First ladies of S. Korea, Turkey meet Kim Hea Kyung (L), wife of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, poses for a photo with Emine Erdogan, wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at Cankaya Palace in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026, during an event for spouses of leaders attending a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (Pool photo) (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
Blackout hits Seoul subway Seoul’s Yongsan Station on subway Line No. 1 in the capital is crowded on July 8, 2026, as train services were temporarily suspended due to a blackout that hit parts of the line. (Yonhap)
Rally over U.S. report on discriminatory treatment of Coupang Members of a civic group hold signs condemning the release of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s interim staff report accusing South Korea of “discriminatory attacks” on Coupang and other American-owned businesses as they stage a rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on July 3, 2026. (Yonhap)
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (first from left) and James Heller, charge d’affaires ad interim at the US Embassy in Seoul (second from left), salute the US flag during a reception marking the 250th anniversary of US Independence Day at the Grand Hyatt Seoul in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Tuesday. (Pool photo via Yonhap)
Haenyeo’s rally “Haenyeo” female divers, who make their living harvesting seafood by hand from the ocean floor without breathing equipment, stage a rally in front of Ssangyong Construction Co.’s headquarters in Seoul on June 29, 2026, to seek compensation from the builder for damage in their fishing ground off the southeastern port city of Pohang, caused by a port maintenance project. (Yonhap)
Civic group opposes military logistics pact with Japan A civic group, dubbed Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea, holds a press conference in front of Seoul’s defense ministry opposing a military logistics support pact with Japan on June 28, 2026. (Yonhap)
BTS concert in Busan Busan Asiad Main Stadium is surrounded by concertgoers for K-pop boy group BTS’ concert in Busan, about 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on June 13, 2026, in this photo released by the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency the next day. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
