Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: ROK Air Force Chief of Staff Meets U.S. & ROK Pilots

| May 13, 2022
Air Force chief meets Korean, U.S. pilots
Air Force chief meets Korean, U.S. pilotsGen. Park In-ho (L), South Korean Air Force chief of staff, encourages Korean and American pilots during a visit to South Korea’s First Combat Squadron on May 11, 2022, in this photo released by the Air Force. South Korea and the United States kicked off their two-week regular air force drill, dubbed “Korea Flying Training,” on the Korean Peninsula two days ago. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea Enters NATO’s Cyber Defense Group

| May 12, 2022
Marking S. Korea's entry into NATO cyber defense group
Marking S. Korea’s entry into NATO cyber defense group
This photo, provided by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE), shows a ceremony hoisting the South Korean national flag at the center in Tallinn, Estonia, on May 5, 2022, on the occasion of South Korea’s entry into the cyber defense group as a regular member the same day. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK Presidential Inauguration

| May 11, 2022
Presidential inauguration
Presidential inauguration
President Yoon Suk-yeol (front) talks with former President Moon Jae-in (L, 1st row) during his inauguration ceremony in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on May 10, 2022. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Busy Suspension Bridge

| May 10, 2022
Suspension bridge in Wonju
Suspension bridge in Wonju
Visitors cross a suspension bridge at Mount Sogeum, one of the most popular tourist attractions in Wonju, 130 kilometers east of Seoul. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Preparing for Yoon’s Inauguration

| May 9, 2022
Preparing for Yoon's inauguration ceremony
Preparing for Yoon’s inauguration ceremony
An honor guard of South Korea’s defense ministry rehearses for the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, set for May 10, 2022, in front of the National Assembly’s main building in western Seoul on May 8. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Into the Whale

| May 6, 2022
Into the big jaws
Into the big jaws
Children walk into the jaws of a giant whale-shaped setting at SeaQurium of the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea in Seocheon, South Chungcheong Province, on May 3, 2022. The whale attraction launched in celebration of Children’s Day, on May 5. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Coffee at Deoksu Palace

| May 5, 2022
Coffee time at palace
Coffee time at palace
Visitors drink coffee at the terrace of Deoksu Palace’s Seokjojeon Hall in Seoul, a Western-style building used as an audience hall and sleeping quarters of King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty, on May 3, 2022. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Lego Jeju Village

| May 4, 2022
Lego Jeju village set
Lego Jeju village set
A Lego version of a village in Jeju, the largest island in South Korea, is displayed at the Legoland Korea Resort in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, on May 3, 2022. The Lego-themed resort is set to open on Children’s Day, May 5. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: Group Photo of North Korean Military Commanders

| May 3, 2022
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) takes a group photo with top military commanders at the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea in Pyongyang, in this photo captured from the website of the North’s official Korean Central News Agency on April 30, 2022. The commanders organized a military parade in Pyongyang on April 25 to mark the 90th anniversary of the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: U.S. Navy Sailor Reunites with Long Lost Korean Sister

| May 2, 2022
U.S. reservist reunites with sister after 17 yrs of separation
U.S. reservist reunites with sister after 17 yrs of separation
U.S. Navy Reservist Lt. Man H. Watson, a Korean-American adoptee, reunites with his sister 17 years after their separation, at the South Korean Army’s 2nd Operational Command in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on April 28, 2022, in this photo provided by the South Korean Army. (Yonhap)