U.S. intelligence chief visits Seoul U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines enters a hotel in Seoul on May 12, 2021. She flew in from Japan earlier in the day for talks with Seoul officials, as South Korea and the United States seek to ensure a coordinated approach to North Korea and prepare for an upcoming summit between their leaders. (Yonhap)
Wildlife trams This photo, provided by Everland on May 10, 2021, shows wildlife trams that the amusement park in Yongin, 49 kilometers south of Seoul, recently introduced to provide people a closer look at wildlife. (Yonhap)
Military leave resumes Soldiers enter Seoul Station on May 10, 2021, as the defense ministry lifted a monthslong restriction on military leave the same day despite the pandemic. (Yonhap)
More Pfizer vaccines arrive in S. Korea Officials unload containers carrying 436,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from a UPS cargo plane that landed at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on May 5, 2021. (Yonhap)
Spring snow An area near the Hangyeryeong mountain pass in Gangwon Province, east of Seoul, is covered with snow in this photo provided by the Yangyang County Office on May 2, 2021. (Yonhap)
New frigate launched Seen here is the South Korean Navy’s new 2,800-ton frigate, the Daejeon, whose launching ceremony was held at its manufacturer Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.’s Okpo shipyard on the southern island of Geoje on May 3, 2021. (Yonhap)
Anniversary of birth of Adm. Yi Sun-sin People clad in traditional clothes conduct a rite at a temple in Asan, south of Seoul, on April 28, 2021, marking the 476th anniversary of the birth of Adm. Yi Sun-sin, the 16th-century hero renowned for his victories over invading Japanese forces from 1592-1598, in this photo released by the Cultural Heritage Administration. (Yonhap)
Self-driving wheelchair Lee Ji-hoon, who was a member of South Korea’s para ice hockey team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, demonstrates how to use a self-driving wheelchair with autonomous navigation technology as he takes part in an event to unveil the smart wheelchair at the Korean War Memorial in Seoul on April 28, 2021. The vehicle was co-developed by the Korea Institute of Robotics and Technology Convergence and the private robotics firm Rovitek. (Yonhap)
THAAD standoff Police break up a sit-in by residents and activists opposing the delivery of electricity equipment and construction materials into the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) base in the southeastern county of Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, on April 28, 2021. (Yonhap)
