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PHOTOS Hong Kong protests turn violent

Protesters wearing gas masks react after the police fired tear gas during an anti-government rally in Tsuen Wan, in Hong Kong, Aug. 25. The protests were triggered by an extradition bill to China in June, now suspended, and evolved into a wider anti-government movement with no end in sight. EPAProtesters return tear gas towards the police in Tseun Wan in Hong Kong on Aug. 25, 2019, in the latest opposition to a planned extradition law that has since morphed into a wider call for democratic rights in the semi-autonomous city. AFPProtesters wearing gas masks in action agains the police during an anti-government rally in Tsuen Wan, in Hong Kong, Aug. 25. EPARiot police walk in front of a water cannons truck during an anti-government rally in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, Aug. 25. EPAAn anti-extradition bill protester holds a flag as he attends a march protest at Kwai Chung Sports Ground in Hong Kong, Aug. 25, 2019. Reuters

Aug 26, 2019By Jung Min-ho
Hong Kong protests turn violent [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS Liberation Day on Seoul's streets

A bronze statue representing a Korean forced laborer in Japan during the Japanese colonial period, at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, stands under a downpour. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulLee Chun-shik, 95, who was forced to leave Korea and work for a Japanese steel company during the 1910-45 Japanese occupation, attends Thursday's street rally at Seoul Square in downtown Seoul. He joined public voices against Japan's Abe administration, seeking an apology and compensation for Japan's wartime actions. The “international peace parade” on the 74th Liberation Day started from Seoul Square and headed a few kilometers north to the former location of the Japanese embassy. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulYang Geum-deok, 89, another survivor of forced labor by a Japanese company, returns to her seat at Seoul Square after delivering a speech to the crowd. She holds a sign that reads: “We condemn Abe administration, apologize for the forced labor.” Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulLee and Yang are surrounded by some of the crowd in Seoul Square. The plac

Aug 15, 2019By Ko Dong-hwan
Liberation Day on Seoul's streets [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS What's next for Hong Kong's extradition bill protesters?

Chan Ki Kau, 72, on his fifth day of hunger strike at Admiralty Station protesting against the Hong Kong government's controversial extradition bill. The posters in Chinese say he is “fighting for public righteousness.” The bill has been put on hold for now because of the huge backlash. College students have rejected the government's offer of a "private meeting" between the authority and a selected group of students who oppose the bill. The students say such a meeting must be open to the public and demand a guarantee that student protesters will not be prosecuted. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukKorea Times photographer Choi Won-suk has been sent to Hong Kong to record historic events taking place there. The photos here are from protests that took place from July 5-7 in northern Hong Kong Island's Central district, Kowloon Ferry Terminal and West Kowloon Station. Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong people have been protesting to stop the introduction of an extradition law that could enable China to extradite dissidents from China's special administrative area. The protest

Jul 8, 2019
What's next for Hong Kong's extradition bill protesters? [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS Behind the scenes of Roh Moo-hyun's presidency

Former President Roh Moo-hyun reads documents at a hotel in Seattle, the United States, on his way to Guatemala for a state visit in July 2007. YonhapThis year marks the 10th since the death of former President Roh Moo-hyun. His family, friends and many of those who loved him attended a memorial service at his hometown, Bongha Village, in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday.In remembrance of his time as a president, Jang Chul-young, his personal photographer at Cheong Wa Dae, has revealed 50 pictures taken during his term (2003-08).Roh waits to get off an airplane after landing in Guatemala for a state visit in July 2007. YonhapRoh salutes a security guard on duty at Cheong Wa Dae in February 2007, as he returns to his office after walking around the garden. YonhapRoh takes a bite of food prepared at an alumni event of the Busan Commercial High School (Gaeseong High School) in Busan in April 2007. YonhapRoh chats with his wife Kwon Yang-sook and chief of staff Moon Jae-in as they rest on a rock after climbing a mountain in the Mudeungsan National Park at Gwangju, South Jeolla

