Choi Won-suk

Cherry blossoms around the world

Bayern Munich beat Tottenham Hotspur in Seoul

Bayern Munich's Kim Min-jae greets the fans during a preseason soccer match against Tottenham Hotspur FC at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 3. Bayern won 2-1. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Tottenham 4-3 K-League All-Stars

Tottenham Hotspur players line up for the team photos prior to the pre-season friendly between Team K League and Tottenham Hotspur at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 31. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Tottenham Hotspur players line up for the team photos prior to the pre-season friendly between Team K League and Tottenham Hotspur at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 31. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min fights for the ball with Team K-league's Choi Jun during a friendly soccer match at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 31. Tottenham won 4-3. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Tottenham Hotspur's Jamie Donley fights for the ball with Team K-league's Choi Jun during a friendly soccer match at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, July 31. Tottenham won 4-3. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Tottenham Hotspur's Jamie Donley fights for the ball with Team K-league's Choi Jun during a friendly soccer match at Seoul World Cup St

World Water Day 2024

A boy looks on as he swims in an area affected by floods due to the overflowing of the Batanghari River at Sungai Bungur village in Muaro Jambi, Jambi province, Indonesia, February 20, 2024. Reuters-Yonhap A Local Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) officer evacuates an elderly woman from a residential area affected by floods due to heavy rains, in Padang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, March 8, 2024. Reuters-Yonhap Stranded motorists in a flooded street during a heavy downpour in Peshawar, Pakistan, 19 February 2024. EPA-Yonhap People walk along a flooded street after participating in a protest against food scarcity at community soup kitchens in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Feb.8, 2024. AP-Yonhap People abandon their homes after the Acre River burst its banks in Cobija in the department of Pando, Bolivia, 26 February 2024. EPA-Yonhap A boy jumps into the floodwaters on the national highway caused by heavy rain and the river bursting in Demak, Central Java on February 11, 2024. AFP-Yonhap Kashmiri boatmen row a Shikara (gondola) amid strong winds

Busan World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals

Jang Woo-jin of South Korea eyes the ball in the Semifinal match against Wang Chuqin of China on day 9 of the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals Busan 2024 at Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre on Feb. 24, 2024 in Busan, South Korea. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Wang Chuqin of China competes in the Semifinal match against Jang Woo-jin of South Korea on day 9 of the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals Busan 2024 at Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre on Feb. 24, 2024 in Busan, South Korea. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Jang Woo-jin of South Korea competes in the Semifinal match against Wang Chuqin of China on day 9 of the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals Busan 2024 at Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre on Feb. 24, 2024 in Busan, South Korea. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk Fan Zhendong of China competes in the Semifinal match against Lim Jonghoon of South Korea on day 9 of the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals Busan 2024 at Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre on Feb. 24, 2024 in Busan

Super Bowl 2024

Taylor Swift embraces Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers, in Las Vegas, Feb. 11. AP-Yonhap General view of the stadium prior to Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 11. AFP-Yonhap Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Blaine Gabbert (9), tight end Blake Bell (81), and quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and teammates enter the field to face the San Francisco 49ers during the first quarter of Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 11. UPI-Yonhap Trent Williams #71 of the San Francisco 49ers takes the field prior to Super Bowl LVIII against the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 11. AFP-Yonhap Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers lines up under center in the first quarter during Super Bowl LVIII against the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 11. AFP-Yonhap Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15)

Welcoming Lunar New Year around world

Crowd watch fireworks lighting up over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, Feb. 11, on the second day of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon. AP-Yonhap Crowds watch the fireworks lighting up over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, Feb. 11, on the second day of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon. AP-Yonhap Korean performers take part in a parade in Hong Kong, Feb. 10, on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon. Reuters-Yonhap A mother and her son run to catch a train on the eve of the Lunar New Year holiday at Seoul Station in Seoul, Feb. 9. AP-Yonhap North Korean refugees and their family members bow to respect for their ancestors in North Korea as they visit the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with the North, to celebrate the Lunar New Year, Feb. 10. AP-Yonhap Children play folk games on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon, in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, Feb. 10. AFP-Yonhap A young girl takes part in a folk game on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon, in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square, Fe

Daily life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule

A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 23, 2023. A U.N. report says the Taliban are restricting Afghan women's access to work, travel and health care if they are unmarried or don't have a male guardian. The Taliban have banned women from education, most jobs and public spaces like parks since seizing control of Afghanistan in 2021. AP-Yonhap Burqa-clad Afghan women and child refugees deported from Pakistan are seen in a nutrition ward at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) camp on the outskirts of Kabul, Jan. 9. AFP-Yonhap Players from the Kunduz and Samangan teams struggle to catch a goat carcass during a semifinal game of the Buzkashi league in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 3. EPA-Yonhap Players from the Kandahar team participate in a Buzkashi practice match in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2023. EPA-Yonhap An injured player from the Sar-e Pol team looks on during the final game of the Buzkashi league in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 5. EPA-Yonhap Bur

Earth is suffering

A kayak is left on the dry soil next to the low water-level reservoir of Sau, with in background the Sant Roma de Sau church, in the province of Girona in Catalonia, Jan. 15. Catalonia has been struggling with three years of historic droughts, with some residents already experiencing water restrictions in their daily life. AFP-Yonhap Floating houses are seen stranded due to a severe drought affecting the Rio Negro, in the harbor of the Cacau Pirera district of Iranduba, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, Sept. 25, 2023. Reuters-Yonhap A clam lies dead on the dry surface of the Arnius-Boadella reservoir, which is only at 12 percent of its capacity, near Figueras, north of Girona, Spain, Jan. 25. AP-Yonhap A flock of sheep crosses the Guadalteba reservoir after they drank water, during a strong drought in Campillos, near Malaga, southern Spain, Jan. 29. Reuters-Yonhap A child holds a dried fish found at a reservoir for paddy fields that is died up due to drought in Kuta Cot Glie, Aceh province, Indonesia, Jan. 24. AFP-Yonhap Flames rise from a forest during a

Iowa caucus 2024

Supporters listen as Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event at The Grass Wagon in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jan. 13. AFP-Yonhap Iowa Caucus information is displayed at the Prairie Meadows Hotel and Convention Center in Altoona, Iowa, Jan. 11. Reuters-Yonhap A volunteer puts campaign signs on chairs before the arrival of Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley at a campaign event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Jan. 11. AP-Yonhap Merchants set hats and other merchandise ahead of Donald Trump Jr. addressing an event hosted by the Bull Moose Club at The Machine Shed restaurant in Urbandale, Iowa, Jan. 11. AFP-Yonhap A tractor decorated to show support for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is displayed outside the Machine Shed after Donald Trump Jr. speaks in Urbandale, Iowa, Jan. 11. AP-Yonhap Workers take down the stage after a commit-to-caucus event for Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy at the National Czech and Slovak Museum & Library in Cedar