Memorial for ex-President Park Chung-hee People queue at a memorial site for late former President Park Chung-hee, set up by the far-right opposition Our Republican Party, in Seoul on Oct. 25, 2021, as they pay tribute to the former leader one day ahead of the 42nd anniversary of his death. (Yonhap)
Memorial for fallen U.N.-led coalition forces People visit graves at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Busan, 453 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Oct. 22, 2021, during a ceremony to mark the 76th anniversary of the United Nations Day that falls on Oct. 24. A total of 2,300 people are interred at the cemetery that honors U.N.-led coalition forces who fought for South Korea against invading North Korea in the 1950-53 Korean War. (Yonhap)
N. Korea confirms test-launch of new SLBM This combined photo, released Oct. 20, 2021, by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency, shows a new type of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) being test-fired from waters the previous day. The South Korean military said on Oct. 19 that North Korea fired what appears to be an SLBM toward the East Sea from waters east of Sinpo, a city on the North’s east coast. (Yonhap)
Int’l aerospace symposium This photo, provided by the Air Force, shows Gen. John Raymond, chief of U.S. Space Force’s Space Operations, delivering a virtual keynote address at the 22nd International Symposium at a Seoul hotel on Oct. 18, 2021. (Yonhap)
Moon meets CIA chief President Moon Jae-in (R) and Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns pose for a photo during their meeting at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Oct. 15, 2021, in this photo released by the presidential office. (Yonhap)
N. Korean special forces’ martial artsThis composite photo, captured from the homepage of the Korean Central News Agency, shows North Korean special forces demonstrating their martial arts at a defense development exhibition, Self-Defence-2021, in Pyongyang on Oct. 11, 2021. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
Twin S. Korean volleyball players Twin South Korean volleyball players Lee Jae-yeong and Lee Da-yeong leave the Greek Embassy in Seoul on Oct. 12, 2021, after applying for working visas. The twin sisters signed with the Greek club PAOK Salonika in September after being banned by their former club and the Korean national team due to accusations of bullying. (Yonhap)
Autumn foliage in S. Korea This photo taken Oct. 9, 2021, shows colorful autumn foliage on Mount Odae in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, 182 kilometers northeast of Seoul. (Yonhap)
