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PHOTOS Celebrating Buddha's Birthday

An event with lotus lanterns takes place at Shinheung Temple in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, on Buddha's Birthday, May 8. YonhapA monk performs a Buddhist ritual of bathing the Baby Buddha, called "gwanbul" in Korean, at Geonbong Temple in Goseong, Gangwon Province, May 8. YonhapAn adherent performs a Buddhist ritual of bathing the Baby Buddha, called "gwanbul" in Korean, at Shinheung Temple in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, May 8. YonhapA worker hangs colorful lotus lanterns at Jogye Temple in Seoul, May 6, two days ahead of Buddha's Birthday. YonhapA worshiper prays in front of lotus lanterns at Jogye Temple in central Seoul to mark Buddha's Birthday, which falls on May 8. YonhapBelievers perform a Buddhist ritual of bathing the Baby Buddha, called "gwanbul" in Korean, at Jogye Temple in Seoul, May 8. Yonhap

May 8, 2022

PHOTOS First mask-free day on streets after 18 months

Students smile without face masks on their way to school in Gwangju, May 2, as the Korean government lifted the outdoor mask mandate. YonhapStudents play football in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, May 2. YonhapPeople covering their faces with hands talk while walking in central Seoul, May 2. YonhapPeople, some of whom without masks, walk in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, May 2. YonhapA student holds a face mask while walking at Seoul National University in Seoul, May 2. YonhapStudents laugh during their conversation at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, May 2. Yonhap

May 2, 2022

First mask-free day on streets after 18 months [PHOTOS]

On first mask-free day, some feel uncomfortable with no masks

PHOTOS Members of disabled advocacy group resume rush-hour subway protests

Members of Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (SADD), an advocacy group for disabled people, stage a subway protest at Seoul City Hall Station, April 21, calling on the government to improve their mobility rights.Members of SADD stage a subway protest at Seoul City Hall Station, April 21. YonhapA member of SADD stages a subway protest in Seoul, April 21. YonhapA subway train comes to a halt as SADD members stage a protest while boarding a train at a station in Seoul during morning rush hour, April 21. YonhapPolice officers try to drag members of SADD out of a railcar as the subway train is delayed by their protest during rush hour in Seoul, April 21. YonhapCommuters form a long line to wait for taxis as SADD protesters subway slowed operations in some areas of Seoul during rush hour, April 21. Yonhap

Apr 21, 2022

Members of disabled advocacy group resume rush-hour subway protests [PHOTOS]

Disabled advocacy group resumes daily rush-hour subway protests

PHTOS Korea-US joint military drills

Military vehicles are parked at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, April 13, ahead of joint military drills with Korea. YonhapU.S. military officers inspect tanks at the U.S. Army's Camp Casey in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, April 18. Korea and the United States began their combined springtime military training Monday to further solidify the allies' defense posture. YonhapA military helicopter flies over U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, April 18. A nine-day command post training, using computer simulation, started Monday. YonhapMilitary vehicles are parked at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, April 18. Yonhap

Apr 18, 2022

PHOTOS BTS at Grammy Awards

K-pop boy band BTS arrives for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, April 3. From left, V, Suga, Jin, Jungkook, RM, Jimin and J-Hope pose on the red carpet. AFP-YonhapJungkook of BTS performs onstage during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, April 3. AFP-YonhapRM, center, of BTS performs onstage during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, April 3. AFP-YonhapBTS performs "Butter" at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, April 3. AP-YonhapBTS performs "Butter" at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, April 3. AP-YonhapBTS performs onstage during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, April 3. AFP-YonhapBTS performs "Butter" at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, April 3. YonhapBTS members pose for a group photo during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, April 3. Courtesy of Big Hit Music

Apr 4, 2022

PHOTOS Nation goes to polls

People vote in polling booths at a polling station in Seoul, March 9. The voting started at 6:00 a.m. at 14,464 polling stations nationwide. COVID-19 patients and those in quarantine are allowed to vote from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. after regular voting closes. YonhapA visually impaired voter with her guide dog casts her ballot in the presidential election at a polling station in Gwangju, March 9. YonhapDressed in “dopo,” a traditional men's hanbok suit, Yoo Bok-yeop, a senior teacher at Yangji Village School, votes at a polling station in Nonsan, Chungcheong Province, March 9. YonhapResidents on Ugan Island, located along South Korea's southwestern coast take a boat to get to a polling station, March 9. YonhapPeople line up to vote at a polling station in Seoul's Songpa District, March 9. YonhapA voter casts a ballot at a polling station in Seoul, March 9. YonhapKwon Yang-sook, the widow of the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, votes in the presidential election at a polling station in Gimhae, March 9. YonhapChief Justice Kim Myeong-su votes in the presidential election

