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PHOTOS Police set up 'bus walls' to prevent anti-government rallies

Cars drive past police buses that are parked surrounding the Gwanghwamun Square to prevent anti-government protests amid the COVID-19 pandemic in central Seoul, Friday. YonhapPolice stand guard near police buses that are parked surrounding the Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Friday. YonhapPolice officers check the cars pass by near police buses that are parked surrounding the Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Friday. YonhapYonhap

Oct 9, 2020

Police set up 'bus walls' to prevent anti-government rallies [PHOTOS]

Police set up 'bus walls' to prevent massive rallies on Hangeul Day

PHOTOS Putting lives on the line amid COVID-19

Jobseekers flock to the Guro labor market in the early morning before darkness has lifted. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulBy Bae Eun-jooA recent news report showing thousands of jobseekers lined up looking for a day’s work early in the morning raised the alarm over economic woes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. What also seriously concerned people was that many of the people gathered at Guro labor market were not wearing face masks or abiding by social distancing rules.Guro labor market is Korea’s largest gathering place for day laborers who get by living hand to mouth. Mostly construction laborers, they flock to the site between 3:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. to be picked up for a day job, if they are lucky. Many of the workers in the crowd are non-nationals, including ethnic Koreans from China, who are not fluent in Korean to understand quarantine guidelines well.People anxiously wait for their names to be called out every morning. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulThe market usually attracts thousands of people every morning, but the number of jobseekers has increased with the i

Oct 8, 2020By Bae Eun-joo

Putting lives on the line amid COVID-19 [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS Visiting hometowns despite virus risk

Despite the South Korean government's repeated messages urging citizens not to travel to their hometowns to celebrate Korean Thanksgiving holiday, or Chuseok, on Oct. 1 to minimize the danger of further clusters of COVID-19 infections, some people chose to take the risk and headed to meet their loved ones outside the city. At Seoul Station on Tuesday, travelers hurried not to miss their trains while station officers spared no time in monitoring consistently changing crowds over concerns of coronavirus inside the station. This year's Chuseok has been highlighted as a highly volatile threshold that can lead to another spike in virus cases that have been kept under 100 daily in the past few days. Whether the fears will be realized remains to be seen after this week when many of the 51 million population mix across the country ― which will make tracing patients' movement routes virtually impossible. Korea Times photos by Choi Won-suk

Sep 29, 2020By Ko Dong-hwan

Visiting hometowns despite virus risk [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS Wishing upon a moon

People exercise near a glowing full moon installation in a park in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukBy Bae Eun-jooChuseok, Korea’s autumn thanksgiving day, is one of the biggest and most celebrated holidays in the country when family members from near and far gather together to honor their ancestors. Also known as hangawi (“the great middle of the autumn”), it is a major harvest festival celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar when there is a full moon. The Chuseok holiday is also a time of the year when millions of Koreans are on the move, emptying out the capital as people head for their hometowns. This year’s Chuseok, however, may become a time of yearning for some people who cannot reunite with their loved ones as the government is strongly recommending citizens to refrain from visiting their families or relatives amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.A woman poses in front of an artificial full moon in a park in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukThe government said the

Sep 24, 2020By Bae Eun-joo

PHOTOS 'No Mask No Entry'

In this file photograph taken on April 22, 2020, a woman in a mask walks past a mural of a hand on the side of a building in Midtown, New York City.  AFPBy Bae Eun-joo“No Smoking” is probably the most familiar and common prohibition sign that can be found across the world. Nowadays, another prohibition sign that is being spotted in many locations is “No Mask No Entry.” “No Mask No Entry” policies have become effective in every aspect of our daily life as the South Korean government made it mandatory for the first time last month to wear face masks both indoors and outdoors to help reduce transmission of COVID-19. This was a strengthened measure from four months earlier when the government had ordered that face masks must be worn on public transportation, including subways, buses and taxis, all the time.  People wearing face mask, to prevent the spread of the Covid-19, walk past a coloured wall in La Defense business district in Courbevoie, near Paris, on September 7, 2020. AFPViolators of the “No Mask No Entry” rule can be fin

Sep 17, 2020By Choi Won-suk

PHOTOS What does home mean to you?

