N. Korea’s 1st firing test of new warship’s weapons systems North Korea conducts its first firing tests of key weapons systems for North Korea’s new 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer named the Choe Hyon, with its leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, in this undated photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency on April 30, 2025. A test-firing of the destroyer’s supersonic strategic cruise missiles and anti-aircraft missiles, as well as automatic guns, came on April 28, followed by a firing test of ship-to-ship tactical guided weapons, the ship’s naval gun and electronic jamming guns the next day. (Yonhap)
Chinatown in Incheon Visitors watch a lion dance in Incheon Chinatown as part of its cultural events on April 27, 2025, in the port city west of Seoul. (Yonhap)
Memorial for soldiers, police killed amid mandatory service Bereaved family members shed tears during a ceremony at a national cemetery in the central city of Daejeon on April 25, 2025, to pay tribute to soldiers and police officers killed during mandatory service. In 2024, the government designated the fourth Friday of April as a day commemorating those killed during mandatory service in the military, police, firefighting service or other institutions to defend the nation from North Korean aggression. (Yonhap)
Reenacted procession of diplomatic mission sent to Japan People dressed in traditional Korean clothes reenact a procession of Joseon Tongsinsa, a diplomatic delegation sent by the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) to Japan, at Gyeonghui Palace in Seoul on April 24, 2025, as part of events to mark the 60th anniversary this year of diplomatic ties between South Korea and Japan. The dispatch of the Korean envoys began in 1607 for political reasons to promote peace after a destructive seven-year war between the two sides, but its functions were later transformed into something more cultural. A total of 12 such teams of envoys were dispatched until 1811. (Yonhap)
Cleaning Seoul’s oldest juniper tree A worker of an arboreal treatment company sprays water on a juniper tree, believed to more than 880 years old and the oldest one in Seoul, at an intersection in the capital’s Seocho Ward on April 24, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
Renovated main hall of Jongmyo Shrine The main hall of Jongmyo Shrine is ready to be disclosed to the public on April 20, 2025, after massive renovation, in this photo provided by the Korea Heritage Service. (Yonhap)
Jo Su-mi tapped as Kukkiwon’s promotional envoy South Korean soprano Jo Su-mi (R) poses for a photo with Lee Dong-sup, head of the World Taekwondo Headquarters, during a ceremony in Seoul on April 18, 2025, to mark her appointment as a promotional ambassador for the headquarters also known as Kukkiwon. (Yonhap)
Jeju horses Some 100 horses run onto a field at Mount Halla on the southern resort island of Jeju on April 20, 2025, as they take part in a festival celebrating the cultural and historic value of the local breed of horses, in this photo provided by the Jeju provincial government. (Yonhap)
Cleaning legendary admiral’s statue Workers spray water on the statue of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) Adm. Yi Sun-sin at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on April 16, 2025, as part of a springtime cleanup detail. Yi led the Korean Navy against Japanese invaders in the 16th century. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
