Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Winter on Mt. Halla

Wintry scenery of Mt. Halla
Wintry scenery of Mt. Halla
Tourists take in the wintry scenery at Mount Halla, Jeju Island, on Dec. 27, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Inspects Hotel Room

N.K. leader attends dedication ceremony for hotels
N.K. leader attends dedication ceremony for hotels
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C), alongside his daughter, Ju-ae, inspects a room during a ceremony marking the completion of a hotel in Samjiyon at the foot of Mount Paektu in northern North Korea on Dec. 20, 2025, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency on Dec. 23. Kim took part in the dedication of the Ikkal and Milyong hotels, two of the five new modern hotels in the mountainous city, which also include the Sobaeksu, Ponnamu and Chongbong hotels. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Santa Clauses Climb Mt. Bukhan

Santa climbing mountain
Santa climbing mountain
Hikers dressed as Santa Claus climb Mount Bukhan in northern Seoul on Dec. 21, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Christmas Tree at Buddhist Temple

Christmas tree lit at Buddhist temple
Christmas tree lit at Buddhist temple
A Christmas tree-shaped lantern is lit in front of Jogye Temple, run by South Korea’s largest Buddhist order of Jogye, in Seoul on Dec. 18, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Visits a Shoe Shop with His Daughter

NK leader inspects industrial complex with daughter
NK leader inspects industrial complex with daughter
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) and his daughter, Ju-ae, walk hand-in-hand as they look around a shoe shop during his inspection of an industrial complex in Kangdong County on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Dec. 15, 2025, in this photo captured from the North’s official Korean Central Television the next day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un’s Wife Seen Carrying a Gucci Bag


NK leader’s wife carrying what looks like Gucci shoulder bag

Ri Sol-ju (R), wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, carries what appears to be a Gucci GG Marmont mini shoulder bag (circled in red), as she accompanies Kim with her daughter Ju-ae during his inspection of an industrial complex in Kangdong County on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Dec. 15, 2025, in this photo captured from the North’s official Korean Central Television the next day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: A Christmas Tree of Books

Christmas tree made of books
Christmas tree made of books
Students gather around a 5-meter-high Christmas tree made of 4,000 disposable books at the library of a university in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on Dec. 16, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Honors Soldiers Who Returned from War in Russia

N.K. leader welcomes troop return from Russia
N.K. leader welcomes troop return from RussiaT
his photo, carried by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Dec. 13, 2025, shows leader Kim Jong-un (C) attending a welcoming ceremony the previous day for North Korean military engineer troops who returned home after being deployed to Russia’s Kursk region to remove landmines amid the Russia-Ukraine war. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Honors Troops Killed Fighting in Russia

N.K. troops return from Russia
N.K. troops return from Russia
This photo, carried by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Dec. 13, 2025, shows leader Kim Jong-un honoring nine North Korean engineer troops, who were killed during their operations in Russia’s Kursk region, the previous day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Rescuers Search for Workers Trapped Under Collapsed Library

Collapse accident
Collapse accident
Rescue workers search for trapped workers at the site of a library collapse under construction in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Dec. 11, 2025. (Yonhap)