Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: President Moon Visits Naro Space Center

| March 29, 2021
Moon visits Naro space center
Moon visits Naro space center
President Moon Jae-in (L) speaks to researchers at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, 470 kilometers south of Seoul, on March 25, 2021, after watching a successful combustion test of the first-stage engines of South Korea’s own space rocket, called Nuri. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Joint Marine Training

| March 28, 2021
S. Korea-U.S. Marines' joint drill
S. Korea-U.S. Marines’ joint drill
South Korean Marines infiltrate an inland area in a joint drill with their U.S. counterparts on the coast of South Korea’s southeastern port city of Pohang on March 25, 2021. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Happy Test Firing

| March 27, 2021
N. Korea says it test-fired new tactical guided missiles
N. Korea says it test-fired new tactical guided missiles
Ri Byong-chol (4th from L), vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party, applauds as North Korea test-fires a new type of a tactical guided missile that was launched into the East Sea from the North Korean town of Hamju, South Hamgyong Province, on March 25, 2021, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. The North’s leader Kim Jong-un did not oversee the launch. South Korea’s military said the previous day that the North fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK Soccer Team Trains in Japan

| March 26, 2021
S. Korean nat'l football squad in Japan
S. Korean nat’l football squad in JapanThe South Korean national football team trains at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on March 24, 2021, one day ahead of a friendly against its Japanese counterpart. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: United Opposition

| March 25, 2021
Ahn Cheol-soo, left, chairman of the People’s Party, embraces Oh Se-hoon, who won the ticket of the opposition bloc to run in the Seoul mayoral by-election, at a party lawmakers’ meeting in the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Wednesday. Ahn accepted co-chairmanship of the campaign for Oh, who beat Ahn in the preliminary opinion polls. [OH JONG-TAEK]

Ahn Cheol-soo, left, chairman of the People’s Party, embraces Oh Se-hoon, who won the ticket of the opposition bloc to run in the Seoul mayoral by-election, at a party lawmakers’ meeting in the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Wednesday. Ahn accepted co-chairmanship of the campaign for Oh, who beat Ahn in the preliminary opinion polls. [OH JONG-TAEK]

Picture of the Day: Spring Surfing in South Korea

| March 23, 2021
Surfers amid spring weather
Surfers amid spring weather
Surfers enjoy riding the waves at Jukdo beach in Yangyang, Gangwon Province, on March 21, 2021, with the advent of spring. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: Blinken Eats Tofu Stew

| March 20, 2021
Blinken enjoys tofu stew
Blinken enjoys tofu stew
This photo captured from a tweet by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 18, 2021, shows him enjoying tofu stew during his visit to Seoul. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: US-ROK Diplomatic Talks

| March 18, 2021
S.Korea-U.S. talks
S.Korea-U.S. talks
South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold talks at the foreign ministry in Seoul on March 17, 2021. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Crowds Pack Into Seoul Land

| March 17, 2021
Amusement park
Amusement park
Citizens wait in line to enter the Seoul Land theme park in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, on March 14, 2021. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: Oscar Nominee

| March 16, 2021
Youn nominated for Oscar
Youn nominated for Oscar
This undated file photo shows actress Youn Yuh-jung, who was nominated in the best supporting actress category at the 93rd Academy Awards on March 15, 2021, for her performance in the U.S. immigration film “Minari.” (Yonhap)