At the beginning of the newspaper, we look at the news flow of the week with front-page photos that the reader first met. Editorial comment
March 15 [월] 10 years of civil war in Syria… May this child’s life be different
On the 15th, in the 10th year of the Syrian civil war, a child lies on a pile of dismantled shells in Idrip in the northwest on the 10th. His family, who moved to the area four years ago, earned a living by collecting shells and weapons and selling them as junk. In March 2011, the Bashar Assad government suppressed the democratization protests, triggering a civil war, which spread to international disputes involving extremist forces such as the’Islamic State’ and Western countries such as the United States, and Russia and Turkey. ▶ Related article, p. 14, Lee Lip/AFP Yonhap News
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March 16 [화] China’s’worst yellow dust’ in 10 years… It hits the Korean peninsula today
On the morning of the 15th, when yellow yellow dust warnings were issued in 12 provinces and cities in northern China due to the worst yellow dust in 10 years, an environmental cleanser is sweeping the road in Beijing. The Korea Meteorological Administration predicted that this yellow dust would flow into Korea from early morning or morning on the 16th. Beijing/Reuters Yonhap News
March 17 [수] Jeju 4.3 Reconsideration of 335 prisoners… Oh-yeol, daughter who is convicted of’not guilty’
Lee Im-Ja (79), the daughter of Lee Si-jeon (33 years old), who was taken to jail at the time of Jeju April 3 in 1948, was sentenced to acquittal at a retrial of 335 prisoners in Jeju City on the morning of the 16th at the Jeju District Court. After receiving, he is fierce in front of the court. This was the birthday and memorial day of the deceased father, Sijeon Lee. By Jeju/Park Jong-sik, staff reporter [email protected]
March 18 [목] “41 years ago I shot” 5.18 Martial law, apologizing in front of the tomb
On the afternoon of the 16th, a member of the Airborne Corps (third left), who participated in the martial law army during the May 18 Democratization Movement, at the National May 18 Democratic Cemetery in Buk-gu, Gwangju, apologizes to the bereaved family of Park Byeong-hyun, who died in his own shooting, and visits the tomb. On the left is the late Byeong-Hyun Park’s elder brother, Jong-Soo Park, and Seon-Tae Song, Chairman of the 5 18 Democratization Investigation Committee. This is the first time that the perpetrator confessed that he had killed a certain person and expressed an apology to the bereaved. Provided by the May 18 Democratization Movement Investigation Committee
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March 19 [금] Korea and the United States “must be dealt with under complete coordination of North Korea policy”
President Moon Jae-in (center) takes a commemorative photo with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (from left), Secretary of State Tony Blincoln, South Korean Foreign Minister Eui-Yong Jeong, and Defense Minister Seo Wook at the Blue House on the afternoon of the 18th, and guides them to the seat. Blue House Photo Reporters
March 20 [토] “Stop hate” solidarity march… early hoisting of US government offices
8 people, including 4 Koreans, were killed in a series of shootings at three Asian massage parlors in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on the 16th (local time). They are holding a sign and marching in solidarity. The police, who faced great criticism after mentioning the suspect’s’sex addiction’ as the motive for the crime the previous day, said that “do not rule out the way to prosecute for hate crimes. President Joe Biden ordered US federal government offices and military to hoist early to commemorate the victims. Minneapolis/AFP Yonhap News reporter Lee Jung-ah [email protected]