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[Photo News] Celebrating International Yoga Day

World NewsJun 20, 2020

Yoga enthusiasts practice yoga at a park in Handan, Hebei province, northern China, ahead of International Yoga Day, which has been celebrated annually on June 21 since 2015. (Photos: AFP-Yonhap) B...
[Photo News] Art to support Black Lives Matter

World NewsJun 19, 2020

Diverse forms of protest art created by various people, from artists and students to teachers, to express their solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement across different cities and states in the U...
[Photo News] 50th anniversary of KT SAT

TechnologyJun 18, 2020

The first satellite built by KT SAT in 1970 at its center in Geumsan, South Chungcheong Province (left), and engineers at the Geumsan Satellite Center in South Chungcheong Province (right). The cente...
[Photo News] Pakistani ambassador makes courtesy visit

Diplomatic CircuitJun 16, 2020

[Diplomatic circuit] Mumtaz Zahra Baloch (right), ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to South Korea, shakes hands with Herald Corp. CEO and Publisher Kwon Chung-won during a courtesy visi...
[Photo News] Beating the heat and COVID-19

Social affairsJun 13, 2020

Front-line medical professionals working outdoors were spotted hugging cool packs and taking short breaks in front of the fan to cool down amid a heat wave. The number of new coronavirus cases in So...
[Photo News] Harvesting peaches in Wansan

CultureJun 13, 2020

Farmers in Wansan -- a district of Jeonju, North Jeolla Province -- are working hard to harvest their fully ripe peaches, the region’s specialty. Wansan is believed to have started growing peaches i...
[Photo News] ‘Justice for Floyd’

World NewsJun 6, 2020

Members of Workers’ Solidarity hold a rally in front of the US Embassy in Seoul on Friday morning over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed on May 25 in Minneapolis by a whi...
[Photo News] ‘Heart-shaped’ artificial floating island

CultureJun 6, 2020

An artificial island in the shape of a heart is seen floating on Lake Uiam in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, on Wednesday. The floating island will be filled with aquatic plants, which the city expect...
[Photo News] Jeju horses bask in sunlight

TravelJun 3, 2020

Horses are taking a rest at Jeju Horse Pastureland in Yonggang-dong, Jeju City, on Tuesday morning. Vast grassland and mountains in the backdrop make the horse pastureland one of Jeju Island’s must-...
[Photo News] Monorails prepare to get back on track

CultureMay 30, 2020

The Hamyang Daebong Mountain Valley Resort test-ran its monorails Wednesday ahead of reopening planned for late June. The Daebong Monorail, 3.93 kilometers long, is South Korea’s first and longest s...
[Photo News] Students return to school amid virus outbreak

Social affairsMay 28, 2020

Students of the two lowest grades of elementary school in South Korea returned to school Wednesday, while the nation recorded 40 virus cases, its highest in 49 days. Especially for the first graders...
[Photo News] Regular check-up right beside chairman

IndustryMay 27, 2020

Hyundai Heavy Industries Chairman Kwon Oh-gap (first from right) visits Hyundai Oilbank’s Daesan plant in South Chungcheong Province to inspect its regular maintenance on Wednesday. ( khnews@her...
[Photo News] May roses bloom

CultureMay 27, 2020

Roses in full bloom brighten up people’s day amid continued virus outbreak. Seoul citizens admire different species of roses while taking a walk around the Rose Garden at the Olympic Park in Songpa-...
[Photo News] Greeting Man cheers up Brazil amid COVID-19

World NewsMay 27, 2020

In the midst of COVID-19 crisis, a statue standing in front of the Korean Cultural Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, displayed a four-minute-long video clip on Tuesday, conveying a message of hope to Braz...
[Photo News] Virus fighting robot

TechnologyMay 26, 2020