Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: If North Korea is so Great Why Don’t They Stay?

| April 23, 2026
Delegations of pro-Pyongyang body in Japan
Delegations of pro-Pyongyang body in Japan
Delegations of businesspeople and the Korean Youth League affiliated with Chongryon, a Tokyo-based pro-Pyongyang association of Korean residents in Japan, pose for a group photo after arriving at the international airport in Pyongyang on April 21, 2026, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Full Bloom

| April 22, 2026

Cherry blossom trees are in full bloom with N Seoul Tower in the background at Namsan Park in central Seoul, Monday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Cherry blossom trees are in full bloom with N Seoul Tower in the background at Namsan Park in central Seoul, Monday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Picture of the Day: Ballistic Missile Target

| April 21, 2026
N. Korea test-fires ballistic missile
N. Korea test-fires ballistic missile
The Hwasong-11 Ra surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile hits a target in waters at an unspecified location on April 19, 2026, as North Korea test-fires it to verify the characteristics and power of a cluster bomb warhead and fragmentation mine warhead applied to the tactical ballistic missile, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. Leader Kim Jong-un observed the test and expressed satisfaction with the performance of the missile’s warhead capability, the KCNA said a day after South Korea’s military detected multiple short-range ballistic missiles launched toward the East Sea at around 6:10 a.m. from North Korea’s Sinpho area. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Escaped Wolf Captured in Daejeon

| April 20, 2026
Wolf captured after escaping from amusement park
Wolf captured after escaping from amusement park
Veterinarians look after a wolf at the O-World amusement park in the central city of Daejeon on April 17, 2026, shortly after rescuers captured the 2-year-old male using a tranquilizer gun following his escape from the park’s zoo on April 8, in this photo released by the Daejeon municipality. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Il-Sung Birthday Party

| April 17, 2026
N. Korean founder's birthday
N. Korean founder’s birthday
North Korean youths participate in a night dance party at Kim Il-sung Plaza in Pyongyang on April 15, 2026, marking the 114th birth anniversary of the North’s late founder Kim Il-sung, current leader Kim Jong-un’s grandfather, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Virgin Atlantic Open Incheon to London Route

| April 16, 2026
Virgin Atlantic launches Heathrow-Incheon flights
Virgin Atlantic launches Heathrow-Incheon flights
British carrier Virgin Atlantic CEO Corneel Koster (C), the carrier’s other senior executives and flight attendants take part in a ceremony at Incheon airport, west of Seoul, on April 14, 2026, to mark its newly launched regular flights between South Korea’s main gateway and London’s Heathrow Airport. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korean Missile Test from New Destroyer

| April 15, 2026
N.K.'s test of cruise, anti-warship missiles from new destroyer
N.K.’s test of cruise, anti-warship missiles from new destroyer
A missile is launched from the country’s first 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer, the Choe Hyon, in the Yellow Sea on April 12, 2026, as North Korea test-fires strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles from the destroyer, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 14. The North’s leader Kim Jong-un, who observed the launches of two strategic cruise missiles and three anti-warship missiles fired from the destroyer, called for steadily bolstering a nuclear war deterrent, according to the KCNA. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Fire at Wando Warehouse Leaves Two Firefighters Dead

| April 14, 2026
Fire at cold storage warehouse
Fire at cold storage warehouseFirefighters extinguish a blaze at a cold storage warehouse in the southwestern county of Wando on April 12, 2026, which left two firefighters dead, in this photo provided by Jeonnam Fire Services Headquarters. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)(Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in Seoul to Promote New Movie

| April 13, 2026
Hollywood stars Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep in Seoul
Hollywood stars Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep in Seoul
Hollywood stars Anne Hathaway (R) and Meryl Streep make their red carpet appearance during a publicity event in Seoul on April 8, 2026, to promote the comedy drama film “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Busan Tulips

| April 10, 2026
Tulips at southeastern city's park
Tulips at southeastern city’s parkTulips bloom at an ecological park in the southeastern port city of Busan on April 9, 2026. (Yonhap)
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