May 23, 2019By Lee Gyu-lee
Behind the scenes of Roh Moo-hyun's presidency [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS In memory of 'fool' Roh Moo-hyun

A man takes a photo of the life-size cardboard cutout of former President Roh Moo-hyun near his grave in Bongha Village in Gimhae, Thursday. YonhapAnother cardboard cutout of former President Roh Moo-hyun greets visitors to his hometown of Bongha Village in Gimhae, Thursday. YonhapPeople bow before the grave of former President Roh Moo-hyun in Bongha Village, Thursday. YonhapWearing yellow visors, a color that symbolizes former President Roh Moo-hyun, thousands of mourners gathered in his rural hometown Thursday to commemorate the 10th year since his death.First lady Kim Jung-sook and high-ranking political and government officials were also among those who attended a memorial service at the Bongha Village in Gimhae, some 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul."Your politics started with the integration of people,” National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang said in his eulogy. “The path on which President Roh walked was the journey for national unity."There were three top policy priorities that you had not achieved: to seek peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia; to pursue democr

May 23, 2019
In memory of 'fool' Roh Moo-hyun [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS Muscle up!

Fitness instructors demonstrate “Energy Flow 1.0,” a new indoor workout program developed by Stadion, at a gym in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province, Thursday. The program is designed to boost physical and mental energy by stimulating movement. Stadion is giving one-month free coupons to 100 people on a first come, first served basis at its studio. For more information, contact sunny@emersonk.com / Courtesy of Emerson K PartnersCourtesy of Emerson K PartnersCourtesy of Emerson K PartnersCourtesy of Emerson K Partners

May 23, 2019
Muscle up! [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS 41 dead in Russian plane blaze disaster

A handout photo made available by Russian Investigative Committee (Sledcom) shows a Sukhoi Superjet 100 of Russian airline Aeroflot burning at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, Russia, 05 May 2019. Conflicting numbers of fatalities are reported after the plane had to make an emergency landing just after takeoff for the flight to Murmansk. EPA/Russian Investigative CommitteeForty-one people including at least two children have died after a Russian passenger plane made an emergency landing and erupted in a huge ball of fire and black smoke at Moscow's busiest airport on Sunday, investigators said.Dramatic footage that went viral on social media showed Aeroflot's Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft crash-landing and then speeding along the runway at Sheremetyevo international airport, flames pouring from its fuselage.Passengers could be seen leaping onto an inflatable slide at the front and running from the blazing plane as huge black columns of smoke billowed into the sky."There were 78 people including crew members on board the plane," the Investigative Committee said in a statement, adding tha

May 6, 2019
41 dead in Russian plane blaze disaster [PHOTOS]

PHOTOS BLACKPINK members dumbfounded by Jennie's improvised dance

BLACKPINK's Jisoo (left), Rose (third from left) and Lisa (right) watch Jennie at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on May 2. Photo from Twitter @blackpinkxcxBy Ko Dong-hwanFor a brief moment during BLACKPINK's recent New Jersey concert, Jennie appeared to stun other band members with her apparently improvised choreography.YG Entertainment's four stars were performing at Prudential Center in Newark on May 2 as part of “Blackpink World Tour (In Your Area)” continuing from 2018 to 2020. Near the end of “As If It's Your Last,” Jennie improvised, suddenly turning backwards to face Jisoo and Lisa behind her. Fans close to the stage posted photos of Jisoo and Lisa dumbfounded by Jennie on Twitter. But a concertgoer's YouTube video (watch from 6:45) shows the moment smoothly timed to the lyrics in last chorus. Jennie's mischief was apparently well-timed because it fitted perfectly the words “I will never look back.” BLACKPINK performed in New Jersey on May 1-2. British singer/song writer Dua Lipa, who worked with the band on “Kiss and Mak

May 5, 2019By Ko Dong-hwan
BLACKPINK members dumbfounded by Jennie's improvised dance [PHOTOS]
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