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Choi Won-suk is a photojournalist at The Korea Times. Before joining the newspaper, he also worked as a photojournalist with AFP and St. Joseph News-Press in Missouri. He spent 13 years in the United States, graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism degree (Cum Laude) from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a Master of Arts in Photography from Ohio University - Athens. Over the past 11 years, Choi covered various news events such as presidential elections, the 2019 North Korea-United States Hanoi Summit and 2022 Qatar World Cup. But above all, Choi believes in local journalism and finds a lot of joy telling life stories of ordinary citizens in small neighborhoods.

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Children deserve better

In this Dec. 3, 2019 photo, children play near their home in the Cite Soleil slum of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. According to a joint statement by humanitarian organizations, an estimated 3.7 million Haitians require emergency food assistance. AP  A conflict-affected Yemeni boy carries a sack of flour provided by Mona Relief Yemen, at an area on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, 03 December 2019. According to reports, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has warned that five more years of war in Yemen would cost some 29 billion USD in humanitarian aid, as ​the prolonged conflict in the Arab country has created the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with 10 million people living with extreme hunger and​ two million children under five already acutely malnourished. EPA A womancarries her child as she crosses a wooden bridge in the refugee camp of Moria, on the island of Lesbos on November 26, 2019. AFP In this photograph taken on November 25, 2019, a child looks on as he walks with a donkey after returing to his village follo

Dec 10, 2019By Choi Won-suk
Children deserve better
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PHOTOS U2 The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 - Seoul

Bono of U2 performs at the Gocheok Sky Dome on December 08, 2019 in Seoul, South Korea. YonhapU2 performs at the Gocheok Sky Dome on December 08, 2019 in Seoul, South Korea. YonhapU2 performs at the Gocheok Sky Dome on December 08, 2019 in Seoul, South Korea. YonhapU2 performs at the Gocheok Sky Dome on December 08, 2019 in Seoul, South Korea. YonhapBono of U2 performs at the Gocheok Sky Dome on December 08, 2019 in Seoul, South Korea. Yonhap

Dec 9, 2019By Choi Won-suk
  • U2 says 'women of the world unite' in Korea
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Global climate change: time is running out

 A girl wears a mask during a Global Climate Strike rally calling for urgent measures to combat climate change, in New Delhi, India, November 29, 2019. Reuters  In this Jan. 9, 2009 file photo is an aerial view of the steel company ThyssenKrupp in Duisburg, western Germany. Inger Andersen, head of the U.N. Environment Program, says the world needs 'quick wins to reduce emissions as much as possible in 2020.' Ahead of a global climate summit in Madrid next week, her agency published a report Tuesday showing the amount of planet-heating gases released into the atmosphere hitting a new high last year. AP FILE - This Jan. 18, 2019 file photo shows a cyclist amidst morning smog in New Delhi, India. Beth Gardiner's new book "Choked" documents how air pollution is responsible for seven million premature deaths around the world. AP FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2016, file photo, women wearing masks to protect themselves from air pollution walk through Ritan Park shrouded by dense smog in Beijing. China says it has realized its 2020 target for reducing carbon emissions ahea

Dec 5, 2019By Choi Won-suk
Global climate change: time is running out
  • Warming climate puts Korea under insect invasions
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CA cave fire burns more than 4,300 acres

Firefighters battle a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, California, U.S., November 26, 2019. Reuters Wind blows embers as the Cave fire burns a hillside in Santa Barbara, California on November 26, 2019. - The wind-driven brush fire that started late on November 25, 2019 in Los Padres National Forest near Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County moved quickly downhill, prompting mandatory evacuations and threatening homes. AFP Wind blows embers as the Cave fire burns a hillside in Santa Barbara, California on November 26, 2019. AFP A firefighter prepares to battle the Cave Fire as it flares up along Highway 154 in the Los Padres National Forest, above Santa Barbara, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. AP A handout photo made available by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows fire fighters working on containing the Cave Fire burning North of Santa Barbara, California, USA, 25 November 2019. According to latest reports, the fire burnt 15 acres and forced mandatory evacuations in the area. EPA In this photo released by the Sant

Nov 29, 2019By Choi Won-suk
CA cave fire burns more than 4,300 acres
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No money, no hope: South Korea's 'Dirt Spoons'

Kim Jae-hoon looks at his mobile phone before going to sleep in his cubicle, called a goshi-won, where he lives in Suwon, South Korea, October 30, 2019. The concept of dirt spoons and gold spoons, as those from better-off families are known, have been around for many years but exploded onto the political scene in recent years, undercutting support for liberal President Moon Jae-in. Moon came to power in 2017 on a platform of social and economic justice. Yet halfway through his five-year term, he has little progress to show the country's youth who have borne the brunt of deepening inequality. Income disparity has instead widened since Moon took office, with the top income bracket now earning 5.5 times the bottom one, compared with 4.9 times before his inauguration, official data shows. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji  Kim Jae-hoon prepares a quick dinner before going to work in Suwon, South Korea, October 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji   Kim Jae-hoon attends a class at Kyung Hee University in Suwon, South Korea, October 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Hwang Hy

