Transparent masks for hearing-impaired students These photos, provided by a civic organization for the hearing-impaired in Daejeon, 164 kilometers south of Seoul, on May 21, 2020, show transparent masks which allow hearing-impaired students to see teachers’ mouth movements. The organization provides the special mask to teachers for free.(Yonhap)
Rice planting in N. Korea North Korean farmers plant rice seedlings at a paddy, in this undated photo released on May 20, 2020, by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
End of public key certificate useThis photo of a computer screen shows a public key certificate input page on the website of a South Korean bank on May 20, 2020. Such certificates, first introduced in 1999, will no longer be used following the passage of a revision to the country’s digital signature law by the National Assembly. (Yonhap)
Reporters cover raid of wartime sex slave advocacy group Reporters wait outside the main office of the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issue of Military Sexual Slavery, which is under investigation for accounting irregularities, in Seoul on May 20, 2020. The state prosecutors office received a search and seizure warrant from a court to check records of the wartime sex slave advocacy group. (Yonhap)
S. Korean warship wishes safe voyage home to Philippine frigate South Korean sailors line the rails of the Navy’s Pohang-class corvette Seongnam (L) as the ship flies its signal flags on its mast to salute the lead ship of the Philippine navy’s brand new Jose Rizal-guided class missile frigate at sea and wish it a safe voyage home, in this photo provided by Seoul’s naval service on May 18, 2020. The Philippine warship, built by South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries, also hoisted its own flags to thank the corvette. (Yonhap)
Street march ahead of pro-democracy uprising anniv. Citizens march along the main street in Gwangju, 329 kilometers southwest of Seoul, on May 16, 2020, ahead of the 40th anniversary of the May 18 pro-democracy uprising. They carried huge dolls that were made in commemoration of the sacrifice of victims of the Gwangju uprising in 1980. (Yonhap)
No spectators but cheering mannequins in football stands Cheering mannequins are installed in the stands of Seoul World Cup Stadium as FC Seoul and Gwangju FC play a football match on May 17, 2020. South Korea’s professional football league kicked off earlier this month after a two-month delay caused by the global coronavirus pandemic, but no spectators have been allowed for fear of the spread of the virus. (Yonhap)
Sculpture of ex-president Civic activists in their vehicles head to the home of former President Chun Doo-hwan, who ordered the brutal crackdown on civilians during the country’s 1980 pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju, after holding a drive-thru rally in Yeouido, Seoul, on May 16, 2020. A large sculpture of the former president in a military uniform with his hands bound behind his back was placed on one of the vehicles. (Yonhap)
Preparations for anniv. of pro-democracy uprising Preparations are under way in front of the former provincial government building of South Jeolla Province in Gwangju on May 16, 2020, ahead of a ceremony on Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of the May 18 Democratization Movement that unfolded in Gwangju. (Yonhap)
