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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

Students use VR glasses during a class at a teachers' training college during a government organised visit for foreign reporters ahead of the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation, in Pyongyang, September 7, 2018. Reuters Participants gather to leave after performing in a 'Mass Games' artistic and gymnastic display at the May Day stadium in Pyongyang on September 9, 2018. AFP Students sit beneath the portraits of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il during a tour for visiting foreign media, in a classroom at a teacher training college in Pyongyang on September 7, 2018. AFP A North Korean youth looks at a book as he crosses the road in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. AP North Korean women carry stools on the streets of Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. AP North Koreans look out from a bus on the streets of Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. AP Pedestrians walk past refrigerators outside a store in Pyongyang on September 6, 2018. AFP People at a public transport stop in the city of Pyongy

Sep 30, 2018By Choi Won-suk
Daily life in North Korea
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Major Indonesia quake, tsunami kills hundreds

Authorities say that at least 384 people have been killed in an earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and the massive tsunami that followed, pulling cars and buildings in its wake. Panic and confusion as massive waves devastate the Indonesian island Sulawesi, dragging, buildings, cars, and people in its wake.Hundreds have been killed from two massive earthquakes that hit the island on Friday (September 28) and the tsunami it triggered. Body bags laying in the street.Indonesia's emergency minister said some people were on the beach when the tsunami warning was sounded, but didn't immediately leave and became victims. The government is describing the damage as extensive.They say thousands of buildings have collapsed including hospitals. Makeshift medical centers are being set up outdoors.The quakes are reported as 7.5 and and 7.7 magnitude with aftershocks that have continued into the weekend.The disaster has also triggered widespread power outages, making rescue efforts slower.Indonesia's president will visit the area on Sunday (September 30). The country is regul

Sep 30, 2018By Choi Won-suk
Major Indonesia quake, tsunami kills hundreds
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ROK, US military show off combat readiness

South Korean army's K1A1                                                                                                                                                           Korea Times Photo by Choi Won-suk The atmosphere was tense around the Seungjin Army Training Center in Pocheon, north of Seoul, Monday, before South Korea and the United States' large-scale joint live-fire exercise.Some 3,000 spectators, including the public, journalists and soldiers from the two nations, made little noise while waiting to watch the military exercise at a time when tension was high on the Korean Peninsula.Tension was heightened in the wake of North Korea's Aug. 4 landmine explosion inside the Demilitariz

Aug 31, 2015By Choi Won-suk
ROK, US military show off combat readiness
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Along the DMZ

The  Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Korea is a strip of land that symbolizes  supreme irony. It is one of the most dangerous places on earth, but at the same time is a tourist spot drawing about a million visitors a year with its well-preserved wildlife. The 4 kilometer-wide border dividing the two Koreas is a buffer zone of the two different ideologies which have been confronting since the 1950-53 Korean War. Though it is called “Demilitarized Zone,” it is still a front line in which both South and North Korean troops are patrolling and often encountering each others. The tension is ever high after two South Korean soldiers were seriously injured from a landmine explosion on Aug. 4. The South blamed the North for the “attack” and restarted anti-North broadcasts using loudspeakers on Aug. 10 for the first time in 11 years. The North also began its loudspeaker campaign a week later. Despite the escalating tensions, the DMZ seems to be in peace and calm. Preserved animals, such as egret, travelling freely in the DMZ can be easily seen, as well as a number

Aug 20, 2015By Choi Won-suk
Along the DMZ
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Flags and Liberation Day

                   

Aug 12, 2015By Choi Won-suk
Flags and Liberation Day
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Arirang, the musical

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Jul 17, 2015By Choi Won-suk
Arirang, the musical
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Jul 2, 2015By Choi Won-suk
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LGBT Festival in Seoul

 People enjoy the Korea Queer Festival 2015 in front of City hall on June 28, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. Participants are also celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing same-sex marriage. Korea Times Photos by Choi Won-suk   People enjoy the Korea Queer Festival 2015 in front of City hall on June 28, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. Participants are also celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing same-sex marriage. Korea Times Photos by Choi Won-suk  Anti same-sex marriage activists play drums and shout slogans near to the Korea Queer Festival 2015 in front of City hall on June 28, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. Participants are also celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing same-sex marriage. Korea Times Photos by Choi Won-suk   Anti same-sex marriage activists holds a cross as he opposes same-sex marriages near to the Korea Queer Festival 2015 in front of City hall on June 28, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. Participants are also celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing same-sex mar

Jul 1, 2015By Choi Won-suk
LGBT Festival in Seoul
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Worst drought in century hits Korea

1. A carp is seen dead in the middle of Gogu Reservoir in Ganghwa County, Incheon, as long dry spell continues on June 16. The reservoir had no water to irrigate adjacent agricultural land. Korea Times Photos by Shim Hyun-chul  2. A number of farmers watch works searching underground water near Ganghwa County, Incheon, where long dry spell continues on June 16. Korea Times Photos by Shim Hyun-chul  3. A bird sits near the past dried-up Gogu Reservoir in Ganghwa County, Incheon, where long dry spell continues on June 16. Korea Times Photos by Shim Hyun-chul  4. A farmer searches underground water near Ganghwa County, Incheon, where long dry spell continues on June 16. Korea Times Photos by Shim Hyun-chul  5. Marines irrigate a farmland in Ganghwa County, Incheon, where long dry spell grips the nation on June 16. Korea Times Photos by Shim Hyun-chul 6. A farmer looks into work searching for underground water near Ganghwa County, Incheon, where long dry spell continues on June 16. Korea Times Photos by Shim Hyun-chul  7. The bottom

Jun 17, 2015By Choi Won-suk
Worst drought in century hits Korea
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Hwang Kyo-ahn new Prime Minister Nominee

   Korea Times Photo by Choi Won-suk    Korea Times Photo by Choi Won-suk   Korea Times Photo by Shim Hyun-chul   Korea Times Photo by Shim Hyun-chul    Korea Times Photo by Choi Won-suk   Korea Times Photo by Shim Hyun-chul    Korea Times Photo by Choi Won-suk

Jun 9, 2015By Choi Won-suk
Hwang Kyo-ahn new Prime Minister Nominee
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