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Sat, February 4, 2023 | 14:35

Enjoying spring while social distancing [PHOTOS]

Enjoying spring while social distancing [PHOTOS]

Spring came anyway. It survived the pandemic. Forsythias and azaleas signal the coming of the new season after a harsh, frozen winter. Cherry blossoms make us feel a season for life has just begun.

Choi Won-suk | 2021-04-01 13:54

Life goes on despite pandemic [PHOTOS]

Life goes on despite pandemic [PHOTOS]

Things are steadily going back to normal as the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year. The elderly begin to play 'janggi,’ a Korean board game, in the street. Wary of virus contamination, they’re armed with safety gear - face masks - which hide their emotions.

Choi Won-suk | 2021-03-18 11:36

First batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Korea [PHOTOS]

First batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Korea [PHOTOS]

Containers of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Incheon International Airport, Friday. Starting Saturday, the first group of some 55,000 medical workers at hospitals for virus patients will receive the vaccine shots, which are part of the World Health Organization's global vaccine COVAX Facility project.

2021-02-26 14:40

Gov't to provide 'COVID-19 vaccine certificate'

Korea begins mass vaccination

First day of Korea's mass vaccination drive [PHOTOS]

First day of Korea's mass vaccination drive [PHOTOS]

A nursing home worker, left, receives the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a public health center in Seoul, Friday. The government has begun its mass vaccination program, which health authorities hope will enable the country to achieve herd immunity and restore some level of normalcy by the end of the year.

2021-02-26 13:20

Gov't to provide 'COVID-19 vaccine certificate'

Korea begins mass vaccination

On way to grandmother for Lunar New Year holiday [PHOTOS]

On way to grandmother for Lunar New Year holiday [PHOTOS]

A family of three walk down the stairs at Seoul Station, Wednesday, to catch a train bound for Daegu, where the little boy's grandmother lives, for the Lunar New Year holiday.

Shim Hyun-chul | 2021-02-10 14:44

Joseon era ancestral rites offerings were simpler than today's, research shows

Pandemic gathering ban changes Lunar New Year cooking

Virus dampens homebound travel on Lunar New Year

New virus cases at 6-day high ahead of Lunar New Year holiday

While everyone sleeps [PHOTOS]

While everyone sleeps [PHOTOS]

Clean streets, public transportation and parcel service are all parts of everyday life, despite often being taken for granted. However, such services are made possible through the efforts of many unseen laborers. Despite the importance of their role, many laborers are exposed to industrial disasters and work-related accidents.

Choi Won-suk | 2021-01-28 14:47

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

North Korea ushers in New Year with public performance, fireworks

North Korean leader sends handwritten New Year greetings to people

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

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