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Sun, January 17, 2021 | 08:55

Polar vortex grips Korea [PHOTOS]

Polar vortex grips Korea [PHOTOS]

Seoul saw temperatures drop to minus 18.6 degrees Celsius, Jan. 8, which was the lowest in 35 years. The lowest-ever temperature recorded in Seoul was minus 19.2 degrees Celsius, Jan. 5, 1986, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration, which began collecting such data in 1980.

Choi Won-suk | 2021-01-14 14:26

Tangerine tea on Jeju: A sip of comfort [PHOTOS]

Tangerine tea on Jeju: A sip of comfort [PHOTOS]

Stone, wind and women. These three are inseparable from the southern resort island of Jeju. Abundant stones are the result of past volcanic activities. Being surrounded by ocean, Jeju is windy. Women on Jeju are born to be strong. Perhaps more so than women in urban areas, Jeju women multitask to feed their children and send them to school as they dive, farm and make house.

Choi Won-suk | 2021-01-07 11:16

Pyongyang celebrates New Year amid pandemic [PHOTOS]

Pyongyang celebrates New Year amid pandemic [PHOTOS]

A New Year performance was given at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Thursday night with tens of thousands of people standing in the cold to embrace the New Year.

Choi Won-suk | 2021-01-01 12:43

Vaccination campaign begins [PHOTOS]

Vaccination campaign begins [PHOTOS]

COVID-19 phobia shows signs of coming to an end as vaccination programs kick off around the world. Starting in Britain in early December, several countries have begun to inoculate their citizens to protect them from the virus that took the lives of over 1.7 million people globally since late 2019 when the first infection case was reported in China.

Choi Won-suk | 2020-12-31 13:08

2020 in pictures (August ~ December) [PHOTOS]

2020 in pictures (August ~ December) [PHOTOS]

Mother Nature was cruel. It didn’t allow the pandemic-weary people to enjoy a brief respite from the virus-driven stress during the summer when infections slowed. Torrential rain ripped through the nation for over two months starting in June, forcing over 1,000 people to evacuate their homes, resulting in dozens of deaths and dozens more people missing. Around the time the na...

Choi Won-suk | 2020-12-17 08:40

2020 in pictures (April ~ July) [PHOTOS]

2020 in pictures (April ~ July) [PHOTOS]

A gigantic party was born.The ruling Democratic Party of Korea swept the April 15 National Assembly elections by winning 180 seats out of the 300-member parliament.The election results were a foregone conclusion, even though the ruling party and the Moon Jae-in government were reeling from the aftermath of a series of corruption scandals involving some of its key members.

Choi Won-suk | 2020-12-10 08:59

2020 in pictures (January ~ March) [PHOTOS]

2020 in pictures (January ~ March) [PHOTOS]

COVID-19 is a true game changer - the formidable virus has dictated the way we live. Mom-and-pop stores, small grocery stores and coffee shops have been pushed out of business one after another as wary consumers stopped dropping by and moved online to shop for daily products. People's social lives changed as they refrained from certain activities, deciding to forgo yoga, exer...

Choi Won-suk | 2020-12-07 07:55

Jeonju Hanok Village: strolling through timeless beauty [PHOTOS]

Jeonju Hanok Village: strolling through timeless beauty [PHOTOS]

Touching the clay, brick and wooden materials of hanok is to discover its hidden value. Korea’s traditional houses evoke various emotions.

Choi Won-suk | 2020-11-27 07:41

Plastic pandemic [PHOTOS]

Plastic pandemic [PHOTOS]

The coronavirus pandemic has sparked a massive demand for and use of plastics. The increasing necessity of face masks, plastic gloves and disinfecting wipes, which have become everyday items for most, is creating a plastic pandemic. Intensifying the rise in plastic demand, social distancing restrictions have quarantined people at home and as a result they have started relying...

Bae Eun-joo | 2020-11-12 16:01

'Koreans for Trump': Supporters of US president gather in Seoul [PHOTOS]

'Koreans for Trump': Supporters of US president gather in Seoul [PHOTOS]

A Korean supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump holds a banner outside the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Nov. 4.

Choi Won-suk | 2020-11-04 16:25

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