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PHOTOS Summer has arrived in Jeju, Busan

Visitors and local residents enjoy their time at Hamdeok Beach on Jeju Island, May 23. The beach is crowded with tourists spending the weekend outdoors. According to the Korean Meteorological Administration, this summer is expected to be hotter than usual. YonhapVisitors enjoy the open sky and sea while kayaking along the coast of Jeju Island on May 24. YonhapVisitors wearing masks enjoy a sunny day at Haeundae Beach in Busan, May 23. YonhapPeople play in the water at Haeundae Beach in Busan, May 23. Yonhap

May 24, 2021

Summer has arrived in Jeju, Busan [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS First Moon-Biden summit

President Moon Jae-in, second from right, attends a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday (local time). AP-YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday (local time). AP-YonhapU.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with President Moon Jae-in, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday (local time). U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is at left. AP-YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in smiles with U.S. President Joe Biden during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House, Friday (local time). AP-YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in meets with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in the ceremonial office of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington, Friday (local time). AP-YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in, retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Puckett and U.S. President Joe Biden pose for a photo after Puckett was presented with the Medal of Honor in the East Room of the White House, Friday (local time). AP-Yon

May 22, 2021

PHOTOS Celebrating Buddha's Birthday

People on Wednesday stroll under Jogyesa adorned with hundreds of lotus lanterns in Seoul's Jongno District, a Buddhist temple following the doctrine of Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, as Korea celebrates Buddha's Birthday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulA visitor to Jogyesa on Wednesday prays while holding a 1,000-won bill on Buddha's Birthday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulVisitors to Jogyesa on Wednesday burn incenses as they pray on Buddha's Birthday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulLarge-size lotus lanterns at Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul's Jongno District on Wednesday to celebrate Buddha's Birthday / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

May 19, 2021By Ko Dong-hwan

PHOTOS Celebrating Coming-of-Age Day

Women wearing hanbok reenact a traditional coming-of-age ceremony on Coming-of-Age Day in Namsangol Hanok Village in central Seoul, May 17. YonhapParticipants drink tea in a traditional coming of age ceremony, May 17. YonhapMen hold their glasses of tea during a traditional coming of age ceremony, May 17. YonhapParticipants adjust their hanbok while affixing ornamental hairpins during a traditional coming-of-age ceremony, May 17. YonhapMen and women in hanbok bow during a traditional coming-of-age ceremony, May 17. YonhapA man and a woman sit while having traditional hats and ornaments affixed to their heads, May 17. YonhapWomen wearing hanbok take a selfie after the traditional coming-of-age ceremony, May 17. Yonhap

May 17, 2021

PHOTOS Gaza City under attack

Fire and smoke rise above buildings in Gaza City as Israeli warplanes target the Palestinian enclave, May 17. AFP-YonhapPalestinian civil defense men search for people between the rubble of destroyed houses after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, May 16. EPA-YonhapRiyad Eshkuntana kisses his daughter Suzy's hand as they are treated at a hospital after being pulled from the rubble of a building amid Israeli air strikes in Gaza City, May 16. Reuters-YonhapPalestinian demonstrators use slingshots next to burning tires during a protest over tension in Jerusalem and Israel-Gaza escalation, near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 16. Reuters-YonhapA thick smoke erupts from a building in Gaza City's Rimal residential district, May 16, during massive Israeli bombardment on the Hamas-controlled enclave. AFP-YonhapThe rubble of destroyed houses seen after an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, May 16. EPA-YonhapA tower housing AP and Al Jazeera offices collapses after Israeli missile strikes in Gaza city, May 15. Reuters-Yonhap

May 17, 2021

Israel strikes kill 42 in Gaza as UN head urges halt to conflict

PHOTOS Early summerlike weather in Seoul

People walk past an artificial waterfall at Hongje Stream in western Seoul, May 12, amid the hot weather. Temperatures are forecast to rise as high as 30 degrees Celsius this week, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration. YonhapA woman rests in the shade under a tree by Cheonggye Stream in central Seoul, May 12. YonhapA man walks by Samgakdong water screen at Cheonggye Stream in central Seoul, May 12. YonhapPeople sit in the shade under Gwanggyo Bridge at Cheonggye Stream in central Seoul, May 12. YonhapPeople sit along Cheonggye Stream in central Seoul during lunchtime, May 12. Yonhap

May 13, 2021

Early summerlike weather in Seoul [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS Barley ripening in spring

A boy plays in a green barley field in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, May 9. YonhapVisitors take photos in a green barley field in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, May 9. YonhapVisitors walk in a green barley field at Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, May 9. YonhapA man on a bicycle passes a barley field near the sea on Jeju Island, May 8. YonhapA man in blue strolls through a barley field on Jeju Island, May 8. YonhapA sparrow flaps its wings at a green barley field on Jeju Island, May 8. Yonhap

May 10, 2021

PHOTOS Children's Day celebrated across Korea

A boy wearing a mask holds a bubble toy at Children's Grand Park, eastern Seoul, May 5 (Children's Day). YonhapA girl wearing a mask makes a big soap bubble at Children's Grand Park, eastern Seoul, May 5 (Children's Day). YonhapTwo girls and their parents take a selfie at the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, May 5 (Children's Day). Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the park was crowded with visitors celebrating the special day. YonhapThe South Korean Air Force's acrobatic flight team, “the Black Eagles,” puts on a show in the skies over the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, May 5 (Children's Day). YonhapVisitors take photos of the airshow from the Independence Hall of Korea in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, May 5 (Children's Day). YonhapVisitors and local residents relaxing at Hamdeok Beach on Jeju Island, May 5 (Children's Day). Yonhap

May 5, 2021

Children's Day celebrated across Korea [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS A colorful night at Wonju Hanji Festival

Visitors walk down “the undersea tunnel of light,” made up of 2,000 jellyfish and fish paper lanterns at the 23rd Wonju Hanji Festival in Wonju, Gangwon Province, May 3. The event featuring traditional Korean paper, which began May 1, will continue through May 30. YonhapVisitors enjoy a collaboration of hanji and light at “the forest of paper.” The artwork is made of hanji in five different colors. YonhapA girl touches a fish-shaped hanji lantern at “the ocean of imagination.” YonhapVisitors look at a giant whale hanji lantern at “the ocean of imagination.” YonhapVisitors walk down stairs decorated with various hanji lanterns at “the garden of light.” YonhapJellyfish-shaped lanterns sway in the wind at “the undersea tunnel of light.” Yonhap

May 4, 2021

A colorful night at Wonju Hanji Festival [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS Snow covers mountains of Gangwon Province

An unseasonal snowfall covers the mountains of Yangyang County, Gangwon Province, May 2. YonhapAn unseasonal snowfall covers the mountains of Yangyang County, Gangwon Province, May 2. YonhapUnseasonal snow blankets the mountains of Yangyang County, Gangwon Province, May 2. YonhapUnseasonal snow blankets the mountains of Yangyang County, Gangwon Province, May 2. YonhapAn unseasonal snowfall covers the mountains of Yangyang County, Gangwon Province, May 2. YonhapPeople walk on a snow-covered trail in the mountains of Yangyang County, Gangwon Province, May 2. Yonhap

May 2, 2021

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