Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Hunger Strike Against Corruption

| January 23, 2026
Opposition leader on hunger strike
Opposition leader on hunger strike
Jang Dong-hyeok, leader of the main opposition People Power Party, puts his hands on his face at the National Assembly in Seoul on Jan. 19, 2026, as he stages a hunger strike for the fifth day to demand the ruling Democratic Party accept opposition-backed special probe bills on an alleged bribery scandal involving the Unification Church. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korea Holds Dedication Ceremony for Workers’ Holiday Camp

| January 22, 2026
N. Korea's dedication ceremony for workers' holiday camp
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) looks at men using a spa facility a spa facility as he attends a ceremony marking the completion of remodeling the Onpho Working People’s Holiday Camp in Kyongsong, North Hamgyong Province

Picture of the Day: Ice Fishing Festival in Hwacheon

| January 19, 2026
Ice fishing festival
Ice fishing festival
Visitors crowd a fishing ground on the frozen Hwacheon Stream in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, for the 2026 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival on Jan. 17, 2026, in this photo provided by the Hwacheon County Office. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Hyundai Robotaxi

| January 16, 2026
Test drive of Hyundai Motor-backed Ioniq 5 robotaxi
Test drive of Hyundai Motor-backed Ioniq 5 robotaxi
Ioniq 5 robotaxis, a Hyundai Motor Group-backed fully driverless vehicle, are parked at the technical center of its U.S.-based autonomous driving joint venture, Motional, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 8, 2026. The vehicle, based on the South Korean automaker’s Ionic 5 electric car, and jointly developed by Hyundai and Motional, will be put into commercial service this year. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Lee and PM Takaichi Play Drums Together

| January 15, 2026
President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi play drums together during the informal talks in Japan's Nara, Tuesday. Yonhap

President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi play drums together during the informal talks in Japan’s Nara, Tuesday. Yonhap

Picture of the Day: KOSPI Hits Record High

| January 14, 2026
KOSPI at record high
KOSPI at record highA financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Jan. 9, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having gained 33.95 points, or 0.75 percent, to an all-time closing high of 4,586.32. Seoul shares extended their rally to a sixth straight session despite profit-taking following recent sharp gains in technology, defense and shipbuilding stocks. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Paid Protesters?

| January 9, 2026
Anti-Trump protest in Seoul
Anti-Trump protest in Seoul
Members of a progressive civic group stage a protest rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 7, 2026, to criticize U.S. President Donald Trump for the United States’ invasion of Venezuela and capture of its President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation on Jan. 3. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Lee Takes Selfie with Xi

| January 8, 2026
S. Korea-China summit talks in Beijing
S. Korea-China summit talks in Beijing
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (L) takes a selfie with Chinese President Xi Jinping by using a Xiaomi smartphone following a state dinner for the South Korean leader in Beijing on Jan. 5, 2026. The smartphone was gifted to Lee by Xi during their first summit talks in Gyeongju, South Korea, in November 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: New Bridge Opens in Incheon

| January 7, 2026
New bridge
New bridge
The 3rd Landing Bridge is set to open in Incheon on Jan. 5, 2026. The bridge connects Yeongjong International City and Cheongna International City. (Yonhap)