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Paying tribute to Jeju massacre victims

People pay tribute to those who went missing during the April 3 Jeju massacre, at Jeju April 3 Peace Park on Jeju, Wednesday, the 71st anniversary of the event. From 1948 to 1954, nearly 30,000 Jeju civilians were killed or went missing after being wrongfully labeled communists in an ideological conflict following Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. / Yonhap

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-04-03 17:05

Torn down fence

Parts of fences surrounding the National Assembly lie on the ground after being torn down Wednesday by members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) who attempted to infiltrate the Assembly building. They were protesting a plan to revise the Labor Law to allow a more flexible work-hour system. About 20 members, including KCTU head Kim Myung-hwan, were taken into ...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-04-03 17:04

Demanding state compensation for earthquake damage

Residents and civic group members of Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, stage a rally in the city Tuesday to demand the government set up a special law to compensate them for damage caused by the 2017 earthquake which was recently found to have been triggered by a government geothermal power plant there. Yonhap

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-04-02 18:33

Calling for 'fair' evaluation

Principals and parents of autonomous private high schools in Seoul hold a press conference at Dong Sung High School in Jongno, Seoul, Monday, to protest against the regional education office's “unfair” assessment standards, which the principals and parents claim are designed ultimately to revoke the schools' licenses. / Yonhap

2019-04-01 17:17

LKP campaign at football stadium under fire

Hwang Kyo-ahn, chairman of main opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP), waves at spectators ahead of a football match between home team Gyeongnam FC and Daegu FC at Changwon Football Center, Saturday, to support LKP candidate Kang Ki-yoon, right, in the upcoming April 3 by-elections. Gyeongnam FC now risks being penalized 10 game points as the Korea Football Association forbids...

2019-04-01 07:49

Parents prep for college admission process

Parents of elementary, middle and high school students listen to a presentation by private education institutes about tips for high school and college admission at Jinseon Girl's High School in Seoul, Sunday. Korean parents are known to invest significant time and money into the college admissions process of their children here, as graduating from top-tier universities is con...

2019-03-31 17:02

People take photos under cherry blossom trees in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Sunday, one day before the opening of the Jinhae Cherry Blossom Festival, the largest of its kind here. The 10-day festival will be accompanied by fireworks, street parades and an aerial show by fighter jets. / Korea Times photo by Jun Hye-won

2019-03-31 16:40

Emergency bell in ambulance

A rescue worker shows an emergency button installed inside an ambulance at Yangcheon Fire Station in Seoul, Thursday. When rescue workers are faced with violence by a drunk person in their ambulance, the driver will be notified by the alarm bell and stop the vehicle to contact police. The measure follows multiple cases of drunken people assaulting rescue workers. / Yonhap

Bahk Eun-ji | 2019-03-28 16:56

Choi Young-ae, fourth from left in the front row, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea chairwoman, poses with ambassadors to Korea and the representatives from the United Nations during a meeting on anti-hatred and discrimination at Lotte Hotel Seoul, Wednesday. Choi introduced the commission's efforts against hatred, and the participants discussed cooperation to fig...

Kim Jae-heun | 2019-03-27 16:44

Car crash into sea

Rescue workers try to recover a car that drove off a coastal road in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Tuesday. All five passengers in the car, each aged 19 years old, died in the accident. Police suspect inexperienced driving was the cause of the crash. Yonhap

Kim Hyun-bin | 2019-03-26 17:11

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