Lee looks into North Korea Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party, peers into North Korea from an observatory in the border county of Goseong on Jan. 16, 2022. (Yonhap)
New presidential plane set to depart for Middle East South Korea’s new presidential plane, a Boeing 747-8i, is set to take off from Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, on Jan. 15, 2022. (Yonhap)
N. Korea says it conducted successful hypersonic missile test North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) talks with officials as he attends the test-firing of what the North claims to be a new hypersonic missile on Jan. 11, 2022, in this photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. Kim “appreciated the practical achievements” made by those involved in research related to the missile development. South Korea’s defense ministry said the previous day the North fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the East Sea. (Yonhap)
Calling for special probe into Daejang-dong scandal Lawmakers of the main opposition People Power Party hold a rally in front the judiciary and legislation committee at the National Assembly in Seoul on Jan. 10, 2022, calling for a probe by an independent counsel into a suspicious land development project in the Daejang-dong district in Seongnam, south of Seoul, allegedly involving Lee Jae-myung, former Seongnam mayor and the current presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
Fighter crash This photo, provided by a reader, shows smoke billowing from a hill in Hwaseong, about 40 kilometers south of Seoul, where an F-5E fighter belonging to the Air Force’s 10th Combat Squadron crashed right after takeoff at 1:44 p.m. on Jan. 11, 2022. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
The demonstration team of the World Taekwondo Headquarters practices at Dongshin University in Naju, 355 kilometers south of Seoul, on Jan. 10, 2022. The team promotes the Korean martial arts at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics and other international championships. (Yonhap)
Haze from fine dust Downtown Seoul appears hazy due to unusually heavy fine dust on Jan. 9, 2022. South Korea implemented a set of emergency measures in the greater Seoul area and South Chungcheong Province to reduce the density of fine dust in the atmosphere, starting the same day. (Yonhap)
N.K. posters on ruling party policy This photo, released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Jan. 4, 2022, shows one of the new propaganda posters highlighting the important tasks set forth at the fourth plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party last week. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made clear he will place policy priorities in 2022 on developing the national economy and bolstering antivirus efforts, according to Pyongyang’s state media. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
F-35A’s emergency landing This file photo, taken on Oct. 18, 2021, at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2021 at Seoul Air Base, east of Seoul, shows an F-35A stealth fighter. An F-35A fighter operated by South Korea’s Air Force made an emergency belly landing while training on a runway at an air base in Seosan, 151 kilometers south of Seoul, at 12:51 p.m. on Jan. 4, 2022, due to a malfunction in the landing gear. Its pilot emerged unscathed. (Yonhap)
Members of an organization for the physically challenged confront policemen while holding a news conference at a subway station in Seoul on Jan. 3, 2022, calling for better accessibility on the subway. (Yonhap)
