Hannah Ryu

Journalist specializing in fast-paced news, visual storytelling, and global reporting

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Anti-Trump protesters denounce outcome of US-South Korea trade talks

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (OCTOBER 31, 2025) (REUTERS)***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY***ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTERS GATHERED IN FRONT OF U.S. EMBASSY TO DENOUNCE OUTCOME OF U.S.-SOUTH KOREA SUMMIT DURING APEC, CHANTING (Korean): “DENOUNCE! DENOUNCE! DENOUNCE!”PROTESTERS CHANTING WHILE HOLDING SIGNS, READING (Korean and English): “WE OPPOSE TRUMP WHO DESTROYS DEMOCRACY!” / “NO KINGS! TRUMP NOT WELCOME”PROTESTERS WITH SIGNS CHANTING IN FRONT OF BIG PLACARDS, READING (English and Korean): "NO TRUMP"BANNE...
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Not everyone in Cambodia scam centres is an angel, South Korean missionary says

SEOUL, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The death of a South Korean student lured into working in a scam centre in Cambodia with the promise of a good wage prompted Seoul this week to send officials to Phnom Penh to seek the release of people held against their will.
But not all those who end up in Cambodia are upstanding citizens, according to a South Korean missionary who works with people in a similar plight.
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'Very Kim Jong Un': South Koreans react to North's missile test ahead of Trump's visit

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (OCTOBER 29, 2025) (REUTERS)EXTERIOR OF SEOUL RAILWAY STATIONNATIONAL FLAG OF SOUTH KOREA FLYINGEXTERIOR OF RAILWAY STATIONPEOPLE PASSING THROUGH RAILWAY STATION EXITROADS AND TRAFFIC OUTSIDE RAILWAY STATIONPEDESTRIANS CROSSING STREETFEET WALKING(SOUNDBITE) (Korean) 64-YEAR-OLD SEOUL RESIDENT, PARK EUN-KYUNG, SAYING:“I thought it was very 'Kim Jong Un-like'. I think he's sending a kind of unspoken message.”PERSON AT RAILWAY STATION WATCHING TV SCREEN SHOWING FILE FOOTAGE OF NO...
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South Korean theme park attracts visitors with Netflix's ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ | Reuters Connect

YONGIN, SOUTH KOREA (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (REUTERS)EXTERIOR OF KPOP DEMON HUNTERS THEME ZONE IN EVERLAND, YONGIN WITH SCREEN SHOWING MUSIC VIDEO, SIGN READING (English): "KPOP DEMON HUNTERS"BLUE TIGER SHAPED BALLOON - 'DERPY' CHARACTER ON TOP OF CONTAINERPEOPLE STANDING IN LINECHILD IN COSTUME STANDING IN LINEVARIOUS OF CHILD TAKING PICTURES IN PHOTO ZONEVARIOUS OF CHILD PLAYING GAME PEOPLE PLAYING SHOOTING GAMEVARIOUS OF SHOOTING GAME SCREEN (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) 10-YEAR-OLD SOUTH KOREAN VISITOR,...
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Not everyone in Cambodia scam centres is an angel, South Korean missionary says

TAKEO PROVINCE, CAMBODIA (OCTOBER 16, 2025) (REUTERS)VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE OF COMPOUND SUSPECTED OF BEING A SCAM CENTRE (MUTE)PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA (OCTOBER 16, 2025) (REUTERS)SOUTH KOREA’S NATIONAL FLAG FLYING AT THE SOUTH KOREAN EMBASSY BUILDINGEXTERIOR OF EMBASSY BUILDING, SECURITY PERSONNEL APPROACHING, SAYING (Khmer), “NO FILMING, NO FILMING”PORTRAIT OF KING FATHER NORODOM SIHANOUK AT ROYAL PALACE MEETING HALLROYAL PALACE MEETING HALLCHANGWON, SOUTH KOREA (OCTOBER 17, 2025) (REUTERS)(SOUN...
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South Korean activists protest against immigration raid in US

