Beer festival in SeoulPeople enjoy drinking beer during the 5th Sinchon Beer Festival on Yonsei Street in western Seoul on Sept. 20, 2019, the opening day of the event. It is to be held from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. through Sept. 22. (Yonhap)
Dark clouds cast over BusanDark clouds are cast over South Korea’s southeastern port city of Busan on Sept. 21, 2019, as Typhoon Tapah moves northward. (Yonhap)
Protests against justice ministerStudents and alumni of Yonsei University hold a candlelight vigil on the school’s campus in Seoul on Sept. 19, 2019, calling for the resignation of Justice Minister Cho Kuk over corruption allegations involving his family members. The rally took place simultaneously with similar protests at Seoul National University and Korea University in the capital. (Yonhap)
Security official meets USFK chief Kim Hyun-chong (L), deputy chief of South Korea’s National Security Office, shakes hands with U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Robert Abrams during their breakfast meeting on Sept. 19, 2019, in this photo tweeted by Kim. They discussed the South Korea-U.S. alliance and issues of regional security, Kim said. (Yonhap)
Gov’t disapproves mountain cable car Environmentalists hold a news conference in Seoul on Sept. 16, 2019, to welcome the government’s disapproval of the installation of a cable car system on Mount Seorak, a popular tourist destination near the country’s eastern coast. (Yonhap)
Political fighting over justice ministerHwang Kyo-ahn, chairman of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, has his head shaved at a plaza in front of the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Sept. 16, 2019, calling for the resignation of Justice Minister Cho Kuk amid suspicions about his daughter’s school award and his family’s investment in a private equity fund. (Yonhap)
S. Korea’s Navy chief visits Heuksan Island on ChuseokSouth Korea’s Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Sim Seung-seob (front row, 2nd from L) takes a selfie with sailors stationed on Heuksan Island in the Yellow Sea in this photo provided by the Navy’s 3rd fleet on Sept. 13, 2019. The admiral spent time with frontline sailors over Chuseok, Korea’s autumn harvest holiday. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
