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Sewol tents come down

Workers take down tents and remaining signs from the Sewol memorial site at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Monday. Families of Sewol ferry sinking victims and the Seoul Metropolitan Government agreed recently to replace the tents with an alternative wooden structure holding an exhibit of the 2014 disaster before the fifth anniversary on April 16. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Mar 18, 2019

Spring in the air

Japanese Cornelian cherry blossoms signal the coming of spring at Cheonggye Stream in downtown Seoul, Monday, with temperatures rising as high as 14 degrees Celsius. / Yonhap

Mar 18, 2019

Stop racial discrimination

Migrant workers rally near Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul, Sunday, in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racism. Participants called for establishment of laws to ban discrimination and to ensure the basic rights of some 2 million foreigners in the country. / Yonhap

Mar 17, 2019

'Goodbye'

Portraits of Sewol ferry disaster victims ― mostly Danwon High School students ― are removed from a memorial altar set up inside a tent at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, Sunday, to be taken to a temporary storage room under the City Hall library. Victims' families and the Seoul Metropolitan Government agreed recently on a plan to take down the tents and set up an alternative memorial exhibit. / Korea Times photo by Oh Dae-geun

Mar 17, 2019

Demanding truth

Yoon Ji-oh, a key witness to the late actress Jang Ja-yeon's sex abuse case, and members of civic groups, including the Korea Women's Hot Line, stage a rally in front of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul, Friday, calling for the prosecution to conduct a thorough investigation into Jang's death. The actress committed suicide in 2009, leaving a letter revealing how her agency had forced her to provide sexual favors to high-profile figures in the business and media sectors. However, the prosecution ended up indicting only the head of Jang's agency at the time. / Yonhap

Mar 15, 2019By Kim Hyun-bin

Against gender stereotypes

Members of Political Mamas, a civic group, get covered in paint during the “Pink No More” campaign in front of the Government Complex Seoul, Thursday. During the campaign, the group will collect examples of gender-stereotyped media programs and recommend the producers correct the practice. /Yonhap

Mar 14, 2019By Bahk Eun-ji

Rare clear sky

The sky is clear in central Seoul, Wednesday, as the level of fine dust was “normal” and that of ultrafine dust, “good,” as a cold wind spell blew away the pollution that has blanketed the capital for days. Seoul and other parts of the country recently suffered their worst ever fine dust conditions for over a week. / Yonhap

Mar 13, 2019By Kim Jae-heun

Suffocating fine dust

A member of the Korean Federation for Environmental Movements wear a gas mask during a protest at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, Tuesday, to urge the government to reduce the operation of diesel cars to lower fine dust levels. Seoul's dust and fine dust levels were “very bad” on the day. The levels are expected to become lower today, with the last of a cold snap hitting the country with strong winds. / Korea Times photo by Seo Jae-hoon

Mar 12, 2019By Kim Hyun-bin

Against labor deal

Union heads representing young, female and irregular employees hold a press conference at a civic group office in Seoul, Monday, denouncing the recent agreement of the Economic, Social and Labor Council (ESLC) to expand the application period of the flexible work hour system. Three of four representatives from the council's labor sector have boycotted the council meetings, saying they were excluded from the dialogue, preventing the council from officially approving the agreement. / Yonhap

Mar 11, 2019

Against gender pay gap

Participants in an International Women's Day event at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul wave placards, Friday, to protest the gender pay gap, saying Korean female workers should leave work at 3 p.m. as they receive only 65 percent of a man's salary on average. / Yonhap

Mar 8, 2019

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