Protest against court decision on child porn site operator Citizens rally in protest against a recent court decision not to extradite Son Jong-woo, operator of the world’s largest child porn site, to the United States, in Seoul on July 10, 2020. (Yonhap)
Discarded potatoesPotatoes are left to rot in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on July 9, 2020, as farmers gave up harvesting them after the fields were inundated by rainfall of more than 200 millimeters in the region in recent days. (Yonhap)
U.S. nuke envoy visits S. Korea A plane presumed to be carrying U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun lands at the U.S. Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, on July 7, 2020. Biegun, who doubles as Washington’s chief nuclear envoy, visited South Korea for talks with South Korean officials about denuclearizing North Korea. (Yonhap) (END)
Thumbs-up for medical workers Some 400 drones, flown by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport above Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul on July 4, 2020, form the thumbs-up sign in a message of appreciation for medical workers during the coronavirus pandemic. (Yonhap)
Drone promoting social distancing A drone flies above a beach in Gangneung, 237 kilometers east of Seoul, on July 5, 2020, while holding a sign that promotes the social-distancing campaign to fight the new coronavirus pandemic. (Yonhap)
Memorial ceremony held for Osan battle during Korean War Participants pay respects to the U.S. soldiers killed in the Battle of Osan during the 1950-53 Korean War, in an annual memorial ceremony held by the Osan city to honor the fallen soldiers, in this photo provided by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs on July 5, 2020. (Yonhap)
Aviation museum opened Airplane models are displayed at the National Aviation Museum of Korea in Seoul’s Gangseo Ward on July 3, 2020. The three-story museum was opened the same day, but access for the public is restricted for the time being due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Yonhap)
COVID-19 school closure A notice placed outside the main gate of Munchang Elementary School in Dongjak Ward, southwestern Seoul, outlines a temporary closure on July 1, 2020, after a sixth grader tested positive for COVID-19. Public health authorities set up a screening station earlier in the day at the playground of the school to check everyone who may have come in contact with the infected student. (Yonhap)
N.K. artillery positions closed This combined photo, taken from an observation tower on South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island bordering North Korea in the Yellow Sea, shows the entrances of some artillery positions (bottom) on North Korea’s Kaemori Coast closed on June 30, 2020. The closure of the artillery positions, which contrast with the open ones at the same place on June 19 (top), was seen after leader Kim Jong-un ordered the suspension of military action plans against the South last week. (Yonhap)
Seoul green traffic zone restrictions An electronic display in downtown Seoul warns drivers on June 30, 2020, that a new green traffic promotion zone will be enforced starting in July, prohibiting old vehicles that cause pollution from entering certain parts of the capital city. Old cars classified as having the poorest emission control systems that enter the green zone could be subject to stiff fines. (Yonhap)
