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Fri, December 14, 2018 | 19:31

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Shelters at banks

Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman Choi Jong-ku shakes hands with an employee of Woori Bank's YMCA branch in Seoul, Monday, during his visit to attend the opening ceremony of the branch's in-house shelter for the vulnerable amid a record-breaking heat wave. / Courtesy of FSC

Photo News | 2018-07-30 16:35

Cooling off the heat

A tiger cools down in a pond at Seoul Zoo in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, Friday, when temperatures remained around 35 degrees Celsius amid the persisting heat wave.

Photo News | 2018-07-27 16:41

Escaping the heat

Children splash in an artificial waterfall at a park in Busan, Tuesday. While the scorching heat has continued for days, the mercury rose to 40.3 degrees Celsius in Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, with most parts of the country having temperatures over 35 degrees. / Yonhap

Photo News | 2018-07-25 23:53

Mentoring for math prodigie

From fourth from left in the first row to right, Chairman of Woongjin Foundation Shin Hyun-woong; inaugural Minister of Culture Lee O-young; former President of the Korean Mathematical Society Kim Do-han; and Kim Min-hyong, a professor at the University of Oxford's Mathematical Institute, pose with participants of the Woongjin Foundation's mentoring program for math prodigies...

Photo News | 2018-07-23 17:02

Beating summer heat

Tourists enjoy rafting on the Umcheon River in Hamyang County, about 330 kilometers south of Seoul, Sunday, amid the nationwide heat wave.

Photo News | 2018-07-15 16:05

Moon meets Vatican official

President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican's secretary for relations with states, at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. Moon expressed his gratitude to Pope Francis for his support and prayers for peace between the two Koreas. Archbishop Gallagher also visited the Joint Security Area in the demilitarized zone (DMZ). / Yonhap

Photo News | 2018-07-05 17:06

Preparedness for typhoon

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, left, presides over a meeting for discussing government countermeasures for the seventh typhoon Prapiroon at the disaster situation room in Seoul Government Complex, Sunday. / Yonhap

Photo News | 2018-07-02 10:22

Moon returns from Russia visit

President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook wave as they disembark from a plane at Seoul Airport, Sunday, on their return from a three-day visit to Russia.

Photo News | 2018-06-24 17:18

Liberty Korea Party (LKP) floor leader Rep. Kim Sung-tae drinks water during a general meeting of LKP lawmakers at the National Assembly, Thursday. Some lawmakers demanded Kim’s immediate resignation, claiming he was part of the old guard and should take responsibility for the recent election fiasco, so he is not suitable to handle party reform. A factional feud is resu...

Photo News | 2018-06-21 17:06

Tea ceremony class

Children learn how to make and drink traditional tea at Kyungdong University's cultural center in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, Tuesday. Yonhap

Photo News | 2018-06-12 19:07

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