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End of holidays

The arrival hall of Incheon International Airport is crowded with travelers returning from overseas on the last day of the long weekend, Monday. As Children's Day fell on Sunday, Monday was declared a replacement holiday. / Yonhap

May 6, 2019By Kang Seung-woo
End of holidays

Practical support for disabled children

Members of the Korean Parents' Network for People with Disabilities (KPNPD) stage a rally in front of Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday, to call for more practical care services for children with developmental disorders. They held the protest unexpectedly, trying to enter the presidential office to meet President Moon Jae-in and clashing with police officers. They dispersed after delivering written demands to Cheong Wa Dae officials. Yonhap

May 3, 2019By Bahk Eun-ji

Jumping toward dream

A woman does a standing long jump as part of a physical strength test to become a firefighter at a gymnasium in Seo-gu, Incheon, Wednesday. Firefighter hopefuls have to undergo a written examination, physical test and interview. / Yonhap

May 1, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
Jumping toward dream

May Day

Member of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions celebrate May Day at Seoul Plaza in central Seoul, Wednesday. The umbrella union urged the government to ratify some key conventions of the International Labor Organization (ILO) to guarantee wider freedom of assembly. Another umbrella union, the Federation of Korean Trade Unions, held a separate event to celebrate the day. / Yonhap

May 1, 2019By Kim Jae-heun

In remembrance of Chun Tae-il

People from labor and civic groups hold an opening ceremony for the Chun Tae-il Memorial Hall near Cheonggye Stream in Seoul, Tuesday, a day before May Day. On Nov. 13, 1970, Chun, a worker at a garment factory near the stream, set himself on fire to raise awareness of the poor working conditions of garment workers. He was 22 years old. Yonhap

Apr 30, 2019By Kim Hyun-bin
In remembrance of Chun Tae-il

Protest call

Bereaved family members of a toxic humidifier disinfectant victim surnamed Cho, who died last week, hold a mourning ceremony with other victims in front of the headquarters of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser Korea, one of the disinfectant manufacturers, on Yeouido in Seoul, Monday. They called for the company to provide compensation and the government to give wider recognition of victims, as Cho was not included in the government list of victims despite his use of Oxy products and having lung diseases. / Yonhap

Apr 29, 2019By Kang Seung-woo
Protest call

Clear sky

Two children walk up a hill at a picnic space in Olympic Park, eastern Seoul, Sunday. Clear weather is also expected in the capital Monday, while southern parts of the country are forecast to have rain. Yonhap

Apr 28, 2019By Bahk Eun-ji

Tension at Noryangjin fish market

Merchants of the old Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market building, right, block officials of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives from removing their facilities, Thursday, as they refuse to move into a new building citing higher rent. Two officials were injured during the conflict. Yonhap

Apr 25, 2019By Bahk Eun-ji
Tension at Noryangjin fish market

In celebration of Korea Forum

Korea Times and Hankook Ilbo Chairman Seung Myung-ho, seventh from left, poses with foreign ambassadors to Korea and other guests during the sixth Korea Forum, co-hosted by the two dailies at the Shilla Seoul, Thursday. From left are Argentine Ambassador Alfredo Carlos Bascou; Thomas John Sargent, an economics professor at New York University; Croatian Ambassador Damir Kusen; German Ambassador Stephan Auer; Neal Gorenflo, the co-founder of nonprofit news outlet Shareable; Mexican Ambassador Bruno Figueroa Fischer; Seung; Singaporean Ambassador Yip Wei Kiat; Australian Ambassador James Choi; Costa Rican Ambassador Rodolfo Solano Quiros; Indian Ambassador Sripriya Ranganathan; Dominican Ambassador Humberto Salazar; Korea Times President-Publisher Lee Byeong-eon; British Ambassador Simon Smith; Macquarie Capital Korea Chairman John Walker; Danish Ambassador Thomas Lehmann; and AMCHAM Chairman James Kim. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Apr 25, 2019By Kang Seung-woo
In celebration of Korea Forum

Illegally exported waste returns

Environment Minister Cho Myung-rae, right, and Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-sun examine waste that was illegally exported to the Philippines and returned to Korea, at a container terminal wharf in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Provice, Wednesday. The ministry is devising measures to prevent illegal exports of unrecyclable waste. / Yonhap

Apr 24, 2019By Kim Jae-heun
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