Nov 27, 2019By Choi Won-suk
No money, no hope: South Korea's 'Dirt Spoons'
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Hong Kong democrats score historic victory

Supporters of a pro-democracy candidate cheer after winning their seat in district council elections in Hong Kong, early Monday, Nov. 25, 2019. Voters in Hong Kong turned out in droves on Sunday in district council elections seen as a barometer of public support for pro-democracy protests that have rocked the semi-autonomous Chinese territory for more than five months. AP Supporters of local candidate Kelvin Lam celebrate, after it was announced he won the local council elections in his district, at a polling station in the South Horizons West district in Hong Kong, China November 25, 2019. Reuters Pro-democracy candidate Jimmy Sham, campaigns in Hong Kong, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019. Long lines snaked around plazas and extended for blocks as citizens of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory turned out in droves Sunday for an election seen as a test of public support for anti-government protests that have persisted for more than five months. AP Protesters hold up their hands to symbolize pro-democracy demonstrators' five demands during a demonstration in the financial distr

Nov 25, 2019By Choi Won-suk
Hong Kong democrats score historic victory
  • Hong Kong pro-democracy camp wins landslide victory in de-facto referendum
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'Why so serious?' - 2019 New York Comic Con

An attendee dressed as the Joker poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, in New York. AP A protester, wearing a stylised Guy Fawkes mask popularised by the V For Vendetta comic book film, stands outside the High Court premises in support of activist Edward Leung, jailed for taking part in the 2016 Mongkok riots, during an appeal hearing for his period of sentence in Hong Kong on October 9, 2019. AFP Attendees dressed as a Star Wars stormtrooper and pixelated video game stormtrooper pose during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in New York. The costume at right is made of cardboard. AP An attendee dressed as a cross between Deadpool and Steve from "Stranger Things" poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in New York. AP An attendee dressed as Toothiana the tooth fairy from "Rise of the Guardians" poses during New York Comic Con at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in New Y

Oct 11, 2019By Choi Won-suk
'Why so serious?' - 2019 New York Comic Con
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Rescue gives dogs second chance

A Humane Society International employee moves a dog from a cage to a transport container at a dog meat farm in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, Sept. 25. The dogs have been sent to adoption shelters in Canada, the U.S. and U.K. Korea Times photos by Choi Won-suk, captions by Lee Suh-yoon Frenzied barking broke out behind the fog as volunteers and reporters picked their way down a muddy trail to a dog farm just east of Seoul last week. It was the day the farm was being closed down. The din dropped as the group entered a small lot overlooking a rice paddy between the trees. Eyes peered out from rows of metal cages, studying the visitors. There were about 90 dogs at the farm, each with its own cage except for the puppy litters. Many were born and raised at the farm that was founded 10 years ago. The smaller dogs squeezed their heads through the wires, apparently looking for a touch from volunteers they recognized. Rats scuttled between feces and shredded cardboard looking for stray food pellets. Most of the dogs are now at temporary shelters in Canada, the U.S. or the U.K. This

Oct 2, 2019By Choi Won-suk
Rescue gives dogs second chance
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VIDEO South Korea holding military drills around Dokdo Islands

South Korean forces began two days of expanded drills on Sunday (August 25) around Dokdo Islands, prompting a protest from Tokyo only days after Seoul said it would scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid worsening relations. (SOUTH KOREAN NAVY HANDOUT)

Aug 27, 2019By Choi Won-suk
South Korea holding military drills around Dokdo Islands [VIDEO]
  • 'Dokdo drills not productive amid Seoul-Tokyo row': US
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Devastated Amazon forest: The point of no return is approaching

Smoke billows during a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Humaita, Amazonas State, Brazil, Brazil August 17, 2019. Picture Taken August 17, 2019. Reuters Smoke billows during a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, Brazil August 21, 2019. Reuters Smoke billows during a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, Brazil August 21, 2019. Reuters Smoke billows during a fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, Brazil August 21, 2019. Reuters An aerial view of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, Brazil August 21, 2019. Reuters Sunlight is seen over the lake of Samuel Hydroelectric Dam in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, Brazil August 21, 2019. Reuters Sunlight is seen over the lake of Samuel Hydroelectric Dam in an area of the Amazon rainforest near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, Brazil August 21, 2019. Reuters Neri dos Santos Silva, center, is silhouetted

Aug 26, 2019By Choi Won-suk
Devastated Amazon forest: The point of no return is approaching
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