World Animal Day An activist wearing a cow mask chants slogans for the welfare and rights of animals in Gwanghwamun, downtown Seoul, on Oct. 4, 2021, which is World Animal Day. (Yonhap)
Presidential hopeful Won Hee-ryong, a presidential hopeful of the main opposition People Power Party, stages a one-man rally in front of the Seoul Central Prosecutors Office on Oct. 5, 2021, calling for a thorough probe into the snowballing land development scandal involving Gyeonggi Gov. Lee Jae-myung, a front-running presidential aspirant of the ruling Democratic Party. (Yonhap)
Beach with exotic views Tourists stroll on Gyeongpo Beach, where palm trees are planted, in Gangneung, 168 kilometers east of Seoul, on Oct. 3, 2021. (Yonhap)
N.K. test-fires anti-aircraft missile This photo, released by the Korean Central News Agency on Oct. 1, 2021, shows a new type of anti-aircraft missile, developed by North Korea’s Academy of Defence Science. The North test-fired it the previous day, according to the agency. (Yonhap)
Labor group’s rally Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions scuffle with police during a rally in Seoul on Sept. 30, 2021, ahead of its nationwide strike scheduled for Oct. 20. (Yonhap)
Legoland under construction This photo shows a Lego-themed amusement park under construction on Jungdo Island in the lake city of Chuncheon, 85 kilometers northeast of Seoul, on Sept. 28, 2021. The world’s largest Legoland, a project by Britain’s Merlin Entertainment Group, is scheduled to open on May 5, 2022, the Children’s Day. (Yonhap)
N.K. premier inspects pencil factory North Korean Premier Kim Tok-hun (R) visits a pencil factory in Kanggye, a city of North Korea’s northern Jagang Province, as part of his inspection of economic fields, in this undated photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 27, 2021. (Yonhap)
N. Korea’s test-firing of railway-borne missiles This photo, captured from North Korea’s official Korean Central Television on Sept. 16, 2021, shows a short-range ballistic missile being fired from a train in a central mountainous area of the North the previous day. (Yonhap)
S. Korea reports record daily COVID-19 cases People stand in line to receive coronavirus tests at a temporary screening center at Seoul Station on Sept. 25, 2021. South Korea reported an all-time high number of daily cases of 3,273 on the day. (Yonhap)
Soldiers in Warrior Platform carry out drills Army soldiers wearing the next-generation individual combat system, called “Warrior Platform,” carry out drills at the Korea Combat Training Center in Inje county, Gangwon Province, in this photo provided by the Army. (Yonhap)
