take photos in a studio. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk“New retro” is in vogue. Jeonju Nanjang located inside the hanok village is a theme park-style museum remodeled after three and a half years of construction and 25 y

Nov 27, 2020By Choi Won-suk

Jeonju Hanok Village: strolling through timeless beauty [PHOTOS]

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Pictures of the year 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S., September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) rips up the speech of U.S. President Donald Trump after his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst  A surfer takes some air off a wave while surfing after sunset in Cardiff, California, U.S., January 7, 2020.  REUTERS/Mike Blake  A woman wearing flame-resistant clothing photographs an airplane as it drops red fire retardant on the Glass Fire at a vineyard in Deer Park, California, U.S. September 27, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif Voters wait in a long line to cast their ballots at Church of the Servant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma U.S., November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife Jill, and Democratic 2020 U.S. vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her husband Doug, react to

Nov 23, 2020By Choi Won-suk

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PHOTOS 'Koreans for Trump': Supporters of US president gather in Seoul

A Korean supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump holds a banner outside the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Nov. 4. Korea Times photos by Shim Hyun-chulA Korean supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump hold banners and flags outside the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Nov. 4. Korea Times photos by Shim Hyun-chulA Korean supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump hold banners and flags outside the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Nov. 4. Korea Times photos by Shim Hyun-chulKorean supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump hold banners and flags outside the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Nov. 4. Korea Times photos by Shim Hyun-chulKorean supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump hold banners and flags outside the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Nov. 4. Korea Times photos by Shim Hyun-chul

Nov 4, 2020By Choi Won-suk

'Koreans for Trump': Supporters of US president gather in Seoul [PHOTOS]

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2020 US presidential election

Members of the Louisiana Secretary of State's elections office load voting signs at the Louisiana Voting Machine Warehouse to take them to the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, La. Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Early voting will run from Oct. 16 to Oct. 27 - except on Sundays - from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the arena and four other locations in New Orleans. AP From left, Faye LeCesne assists Adrian Johnson as they move forward while waiting in line to vote early in the general election outside the Comal County Election Office in New Braunfels, Texas on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. "I don't mind standing in the heat — we worked so hard to have this right," Johnson said. "As long as I can breathe, I'm voting."  AP Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) delivers opening remarks while wearing a Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden themed face mask during a Vision for Older Americans event at the Southwest Focal Point Community Center, in Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S., October 13, 2020.  Reuters Supporters listen as US President Donald Trump speaks at a "Make Ameri

Nov 3, 2020By Choi Won-suk

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