Mar 9, 2022

PHOTOS What's vanishing with urban redevelopment

An alley is lifeless after local residents moved out of their homes, in the Naeson-dong neighborhood of Uiwang City, Gyeonggi Province, to make way for an urban redevelopment project in this February 2020 photo. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukBy Kang Hyun-kyungDecades-old homes have been abandoned. Without the sounds of people and the warmth created by neighbors who’ve known one another for decades interacting with each other, the buildings now lie derelict, exposed to the elements. Alleys, once bustling with pedestrians walking by and children playing, have lost their vitality, now that the residents have all moved out to make way for large-scale urban redevelopment. The last eviction order for the area came about a year ago. The small urban district of Naeson-dong, on the edge of the landlocked city of Uiwang, Gyeonggi Province, is now bleak and gloomy. The old neighborhood will soon undergo a major facelift, with construction of a massive apartment complex that can house up to 3,000 households. Once the new residents move into the newly completed high-rises, the district w

Jan 28, 2022By Choi Won-suk

What's vanishing with urban redevelopment [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS Snowy day in Seoul

Visitors walk around Gyeongbok Palace amid falling snow in central Seoul, Jan. 17. Snowfall is expected for the greater Seoul area Wednesday, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. YonhapTwo women dressed in hanbok take photos at Gyeongbok Palace on a snowy day in Seoul, Jan. 17. YonhapSnow falls on Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, Jan. 17. YonhapA pedestrian walks along a snow-blanketed path in central Seoul, Jan. 17. YonhapPeople walk on a snow-covered sidewalk as snow falls in Seoul, Jan. 17. YonhapPeople walk through the snow near Yongsan Station in Seoul, Jan. 17. Yonhap

Jan 18, 2022

Up to 5cm of snow forecast in Seoul for Wednesday afternoon

PHOTOS Ushering in new beginnings!

Feet firmly planted amid breaking waves on the seashore, a fisherman powerfully flings his net into the waters in the early morning of Dec. 22 at Yeomjeon Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. Against the rising golden sun, also being flung are perhaps the fisherman's hopes for a good catch in a full net. In Korea, they say, “To judge a man, look at his back.” The stout silhouette of the fisherman seems to speak of layers of honest labor, wishes harbored and disappointments swallowed. Not to be deterred, the fisherman will return to his toil the following day, as too, so will we ― after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic ― to hold strong in 2022. Welcome to the New Year. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulThe first sun of the New Year rises at Ganjeolgot Cape in the southeastern city of Ulsan where people watched the first sunrise on the Korean Peninsula, Jan. 1. YonhapA visitor makes the sign of a heart with their fingers while watching the first sunrise of the New Year at Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Jan. 1. YonhapA man watches the birth of his grandda

Jan 1, 2022

PHOTOS White Christmas in Korea

A girl builds a snowman near Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Christmas Day. YonhapPeople walk along a snow-covered trail along Gyeongpo Lake in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Christmas Day. YonhapA woman takes a photo of a snowy landscape at Gyeongpo Lake in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Christmas Day. YonhapSnow is piled up along the streets and on tree branches following heavy snowfall in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Christmas Day. YonhapPeople shovel snow following heavy snowfall in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Christmas Day. YonhapA road is covered with heavy snow in the city of Sokcho, Gangwon Province, on Christmas Day. YonhapA resident removes snow from a street to make a path in Yangyang County, Gangwon Province, on Christmas Day. YonhapCars parked outside are covered with heavy snow in the city of Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, Dec. 26. As of 6 a.m. on Sunday, Mokpo had received 14.8 centimeters of snow. YonhapA person walks along a snow-covered street on Jeju Island, Dec. 26. The Korea Meteorological Administration put a heavy snow alert into effec

Dec 26, 2021

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