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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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Daily life in North Korea

A man walks on a street in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP Voters queue to cast their ballots at the '3.26 Pyongyang Cable Factory' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. - North Koreans went to the polls for an election in which there could be only one winner. Leader Kim Jong Un's ruling Workers' Party has an iron grip on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as the isolated, nuclear-armed country is officially known. AFP Voters queue to cast their ballots at a voting centre at the 'Pyonyang number four Primary School' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP An official hands over a ballot paper to a voter at a voting centre at the 'Pyonyang number four Primary School' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on March 10, 2019. AFP  A voter enters a room to cast their ballot, at a voting centre at the 'Pyonyang number four Primary School' during voting for the Supreme People's Assembly elections, in Pyongyang on Marc

Mar 18, 2019By Choi Won-suk
Daily life in North Korea
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All you need to know about the Boeing 737 Max 8

The United States has told airlines the Boeing 737 Max 8 is safe to fly as investigators found two black box recorders from Sunday's downed Ethiopian Airlines jet, according to Reuters.According to Reuters, China and Indonesia have both grounded their 737 Max 8 fleets on Monday, citing safety concerns.Investigators in Ethiopia found two black box recorders early on Monday that will help authorities figure out what brought the plane down in a crash that killed 157 people. The accident comes months after the same model jet crashed in Indonesia killing 189 people.According to Boeing, the 737 Max 8 is a single-aisle plane that has a quieter cabin, more legroom for passengers and was designed to be more fuel efficient.The plane measures 39.52 meters long, with a wingspan of 35.9 meters. It is equippedwith LEAP-1B engines and has a range of 6,550 kilometers.According to the New York Times, the 200-seat Boeing 737 Max 8 has been a popular plane after being introduced in 2017, with more than 4,000 planes ordered in the first six months. (Next Animation

Mar 13, 2019By Choi Won-suk
All you need to know about the Boeing 737 Max 8
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K-pop star quits showbiz amid sex bribery scandal

Seungri, a member of South Korean K-pop band Big Bang, says he's leaving the entertainment industry after his alleged sex bribery case swept the country. Grace Lee reports. A fall from K-pop stardom.Seungri, a member of South Korea's blockbuster boy band Big Bang, says he's quitting showbiz just a day after he was charged over alleged involvement in a prostitution ring.K-POP BOY BAND BIG BANG'S MEMBER, SEUNGRI, SAYING:"I've disappointed so many people and made so many people angry, I want to apologize once more and I will cooperate with the investigation."The K-pop star, whose real name is Lee Seung-hyun, made the announcement on his instagram account.He apologized to fans and claimed he's been branded a "traitor to the nation."According to media reports, he's been charged with providing prostitutes to foreign investors in his private club - a scandal that's swept SouthKorea.27-YEAR-OLD SOUTH KOREA'S GRADUATE SCHOOL STUDENT, LEE GUN-HEE, SAYING"It was really shocking. The truth must be told and he deserves to retire."Last month, Seungri had denied allegations when medi

Mar 13, 2019By Choi Won-suk
K-pop star quits showbiz amid sex bribery scandal
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Chaos in Venezuela

A little girl stands inside a plastic barrel while her family waits to collect water from an open pipe above the Guaire River, during rolling blackouts which affect the water pumps in people's homes, offices and stores, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2019. The blackout has intensified the toxic political climate, with opposition leader Juan Guaido blaming alleged government corruption and mismanagement and President Nicolas Maduro accusing his U.S.-backed adversary of sabotaging the national grid. AP  A Corpoelec worker prepares to check a line in Caracas, Venezuela March 11, 2019. Reuters A man fills a tank with water coming from the mountain in Caracas, Venezuela March 11, 2019. Reuters People walk by a graffiti depicting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on March 11, 2019. - Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido urged lawmakers Monday to declare a "state of alarm" to pave the way for the delivery of international aid as the country's devastating blackout entered its fifth day. AFP View of a mural depicting late Venezuelan Preside

Mar 13, 2019By Choi Won-suk
Chaos in Venezuela
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International Women's Day

 A young girl carries a baby while walking towards a screening point as hundreds of civilians, who streamed out of the Islamic State group's last Syrian stronghold, arrive in an area run by US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces outside Baghouz in the eastern Syrian Deir Ezzor province on March 5, 2019. Shell-shocked and dishevelled, hundreds of women and children stumbled through eastern Syria's windswept desert carrying what little they could after fleeing the IS group's final speck of territory. AFP Women and children evacuated from the Islamic State (IS) group's embattled holdout of Baghouz arrive at a screening area held by the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, on March 6, 2019. - Veiled women carrying babies and wounded men on crutches hobbled out of the last jihadist village in eastern Syria on March 6 after US-backed forces pummelled the besieged enclave. The Syrian Democratic Forces leading the assault expected more fighters to surrender with their families in tow before moving deeper in the Islamic Stat

Mar 8, 2019By Choi Won-suk
International Women's Day
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Cobra Gold 2019

