Members of a pro-choice civic body rally in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul on May 24, 2018, to demand that the criminal status of abortion be abolished, with the court to hold the first hearing on a petition filed last year by a doctor who was convicted of carrying out an abortion. The doctor requested the court review the constitutionality of the current anti-abortion law. (Yonhap)
A protester holds a banner that says, “Trump jeopardizes peace on the Korean Peninsula,” during a rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on May 25, 2018, to criticize the U.S. government and call for a summit with North Korea as scheduled. On May 24, U.S. President Donald Trump called off his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un scheduled for June 12, citing the North’s “tremendous anger and open hostility.” (Yonhap)
“Bibimbap,” a traditional Korean dish of mixed rice and vegetables, is served to UAE officials and journalists during an Iftar dinner at the Korean embassy in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on May 23, 2018, in this photo courtesy of the South Korean embassy in the UAE. Iftar is the first evening meal at the end of fasting during Ramadan. (Yonhap)
A group of people stages a rally in front of the Foreign Ministry in downtown Seoul on May 21, 2018, calling for revision of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and denouncing U.S. forces for the environmental contamination of U.S. bases in South Korea. (Yonhap)
President Moon Jae-in (3rd from L) walks to an airplane at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on May 21, 2018, to depart to Washington D.C. for a summit meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump the following day. The summit will focus on ways to denuclearize North Korea ahead of a summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on June 12. (Yonhap)
An annual sand sculpture festival is under way on Haeundae beach in the southeastern port city of Busan on May 19, 2018. This 14th edition runs until May 22 under the theme of “Meet the Heros through Sand.” Eleven sand sculptors from six nations, including America, Japan and Taiwan, are to exhibit their works at the festival. (Yonhap)
TV personalities Abigail Alderete (L) and Christian Burgos host an event in Seoul on May 18, 2018, to encourage multicultural society. (Yonhap)
Shown is a poster released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 16, 2018, to encourage North Korea’s economic development. (Yonhap)
This photo taken on May 14, 2018, shows Korea’s former legation building in Washington after renovations to turn it into a museum. The building, set to reopen on May 22, was used as Korea’s diplomatic mission to the United States, sold off by Japan after it colonized Korea and repurchased by South Korea. (Yonhap)
A poledancer performs at the Seoul International Poledance Championship (SIPC) in Seoul on May 13, 2018, in this photo provided by the SIPC organizer. (Yonhap)
