Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Hyundai’s New Fuel Cell Truck

Hyundai's new fuel cell truck
Hyundai’s new fuel cell truck
This photo, released by Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group on May 25, 2021, shows a new hydrogen fuel cell truck, Xcient Fuel Cell, manufactured by Hyundai. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Rose Festival Cancelled

Rose park
Rose park
Seen here is the Rose Park in Gokseong, about 400 kilometers south of Seoul, on May 25, 2021. An annual world rose festival there was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic this year despite roses being in full bloom. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: Huge Fire Breaks Out at Incheon Factory

Factory fire
Factory fireA big fire breaks out at a factory in Incheon, west of Seoul, on May 24, 2021, in this photo provided by a reader. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Gwangju Taxi Uprising

Marking 1980 pro-democracy uprising
Marking 1980 pro-democracy uprising
Taxis reenact a car protest on a street in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul, on May 20, 2021, as part of events to mark the 41st anniversary of the May 18 pro-democracy uprising in the city. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: Waterpark at Everland to Open

Water park to open
Water park to open
This photo, provided by amusement park Everland, shows its water park Caribbean Bay. The company said that it will open the water park on May 21, 2021, under strengthened quarantine measures amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: Celebrating Buddha’s Birthday

Lotus lanterns on Buddha's Birthday
Lotus lanterns on Buddha’s Birthday
An event with lotus lanterns takes place at Bongeun Temple in southern Seoul on Buddha’s Birthday on May 19, 2021. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Cigarette Smuggling

Seizure of cigarettes smuggled to Oceanic nations
Seizure of cigarettes smuggled to Oceanic nations
This photo, provided by the Incheon customs service on May 18, 2021, shows part of around 1,000 cartons of cigarettes that the service seized while they were being smuggled into Australia and New Zealand via international express cargo. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Rally for Medical Student Found Dead in the Han River

Rally for medical student found dead in Han River
Rally for medical student found dead in Han River
People participate in a memorial rally at the Banpo Han River Park in southern Seoul on May 16, 2021, for Sohn Jung-min, a medical student who went missing after drinking with a friend at the park and was found dead in the Han River on April 30. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Legoland Being Constructed in Chuncheon

Legoland under construction
Legoland under constructionThis aerial photo shows a Lego-themed amusement park being built on Jung Island in South Korea’s eastern lake city of Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, on May 13, 2021, about one year ahead of its opening. The Gangwon provincial council approved a bill in 2018 to allow British-based Merlin Entertainment Group, the operator of Legoland, to play a leading role in pushing for the mega project. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Protest In Support of Pardon for Samsung Leader

Calling for pardon for Samsung leader
Calling for pardon for Samsung leader
Residents and officials of the southeastern county of Uiryeong, the birthplace of the late Samsung founder Lee Byung-cheol, call for President Moon Jae-in to pardon imprisoned Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong during a rally on May 12, 2021. (Yonhap)