Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Remembering the ROK’s First Embassy

| February 11, 2026
South Korean Ambassador to the US Kang Kyung-wha (left) and Korea Heritage Service Administrator Huh Min attend an event installing a plaque at the consular section building of the Korean Embassy in Washington on Monday to mark the historic building as the site of the Asian country's first-ever embassy. (Yonhap)

South Korean Ambassador to the US Kang Kyung-wha (left) and Korea Heritage Service Administrator Huh Min attend an event installing a plaque at the consular section building of the Korean Embassy in Washington on Monday to mark the historic building as the site of the Asian country’s first-ever embassy. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: New North Korean Stamps

| February 6, 2026
N.K. stamps on regional development policy
N.K. stamps on regional development policy
This photo, captured from the website of North Korea’s State Stamp Bureau on Feb. 5, 2026, shows part of the stamps that the bureau has issued to feature North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s signature regional development policy to build modern factories in 20 cities and counties each year over a 10-year period to improve the living conditions of people in regional areas. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: New Stryker Brigade Arrives in South Korea

| February 5, 2026
New rotational U.S. Stryker unit in S. Korea
New rotational U.S. Stryker unit in S. Korea
Armored vehicles and other military vehicles from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the 2nd Infantry Division are seen after being unloaded at a pier in the southeastern port city of Busan on Feb. 4, 2026. The combat team is set to replace the outgoing 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division this month and operate in South Korea for nine months. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Snowy Seoul

| February 4, 2026
Traffic is congested on roads near Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno District, Seoul, on Monday morning, following heavy snowfall. (Yonhap)
Traffic is congested on roads near Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno District, Seoul, on Monday morning, following heavy snowfall. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea Sees Continuous Drop in Gas Prices

| February 3, 2026
Gas prices drop for 8 consecutive weeks
Gas prices drop for 8 consecutive weeksThis photo shows a gas station in central Seoul displaying gas prices on Feb. 1, 2026, which have dropped for eight consecutive weeks. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korean Athletes Arrive in Italy for Winter Olympics

| January 31, 2026
S. Korean athletes arrive in Italy for Winter Olympics
S. Korean athletes arrive in Italy for Winter Olympics
South Korean athletes and officials competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics pose for a photo upon arriving at Milan Malpensa Airport in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 31, 2026, in this photo provided by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Anti-Trump Protest in Seoul

| January 29, 2026
Anti-U.S. rally
Anti-U.S. rally
Protestors wearing masks of U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President JD Vance take part in an anti-Trump rally organized by an alliance of civic groups in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 27, 2026, after Trump said he’s raising “reciprocal” tariffs and auto duties on South Korea to 25 percent from 15 percent as he argued the Asian ally’s legislature has not yet completed a domestic process to implement a bilateral trade deal. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Inspects Long Caliber Rocket Launch

| January 28, 2026
N. Korea test-fires large-caliber multiple rocket launcher
N. Korea test-fires large-caliber multiple rocket launcher
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) inspects a test-firing of an upgraded large-caliber multiple rocket launcher system to assess its effectiveness at an unspecified location on Jan. 27, 2026, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. South Korea’s military has said it detected multiple short-range ballistic missiles launched from north of Pyongyang toward the East Sea. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Former ROK Prime Minister’s Body Transported from Vietnam

| January 27, 2026
A casket carrying the body of the late former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan is being moved into Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Monday. Yonhap

A casket carrying the body of the late former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan is being moved into Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Monday. Yonhap

Picture of the Day: Ice Camping

| January 26, 2026
Camping on ice
Camping on iceCamping tents are spread across the Bukhan River in Chuncheon, 85 kilometers northeast of Seoul, amid a persisting cold wave in the country on Jan. 25, 2026. (Yonhap)