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Choi Won-suk

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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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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)

Feb 12, 2024By Choi Won-suk
Super Bowl 2024
  • Mahomes leads Chiefs to Super Bowl thriller over 49ers
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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

Feb 12, 2024By Choi Won-suk
Welcoming Lunar New Year around world
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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

Feb 2, 2024By Choi Won-suk
Daily life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule
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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

Feb 1, 2024By Choi Won-suk
Earth is suffering
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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

Jan 17, 2024By Choi Won-suk
Iowa caucus 2024
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Extreme weather grips globe

A Pittsburgh Steelers fan clears snow from his row of seats before an NFL wild-card playoff football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 15. AP/Yonhap A Buffalo Bills fan sits among snow-covered seats while waiting for the start of an NFL wild-card playoff football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 15. AP/Yonhap Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) walks off the field after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 15. AP/Yonhap  A man with a frost-covered cap visits the observation deck at Vorobyovy gory (Sparrow Hills) in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 3. The air temperatures in Moscow reached about minus 26 degrees Celsius. EPA-Yonhap A cyclist rides in a street of Aalborg, northern Jutland, Denmark, during heavy snowfall, Jan. 3. AP-Yonhap A person walks down the middle of a street lined with cars buried in snow in Kristiansand, Norway, Jan. 3. AP-Yonhap Hundreds of vehicles are stu

Jan 16, 2024By Choi Won-suk
Extreme weather grips globe
  • 2023 confirmed as hottest year on record
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Japan hit by 7.6-magnitude earthquake

Bystanders look at earthquake damage somewhere near the town of Noto on the Noto Peninsula, northwest of Tokyo, Tuesday, following Monday's deadly earthquake. A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned that more tremors could lie ahead. AP-YonhapA collapsed building lies on its side following an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Tuesday. A series of major earthquakes started fires and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island of Honshu. AP-Yonhap Cracks are seen in the ground in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Monday, following an earthquake. Japan issued tsunami alerts Monday following a series of strong quakes in the sea. AP-Yonhap A torii gate damaged by an earthquake lies in pieces at a shrine in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Monday.  AP-Yonhap A house destroyed by an earthquake is seen in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, Monday. Reuters-Yonhap People walk along an earthquake-damaged road in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture,

Jan 3, 2024By Choi Won-suk
Japan hit by 7.6-magnitude earthquake
  • Japan quake: survivors face freezing rain, threat of landslides
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PHOTOS New Year's celebration in Pyongyang

People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap Citizens gather for the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap People celebrate the New Year 2024 at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Jan. 1. AP-YonhapPeople take part in celebrations to welcome in the new year at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, Jan. 1.  AFP-YonhapPeople visit an open-air ice rin

Jan 1, 2024By Choi Won-suk
[PHOTOS] New Year's celebration in Pyongyang
  • World rings in 2024 after war, bots and Barbie
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New Year 2024 celebrations around world

 A couple release a lantern as people fire fireworks to mark the arrival of the New Year at a beach in Sihanoukville, the coastal capital of Preah Sihanouk province, Jan. 1. AFP-Yonhap A reveler wears neon spectacles to ring in the New Year in Beijing, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap People celebrate New Year's Eve in Palu in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province, Jan. 1. Reuters-Yonhap Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Jan. 1. AFP-Yonhap A light show is projected on the Arc de Triomphe during a New Year's celebration on the Champs Elysees in Paris, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill during New Year's celebrations in Athens, Greece, Jan. 1. Reuters-Yonhap A couple kisses next to a Christmas tree during a celebration of New Year's Eve, amid ongoing Russia's invasion on Ukraine, in front of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec. 31, 2023. Reuters-Yonhap People stroll through the main shopping and

Jan 1, 2024By Choi Won-suk
New Year 2024 celebrations around world
  • World rings in 2024 after war, bots and Barbie
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Members of Brazil's School of Santa Claus are seen aboard a tram as they celebrate the graduation of a new class of Santas ahead of the 2023 Christmas season in Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 31. AFP-Yonhap A man dressed as Santa Claus (known in French as Pere Noel) and his secretaries read and answer Christmas letters at the Christmas post office in Libourne, near Bordeaux, France, Nov. 27. EPA-Yonhap Members of Brazil's School of Santa Claus celebrate the graduation of a new class of Santas ahead of the 2023 Christmas season in Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 31. AFP-Yonhap Hotel staff and guests mix dried fruits, nuts and alcohol during a Christmas cake-mixing ceremony on International Chefs Day at a hotel in Chennai, India, Oct. 20. EPA-Yonhap Workers get ready for Christmas season at a Walmart store in Teterboro, New Jersey, Oct. 26, 2016. Reuters-Yonhap Bolivian Aimara women take part in a Christmas parade to mark the start of the holiday season in La Paz, Nov. 24. EPA-Yonhap A man dressed as Santa Claus waves as a train arrives carrying pas

Nov 28, 2023By Choi Won-suk
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
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