New commanding general of 2nd Infantry Division inaugurated U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Robert S. “Todd” Brown (L) receives the flag of the 2nd Infantry Division from U.S. Lt. Gen. Joseph Hilbert, commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, during a ceremony at U.S. Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, on Oct. 7, 2026, to mark his inauguration as the commanding general of the 2nd Infantry Division/ South Korea-U.S. Combined Division. (Yonhap)
Citizens visit Busan shark Crowds flock to a waterfront park in the southeastern city of Busan to see a shark remaining in a waterway on Oct. 4, 2026, even after a second rescue attempt. (Yonhap)
S. Korea’s Park Hye-jeong wins silver in women’s weightlifting Park Hye-jeong of South Korea poses for a photo during the medal ceremony after lifting a combined total of 300 kilograms to win silver in the women’s +86-kilogram weightlifting event at the Asian Games at the Trade and Industry Center in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 29, 2026. (Yonhap)
Art of drying grains A farmer rakes harvested rice placed to dry in the sun in the city of Chuncheon, northeast of Seoul, on Sept. 28, 2026. Drying reduces grain moisture content to a safe level for storage. (Yonhap)
N.K. leader’s portrait at university A portrait (C) of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visiting the construction site of houses for Kim Il-sung University’s faculty is seen between those of North Korea’s founder, Kim Il-sung (L), and his son and the current leader’s father, Kim Jong-il, on the wall of the university’s Revolutionary Museum in Pyongyang on Sept. 27, 2026, in this photo taken from a new program on the university’s 80th founding anniversary aired by the North’s official Korean Central Television. (Yonhap)
N. Koreans cheer at men’s football quarter final North Korean supporters cheer enthusiastically during the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men’s football quarterfinal match between North Korea and Japan at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on Sept. 26, 2026. (Yonhap)
1st homegrown KF-21 fighter delivered to Air Force South Korea’s homegrown KF-21 fighter jet lands at an air base in Yecheon, roughly 165 km south of Seoul, after taking off from the Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. manufacturing plant in Sacheon, about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Sept. 22, 2026, as it makes its maiden flight as part of an official ceremony marking its delivery to the Air Force, in this photo released by the Air Force. (Yonhap)
Traffic ahead of Chuseok holiday In this aerial photo, taken from a Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency helicopter on Sept. 23, 2026, heavy traffic congestion occurs on southbound lanes of a highway linking Seoul to the southwestern port city of Muan in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, as the annual rush of travelers heading to their hometowns and resort areas began ahead of Chuseok, the Korean harvest holiday that falls on Sept. 25 this year and is part of a four-day break. (Yonhap)
