Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Soccer Star Conducts Mandatory Military Service

Son Heung-min at military drill
Son Heung-min at military drill
Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min, wearing a bulletproof helmet, returns to a boot camp after finishing a rifle exercise at a Marine Corps firing range in Seogwipo on the country’s southern Jeju Island on May 6, 2020. Son began his three-week military training as part of his minimum military duty on April 20, as he was exempted from the country’s obligatory 18-month military service by winning the gold medal for South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Packed Jeju Airport

Jeju airport crowded with departing tourists
Jeju airport crowded with departing touristsPassengers check in for a flight departing from the southern resort island of Jeju at Jeju International Airport on May 5, 2020, the last day of a long holiday that began April 30. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Social Distancing at Church

Social-distancing at church
Social-distancing at churchPeople form a line with space between them at a Catholic church in central Seoul on May 3, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Social Distanced Exam

Exam amid social-distancing campaign
Exam amid social-distancing campaign
Applicants take a recruitment exam for a public organization based in Daegu, 300 kilometers south of Seoul, on May 2, 2020, in this photo provided by Daegu Exhibition & Convention Center on May 3. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korea’s Number 3 Man

N.K.'s No. 3 man
N.K.’s No. 3 man
Pak Pong-ju (R), vice chairman of North Korea’s State Affairs Commission, inspects a commercial center in Pyongyang, in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on April 29, 2020, amid mounting speculation on the whereabouts of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: Gimpo Airport Packed with Travelers

Airport packed with travelers
Airport packed with travelersThe departure hall of Gimpo International Airport in Seoul is packed with travelers on April 30, 2020, the first day of a long holiday that runs through May 5. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Daegu Night Market Reopens

Night market reopens
Night market reopensCustomers line up to make purchases at a night market in Daegu, located some 300 kilometers south of Seoul, that reopened on May 1, 2020, after a two-month suspension due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Celebrating Buddha’s Birthday

Celebrating Buddha's Birthday
Celebrating Buddha’s BirthdayBuddhists wearing protective masks attend a service at Joggye Temple in central Seoul on April 30, 2020. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: 3D Model of Ieodo Seamount

Ieodo rock born via volcanic eruption
Ieodo rock born via volcanic eruption
This photo, provided by the Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency, shows the marine landform of South Korea-controlled rock outcropping leodo, south of the country’s southern Jeju Island. On April 28, 2020, the agency said the rock has been found to be the product of a volcanic eruption via analyses of volcanic tuff collected there. The red circle mark in the 3D map identifies a place from which the tuff was collected. South Korea has been operating the Ieodo Ocean Research Station there since 2003. The agency plans to study the connections of tuff from the two islands. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Halal Food Street Coming to Yongsan

Halal food street to be created
Halal food street to be created
This photo, provided by the Yongsan Ward office in Seoul on April 28, 2020, shows a rendering of a halal food culture street (pink line) to be created near the Islam Korea Seoul Central Masjid. (Yonhap)