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (SEPTEMBER 9, 2025) (REUTERS)SOUTH KOREAN ACTIVISTS FROM VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS CHANTING AND HOLDING PLACARDS AND BANNER READING (Korean and English): “IMMIGRANT RIGHTS GROUP’S NEWS CONFERENCE CONDEMNING U.S. ICE'S (IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT) BRUTAL USE OF CHAIN FOR ARREST”, “NO ONE IS ILLEGAL!”ACTIVISTS HOLDING PLACARDS AND CHANTING IN FRONT OF U.S. EMBASSYACTIVISTS CHANTING (English): “NO ONE IS ILLEGAL”WORDS ON T-SHIRT READING (English): “NO ONE IS ILLEGAL”VARIOUS...
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FILE: South Korean industrial giants to showcase innovation at APEC 2025 CEO Summit

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (FILE - JULY 26, 2023) (REUTERS)
PEOPLE GATHERING AT UNVEILING EVENT OF SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS' GALAXY Z FLIP5 AND FOLD5
SCREEN SHOWING PROMOTIONAL VIDEO OF GALAXY Z FLIP5
VARIOUS OF PEOPLE TESTING GALAXY Z FLIP5 AND FOLD5
SIGN READING (English): "GALAXY Z FOLD5 / Z FLIP5"

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (FILE - JULY 21, 2023) (REUTERS)

GALAXY Z FLIP5 ON DISPLAY

VARIOUS OF SAMSUNG EMPLOYEE USING GALAXY Z FLIP5

SAMSUNG EMPLOYEE FOLDING GALAXY Z FOLD5

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (FILE - JULY 8, 2024) (REUTERS)

SIGN READING (English) : “GALAXY AI IS HERE”
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Asia shares off to shaky start as US-China trade tensions resurface

SHANGHAI, CHINA (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS)ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD ON PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE IN FRONT OF PEARL TOWERVARIOUS OF ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARD SHOWING SHANGHAI COMPOSITE INDEX (SSE) AND SHENZHEN COMPONENT INDEX (SZSE) LEVELSTRUCKS WAITING IN TRAFFIC UNDER ELECTRONIC TICKER BOARDVARIOUS OF SSE AND SZSE LEVELS ON TICKER BOARDSEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (OCTOBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS)DEALING ROOM AT HANA BANKSCREEN SHOWING KOREA COMPOSITE STOCK PRICE INDEX (KOSPI)SCREENS SHOWING KOSPI, USD/KRW EXCHANGE RAT...
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South Korea's booming used car exports cushion impact of US tariffs

INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA (FILE - AUGUST 12, 2025) (REUTERS) (MUTE)
VARIOUS OF DRONE FOOTAGE OF DIRT LOTS WITH USED CARS PARKED AND MOVING
INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA (FILE - AUGUST 12, 2025) (REUTERS)
WORKER DRIVING CAR LIFT AND PUTTING USED CAR INTO CONTAINER BOX
FORKLIFT GETTING OUT OF CONTAINER BOX
FORKLIFT PUTTING USED CAR INTO CONTAINER BOX
FORKLIFT LIFTING USED CAR TO PUT ON TOP OF OTHER USED CARS

FORKLIFT PUTTING USED CAR INTO CONTAINER BOX

USED CARS IN CONTAINER BOX

WORKER CHECKING SURFACE OF CAR WITH PAINT THICKNESS GAUGE

WORKER CHECKING CAR WITHOUT LICENSE PLATE AND LOGO READING
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South Korean workers return to reunite with families after detention in US

INCHEON, SOUTH KOREA (SEPTEMBER 12, 2025) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY***VARIOUS OF BANNER IN INCHEON INTERNATIONAL DEPICTING U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AS AN ICE (U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT) AGENT CARRYING A BAG OF MONEY, WITH TEXT READING (English): “We’re Friends! Aren’t We?”ELECTRONIC BOARD SHOWING FLIGHT FROM ATLANTA LANDEDPOLICE GUARDING GATE AT AIRPORT AND PEOPLE WALKING BEHIND SOUTH KOREA’S PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF, KANG HOON-SIK (MIDDLE), WALKING OU...