Moment of GwangjuBrazil’s Joao de Lucca (L) refuses to take the hand of China’s Sun Yang as he comes out of the water after completing a 4X200m freestyle relay heat at the 2019 FINA Championships at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul, on July 26, 2019. Other competitors have refused to have their picture taken with Sun over allegations that he destroyed vials containing blood samples for a doping test. (Yonhap)
Boycott of Japanese goodsA citizen smashes a Lexus sedan during a ceremony to denounce Japan’s export curbs and declare a boycott of Japanese goods in Incheon, west of Seoul, on July 23, 2019. (Yonhap)
N.K.’s homegrown computer OSThis photo, provided by former Google employee Will Scott on July 23, 2019, shows the start screen of North Korea’s homegrown computer operating system Red Star’s 3.0 version. The U.S. business news website Business Insider reported on July 22 that Red Star’s start screen is similar to that of Apple’s Mac OS X. Scott obtained the Red Star OS while teaching computer science at a Pyongyang university between 2012-13. (Yonhap)
Overseas students in motherlandA group of overseas middle and high schoolers walks near the Unification Bridge in the border town of Paju, north of Seoul, on July 22, 2019. The students visited their fatherland as part of the South Korean government’s annual program. (Yonhap)
N.K. leader inspects new subThis photo, released by the Korean Central News Agency on July 23, 2019, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (2nd from R) inspecting a newly built submarine. As is customary, the agency didn’t provide the date and location. (Yonhap)
Chinese artistic swimmers get ready to compete (CR)Chinese artistic swimmers perform before entering the pool for the team free routine in the FINA World Championships at Yeomju Gymnasium Artistic Swimming Competition Venue in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul, on July 19, 2019. The eight-person team took the silver medal in the event. (Yonhap)
Bicycle path in Busan submerged after Typhoon Danas A bicycle path near the Oncheon Stream in Busan, 450 kilometers south of Seoul, is submerged after the port city was hit by Typhoon Danas on July 20, 2019. (Yonhap)
S. Korean polo players wave to crowdSouth Korean women polo players wave to the crowd after their game against Canada at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul on July 18, 2019. The home team lost the match 22-2. (Yonhap)
A floating photovoltaic cell energy plant near Boryeong Dam in South Chungcheong Province was built in 2016 and has a capacity of 2 megawatts. [Yonhap]
Public servants’ rallyMembers from the unions of public servants and teachers call for the abolition of a performance-based pay system during a rally in front of the presidential office in Seoul on July 17, 2019. (Yonhap)
