HD Hyundai wins 640 bln-won warship contract in Peru This photo, provided by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, shows a rendering of warships for the Peruvian Navy, which the South Korean shipbuilder will build jointly with Peru’s state-run Shipyard Marine Industrial Services under a 640.6 billion-won (US$463 million) contract, signed in Lima on April 16, 2024. (Yonhap)
SK chairman’s divorce action This composite photo shows SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (L) and his wife, Roh So-young, arriving at the Seoul High Court in the capital on April 16, 2024, to attend a hearing on their divorce proceedings. (Yonhap)
Minor opposition leader Cho Kuk, the scandal-tainted former justice minister and current head of the minor Rebuilding Korea Party, kneels in front of the grave of former President Roh Moo-hyun during a visit with the party’s election winners to Bongha Village in Gimhae, 303 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on a rainy April 15, 2024. Cho hastily created the party about one month prior to the April 10 general elections and secured 12 proportional representation seats. (Yonhap)
Kia unveils name of its first pickup, Tasman This photo, provided by Kia Corp., shows an ironsmith crafting the emblem of Tasman, the name of the carmaker’s inaugural pickup model, unveiled on April 11, 2024. (Yonhap)
Defense chief meets U.S. Indo-Pacific commander Defense Minister Shin Won-sik (L) poses for a photo with Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, prior to their talks at the defense ministry in Seoul on April 11, 2024, in this photo provided by the ministry. (Yonhap)
On night of ballot counting A drone show takes place over the National Assembly in Seoul on April 10, 2024, as ballot counting is under way nationwide following the conclusion of the general elections to select 300 lawmakers at 6 p.m. (Yonhap)
Ballot counting Work to count ballots begins at a ballot counting station set up at a gym on the country’s southern Jeju Island on April 10, 2024, as the general elections to choose 300 lawmakers ended at 6 p.m. (Yonhap)
Incheon’s bid for APEC 2025 A monorail promoting Incheon’s efforts to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit 2025 is in operation at Wolmi Park in the western port city on April 8, 2024, ahead of its APEC on-site inspection in May. The host city will be decided in June. (Yonhap)
N.K. leader inspects apartment construction site in Pyongyang North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) inspects the construction site for a new apartment complex in Pyongyang on April 5, 2024, ahead of its completion, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency reported the following day. (Yonhap)
Early voting Voters wait in line to cast ballots at a polling station in Incheon, just west of Seoul, on April 6, 2024, the second and final day of early voting for the parliamentary elections on April 10. (Yonhap)