US Marines occupy the beach during an amphibious landing in Chonburi on February 16, 2019, at the multi-nation Cobra Gold military exercises. - With weapons drawn camouflaged troops leapt out of amphibious assault craft while explosions sounded and parachutists glided in from above as annual Cobra Gold war games took over a placid Thai beach on February 16. AFP Thai soldiers (C) inside the Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) in between the Republic of Korea marines during the amphibious assault training as part of the joint military exercise Cobra Gold 2019 at a military base in Chonburi province, Thailand, 16 February 2019. The Cobra Gold 2019 is held in Thailand within the annual military exercises by the Royal Thai Arm Forces and the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), the largest of their kind in Southeast Asia. In this year are the seven main participating countries Thailand, US, Singapore, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia. China and India participate in civic-action parts of the exercise. More than 9,900 participants from 29 countries participating and t

Feb 20, 2019By Choi Won-suk
Cobra Gold 2019
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South Korean, US and Thai troops take parts in amphibious assault drills

Marines from Thailand, the United States and South Korea took part in an amphibious assault drill on Saturday (February 16) at a Thai naval base in Thailand.The exercise was part of the 38th Cobra Gold, an annual event attended by soldiers from 29 nations, including over 4,500 soldiers from the U.S, several Southeast Asian nations such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It aims to strengthen relationships among military personnel throughout countries in the Asia-Pacific region, and also offers the chance for combat officers to exchange techniques and skillsCobra Gold started in 1982 and is now one of the largest Asia-Pacific military exercises held in Thailand every year. The training in recent years has mostly focused on humanitarian and disaster relief. (Reuters)A soldier takes part in the Amphibious Assault Demonstration during the Cobra Gold multilateral military exercise on Hat Yao Beach, Sattahip District, Chonburi Province, Thailand, February 16, 2019. ReutersA US Marine soldier eats a scorpion during a jungle survival training with Thai soldiers in the joint 'Cob

Feb 18, 2019By Choi Won-suk
South Korean, US and Thai troops take parts in amphibious assault drills
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Forbidden love in North Korea finds a way in Vietnam

A young couple with matching expressions stare nervously into the camera with deep brown eyes. He, a Vietnamese student, has just met the love of his life. She, a North Korean, is forbidden to love him back. He was from Vietnam. She was from North Korea.Their story of forbidden love is a bit like Romeo and Juliet, but with a much happier ending. Pham Ngoc Canh was 22 when he first saw Ri Yong Hui.He said he knew instantly that she was the love of his life.PHAM NGOC CANH, 69, SAYING:"I thought immediately to myself that I must marry that girl."In 1967, as Vietnam and the United States were locked in war, 200 Vietnamese students were sent to North Korea.Their mission: gain the skills needed to rebuild the state once the war was over. Canh was one of them.He was apprenticing at a fertilizer factory when he spotted Ri, working in a laboratory.He plucked up the courage to ask for her address.Her friends called him 'Viet Cong.'Vietnamese man Pham Ngoc Canh, (L), and his North Korean wife Ri Yong Hui pose together holding their wedding photograph outside their house in Hanoi

Feb 15, 2019By Choi Won-suk
Forbidden love in North Korea finds a way in Vietnam
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The Right to Protest, Freedom of Expression, and Freedom of Association

 A person dressed in a Spiderman costume takes part in a rally to commemorate the Day of the Youth and to protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela February 12, 2019. Reuters General view of opposition supporters taking part in a rally to commemorate the Day of the Youth and to protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela February 12, 2019. Reuters Police block a at street that leads to the U.S embassy during a protest against U.S. intervention in Venezuela, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accuses the United States of trying to orchestrate a coup against him, and that allegation has resonance among many in a region where Washington has a long history of interventions — military and otherwise. AP Demonstrators try to kick a teargas canister shot by Haitian police in the center of Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on February 12, 2019, as a sixth day of protests against Haitian President Jovenel Moise and the misuse of Petr

Feb 15, 2019By Choi Won-suk
The Right to Protest, Freedom of Expression, and Freedom of Association
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143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Heather Helmer shaves her Chihuahua named Monty during the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Piers 92/94 on February 11, 2019 in New York City. AFP Connor the Great Pyrenees receives a bath during the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Piers 92/94 on February 11, 2019 in New York City. AFP Standard Poodle named George yawns during the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Piers 92/94 on February 11, 2019 in New York City. AFP Junior, an Old English Sheepdog breed, sits during the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, U.S., February 11, 2019. Reuters A Lhasa Apso named Eric is groomed during the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, New York, USA, 11 February 2019. The annual competition features hundreds of dogs from around the country. EPA A Standard Poodle is groomed during the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, New York, USA, 11 February 2019. The annual competition features hundreds of dogs from around the country. EPA A Chow Chow named Davy sits in the benching area during the 2019 Westmi

Feb 13, 2019By Choi Won-suk
143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
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