A maintenance worker from an internet service provider is repairing a cable on a utility pole. Many residents have left Baeksa Village but minimum services are maintained for those remaining. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul By Bae Eun-jooWhat does home mean to you? Most people would answer it’s a place that provides safety, security and stability for them and their families. For many Koreans, the symbolic meaning of home has long been success, investment in the future and post-retirement security. Purchasing a new home and throwing a housewarming party were huge celebratory events that meant a jumpstart to accumulating wealth. That, however, is all changing. These days, owning a home is regarded as synonymous with being in debt up to one’s eyeballs. A red circle is sprayed on the wall of a house whose residents have moved out. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukApartment prices in Seoul have skyrocketed by 56.6 percent over the past three years despite the government’s numerous measures to curb soaring housing prices focused on punitive taxation and regulatio

Sep 3, 2020By Choi Won-suk

PHOTOS Changdeok Palace Moonlight Tour

Visitors holding cheongsachorong (traditional Korean lanterns) pass by Injeongjeon, the main throne hall of Changdeok Palace and National Treasure No. 225, during the Moonlight Tour. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukBy Bae Eun-jooSouth Korea’s daily coronavirus cases have been reaching triple digits daily since last week and the government has announced stricter control measures. The government announced a ban on large gatherings such as local festivals, church gatherings and wedding ceremonies with more than 50 estimated attendees indoors or 100 outdoors. This includes the re-suspension of royal palace tours, which had resumed Aug. 13 for a month-long run amid the then seemingly falling number of infections.Changdeok Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the best-preserved palace of all the royal palaces from the Joseon Kingdom. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukRoyal guards stand at the gates of Changdeok Palace. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukThe Korea Times was fortunate to join the highly touted Changdeok Palace Moonlight Tour during the brief opening period amid the p

Aug 27, 2020By Choi Won-suk

Changdeok Palace Moonlight Tour [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS Typhoon Bavi is coming

Big waves hit rocks in southwestern Jeju, Tuesday, as Typhoon Bavi approaches the island. The Korea Meteorological Administration says the typhoon, packing powerful winds and heavy rain, will hit Jeju Tuesday night before reaching the country's west coast. YonhapShips docked at Hanlim Port in northwestern Jeju, Tuesday. YonhapShips shelter at Busan Port, Tuesday. YonhapA meteorologist checks the typhoon's projected path at the state-run weather agency's office in Suwon, Tuesday. YonhapMaritime police officers check typhoon preparedness at Gunsan Port in North Jeolla Province, Tuesday. Yonhap

Aug 25, 2020By Jung Min-ho

Typhoon Bavi set to batter capital area Thursday

PHOTOS COVID-era catwalk 'Mask is the new normal'

Models wearing face masks wait in line during a fashion show amid the coronavirus pandemic in Seoul, Aug. 14. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukBy Bae Eun-jooFashion is all about making a statement. And in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, where everyone is advised to wear face masks to curb the spread of the virus, the face mask has become an entirely new form of self-expression.The fashion world has quickly embraced and beautified the face coverings to express personal style without failing to adhere to protective guidelines.Masked models dressed in hanbok are seen behind the stage at a mask fashion show in Seoul, Aug. 14. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk The “2020 Face Mask Fashion Show” was staged last Friday with the aim of creating a “contactless” fashion event amid the ongoing virus crisis which has put great strain on the industry.Staged in the bustling streets of Gangnam, synonymous with Seoul’s trendsetting youth, the mask fashion show drew surprise attention from passersby who joined the audience to experience a feast for the eyes. Vibran

Aug 20, 2020By Choi Won-suk

COVID-era catwalk 'Mask is the new normal' [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS For years, orphans in Japan were punished just for surviving the war

Kisako Motoki, 86, speaks, looking though a red cellophane depicting what she saw the atmosphere of the night of the Great Tokyo Air Raid on March 10, 1945, during an interview with the Associated Press at the Center for the Tokyo Raids and War Damage in Tokyo Wednesday, July 29, 2020.  In Japan, war orphans were punished for surviving. They were bullied. They were called trash, sometimes rounded up by police and put in cages. Some were sent to institutions or sold for labor. They were targets of abuse and discrimination. Now, 75 years after the war's end, some are revealing their untold stories of recovery and pain, underscoring Japan’s failure to help its own people. AP They were bullied. They were called trash and left to fend for themselves on the street. Police rounded them up and threw them in jail. They were sent to orphanages or sold for labor. They were abandoned by their government, abused and discriminated against.Now, 75 years after the end of the Pacific War, some have broken decades of silence to describe for a fast-forgetting world their sagas of recove

Aug 14, 2020By Shim Hyun-chul

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