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ANNIVERSARY SPECIALKorea Times 70th Anniversary ceremony in photos

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The Korea Times Chairman Seung Myung-ho, third from left, and guests applaud during a ceremony to mark the newspaper's 70th anniversary at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. From left are U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris, National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug, Seung, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming and The Korea Times President Publisher Oh Young-jin. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
The Korea Times Chairman Seung Myung-ho, third from left, and guests applaud during a ceremony to mark the newspaper's 70th anniversary at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. From left are U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris, National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug, Seung, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming and The Korea Times President Publisher Oh Young-jin. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Dignitaries including envoys to Korea applaud during a ceremony to mark The Korea Times' 70th anniversary at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. From left in the front row are Omani Ambassador Zakariya Al Saadi, UAE Ambassador Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi, Singaporean Ambassador Eric Teo Boon Hee, U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris, National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug, Korea Times and Hankook Ilbo Chairman Seung Myung-ho, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming, Korea Times President Publisher Oh Young-jin, New Zealand Ambassador Philip Turner, Indian Ambassador Sripriya Ranganathan and Thai Ambassador Rommanee Kananurak. From left in the back row are Honduran Ambassador Virgilio Paredes Trapero, Spanish Ambassador Juan Ignacio Morro Villacian, U.K. Ambassador Simon Smith, Angolan Ambassador Edgar Gaspar Martins, Qatari Charge d'Affaires Ahmad Al-Zowaid, Rwandan Ambassador Dalila Yasmin Amri Sued, Uzbek Ambassador Vitaliy Fen, Mexican Ambassador Bruno Figueroa Fischer, Cote d'Ivoire Ambassador Sylvestre Kouassi Bile, Canadian Ambassador Michael Danagher and Azerbaijani Ambassador Ramzi Teymurov. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Dignitaries including envoys to Korea applaud during a ceremony to mark The Korea Times' 70th anniversary at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. From left in the front row are Omani Ambassador Zakariya Al Saadi, UAE Ambassador Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi, Singaporean Ambassador Eric Teo Boon Hee, U.S. Ambassador Harry Harris, National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug, Korea Times and Hankook Ilbo Chairman Seung Myung-ho, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming, Korea Times President Publisher Oh Young-jin, New Zealand Ambassador Philip Turner, Indian Ambassador Sripriya Ranganathan and Thai Ambassador Rommanee Kananurak. From left in the back row are Honduran Ambassador Virgilio Paredes Trapero, Spanish Ambassador Juan Ignacio Morro Villacian, U.K. Ambassador Simon Smith, Angolan Ambassador Edgar Gaspar Martins, Qatari Charge d'Affaires Ahmad Al-Zowaid, Rwandan Ambassador Dalila Yasmin Amri Sued, Uzbek Ambassador Vitaliy Fen, Mexican Ambassador Bruno Figueroa Fischer, Cote d'Ivoire Ambassador Sylvestre Kouassi Bile, Canadian Ambassador Michael Danagher and Azerbaijani Ambassador Ramzi Teymurov. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun delivers a message celebrating The Korea Times' 70th anniversary during its reception at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun delivers a message celebrating The Korea Times' 70th anniversary during its reception at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commemorates The Korea Times' 70th anniversary in a video message, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commemorates The Korea Times' 70th anniversary in a video message, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug gives a complimentary speech during The Korea Times' 70th anniversary ceremony at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug gives a complimentary speech during The Korea Times' 70th anniversary ceremony at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris and Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming greet each other with an elbow bump during a VIP tea meeting prior to a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of The Korea Times at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris and Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming greet each other with an elbow bump during a VIP tea meeting prior to a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of The Korea Times at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris, right, and Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming greet each other with an elbow bump during a VIP tea meeting prior to a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of The Korea Times at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday.
U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris, right, and Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming greet each other with an elbow bump during a VIP tea meeting prior to a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of The Korea Times at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday.
The Korea Times and Hankook Ilbo Chairman Seung Myung-ho, center, pledges allegiance to the national flag with Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, right, and National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug during a ceremony to mark The Korea Times' 70th anniversary at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
The Korea Times and Hankook Ilbo Chairman Seung Myung-ho, center, pledges allegiance to the national flag with Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, right, and National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug during a ceremony to mark The Korea Times' 70th anniversary at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Leaders from political, business and diplomatic circles attend The Korea Times' 70th anniversary ceremony at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Leaders from political, business and diplomatic circles attend The Korea Times' 70th anniversary ceremony at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

A written message from President Moon Jae-in is shown during The Korea Times' 70th anniversary ceremony at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
A written message from President Moon Jae-in is shown during The Korea Times' 70th anniversary ceremony at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris talks with Samsung Electronics President Rhee In-yong during The Korea Times' 70th anniversary ceremony at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris talks with Samsung Electronics President Rhee In-yong during The Korea Times' 70th anniversary ceremony at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

French pansori singer Laure Mafo performs during a ceremony to mark The Korea Times' 70th anniversary at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
French pansori singer Laure Mafo performs during a ceremony to mark The Korea Times' 70th anniversary at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Choi Jung-wha, second from left, president of the Corea Image Communication Institute, talks with pansori singer Laure Mafo, and magician Kwon Joon-hyuk, during a ceremony to mark The Korea Times' 70th Anniversary at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Choi Jung-wha, second from left, president of the Corea Image Communication Institute, talks with pansori singer Laure Mafo, and magician Kwon Joon-hyuk, during a ceremony to mark The Korea Times' 70th Anniversary at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Korea Times and Hankook Ilbo Chairman Seung Myung-ho, center in the front row, raises his fist with National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug, fifth from left in, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, seventh from left, and other dignitaries during The Korea Times' 70th Anniversary reception at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
Korea Times and Hankook Ilbo Chairman Seung Myung-ho, center in the front row, raises his fist with National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug, fifth from left in, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, seventh from left, and other dignitaries during The Korea Times' 70th Anniversary reception at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Azerbaijani Ambassador Ramzi Teymurov, left, sits with Jatula Victor, professor of the University of Utah Asia Campus at a ceremony to mark The Korea Times' 70th Anniversary at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Azerbaijani Ambassador Ramzi Teymurov, left, sits with Jatula Victor, professor of the University of Utah Asia Campus at a ceremony to mark The Korea Times' 70th Anniversary at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris delivers a speech during The Korea Times' 70th anniversary reception at Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris delivers a speech during The Korea Times' 70th anniversary reception at Lotte Hotel in downtown Seoul, Thursday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Korea Times and Hankook Ilbo Chairman Seung Myung-ho, fifth from left in the head table, attends The Korea Times 70th Anniversary at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday, with various dignitaries. From left at the table are Hankook Ilbo President Lee Young-sun, U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris, an interpreter, National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug, Seung, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, an interpreter and Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
Korea Times and Hankook Ilbo Chairman Seung Myung-ho, fifth from left in the head table, attends The Korea Times 70th Anniversary at the Lotte Hotel Seoul, Thursday, with various dignitaries. From left at the table are Hankook Ilbo President Lee Young-sun, U.S. Ambassador to Korea Harry Harris, an interpreter, National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug, Seung, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, an interpreter and Chinese Ambassador to Korea Xing Haiming. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul



Baek Byung-yeul baekby@koreatimes.co.kr


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