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Electricity cut at market

A merchant sells seafood by candlelight at the old building of Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market in Seoul, after the market operator, the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives, cut water and electricity as some merchants have refused to move to the new building nearby. The merchants have refused to relocate, citing higher rent since 2016, and the operator cut the electricity as an ultimatum. The merchants said all their fish died. / Korea Times photo by Ko Young-kwon

Nov 5, 2018

Different thoughts

Members of civic groups stage a protest at Gwanghwamun in Seoul, Saturday, urging the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Korea on the occasion of Student Day. in the back ground can be seen people who participated in a 'Taegeukgi rally' calling for the enhancement of the Korea-U.S. alliance. Yonhap

Nov 4, 2018By Kim Jae-heun

For students' rights

Student activists call on the government to guarantee adolescents' rights and give suffrage to them, with a performance of being behind bars during a press conference in front of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in central Seoul, Friday, a day before Students' Day. The members also urged action against sexual harassment at schools and the abolishment of hair regulations. / Yonhap

Nov 2, 2018

Scholarship

Chung Hai-young, sitting right, president of the Ga San Foundation for Culture, poses with students during an annual scholarship award ceremony at Kwangdong Pharmaceutical's factory in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, Oct. 24. The Kwangdong-affiliated foundation presented 76 high school students with scholarships amounting to 114 million won ($100,000). The foundation has provided a total 800 million won in scholarships for more than 700 students since 2007.                                                                                                          &nbs

Oct 30, 2018

Winter is coming

Bushes next to a road in Yanggu County, Gangwon Province, are covered with a layer of snow, Sunday, when some parts of the nation had snow or hail. Temperatures will remain low for the next few days, with mountainous regions in Gangwon having subzero morning temperatures. / Yonhap

Oct 28, 2018

Protesters slam Modi peace award

Civic organizations protested near the Seoul Peace Cultural Foundation on Friday against India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi being awarded this year's Seoul Peace Prize. They claimed Modi was a murderer, responsible for thousands of Muslims killed by right-wing Hindu extremists in Gujarat, India, in 2002. / Yonhap

Oct 26, 2018By Park Ji-won

Capturing color of autumn

People take photos of yellow gingko tree leaves on Gangcheon Island in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, Wednesday. Fall foliage is at its peak throughout the country. / Yonhap

Oct 24, 2018

Calling for reinstatement

Members of the Korean Government Employees' Union (KGEU) make a “three steps, one bow” protest on the street in front of Government Complex Seoul, Monday, to demand the government keep its promise to reinstate 136 fired civil servants. The former workers were dismissed under the former Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye administrations for their labor protests, and the Moon Jae-in administration promised their reinstatement in April. /Yonhap

Oct 22, 2018

Fall foliage at peak

Hikers climb Mount Bukhan in Seoul, Sunday, with fall foliage at its peak. It is known to be the tallest mountain in Seoul with three major peaks. People who wanted to enjoy red and yellow foliage crowded famous mountains across the nation. Korea Times photo by Bae Woo-han

Oct 21, 2018By Kim Hyun-bin

Salted shrimp festival

Mapo-gu head Yoo Dong-gyun, wearing the traditional clothes of a district governor in the Joseon Kingdom, tastes salted shrimp at the 11th Mapo Salted Shrimp Festival at the World Cup Park in Seoul, Friday. Through Sunday, the three-day festival reenacts scenes of the port in Mapo where ships carrying goods from across the country destined for the capital docked, and where salt and salted shrimp trading were active. / Korea Times photo by Hong In-ki

Oct 19, 2018

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