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Bundled up

A woman stands on the street in front of Seoul Midong Elementary School in central Seoul, Thursday, with a scarf wrapped around her neck and face in the biting cold. The temperature in Seoul is expected to drop further to minus 13 degrees Celsius on Friday, and the cold wave is expected to continue throughout the weekend. / Korea Times photo by Seo Jae-hoon

Dec 27, 2018By Kim Jae-heun

In memory of late sex slaves

A floral tribute is given for deceased comfort women at a memorial altar in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, Wednesday, during this year's final Wednesday Rally where former sex slaves under the 1910-45 Japanese occupation and civic groups have been demanding Japan's apology and compensation since 1992. This year alone, eight victims died and only 26 former sex slaves are alive in Korea. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Dec 26, 2018By Kim Hyun-bin

Christmas prayer

Hundreds of Catholics pray during Christmas mass at Myeong-dong Cathedral, central Seoul, Tuesday. Services and masses were held at Catholic and Protestant churches across the nation to celebrate the holy day. Yonhap

Dec 25, 2018By Kim Hyun-bin

Memorial mass

Catholic priests and nuns along with citizens hold a mass in memory of subcontracted power plant worker Kim Yong-gyun, who died earlier this month after being wedged in a conveyer belt, at his memorial altar set up at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, Tuesday, on Christmas Day. / Yonhap

Dec 25, 2018By Kim Hyun-bin

Fire at brothel

Fire investigators examine the site of a fire at a brothel in Cheonho-dong, eastern Seoul, Saturday, to find the cause of the blaze. The brothel operator and a sex worker died in the fire, and three other workers were injured. The fire was put out in 16 minutes, but caused the deaths and serious injuries as the women could not escape the room where they were sleeping because of an iron grating on the windows. / Yonhap

Dec 24, 2018

Christmas shopping

Shoppers and tourists fill the streets of Myeong-dong, central Seoul, Sunday, with only two days left until Christmas. Myeong-dong is one of the most-visited places by couples at this time of year. / Yonhap

Dec 23, 2018

Rest in peace

Vehicles carrying three victims of carbon monoxide poisoning earlier this week at a vacation home in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, leave Daesung High School in northwestern Seoul, Friday, where they had attended. Their funerals were held at Severance Hospital in Seoul earlier in the day. Seven other students who stayed with them survived and two of them have recovered to stable condition. / Yonhap

Dec 21, 2018By Kang Seung-woo

Ex-LKP floor leader in hot seat

Former floor leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, Rep. Kim Sung-tae, holding a photo of his daughter and her colleagues, speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly, Thursday, about a media report that said he allegedly abused his power to have his daughter employed at KT Corp., a telecom company. He flatly denied the report, saying she got the job without his help. Yonhap

Dec 20, 2018By Park Ji-won

Preparing for winter solstice

Volunteers from the Korean Red Cross' Busan branch and the employees of the Samsung Electro-Mechanics make rice cakes that will be used for “patjuk,” or Korean traditional red bean porridge, near Busanjin Station in Busan, Wednesday, three days before the winter solstice, when Koreans traditionally eat the dish. / Courtesy of Korean Red Cross

Dec 19, 2018By Kim Hyun-bin

Against hate speech

Min Byoung-chul, sixth from left, chairman of the Sunfull Internet Peace Movement, poses with members of civic groups, as well as politicians and diplomats, during the launch ceremony of the Citizens' Network against Hate Speech and Cyberbullying, at Seoul Myungbo Art Hall, Saturday. The network was organized for campaigns to eradicate malicious comments and hate speech both online and offline, which have become a serious social problem as they intensify social conflicts and sometimes lead to deaths. / Courtesy of Citizens' Network against Hate Speech and Cyberbullying

Dec 18, 2018

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