Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Social Distancing at Church

| May 6, 2020
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

| May 5, 2020
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

| May 4, 2020
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

| May 3, 2020
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

| May 2, 2020
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

| May 1, 2020
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

| April 30, 2020
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

| April 29, 2020
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)

Picture of the Day: COVID-19 Free Airport

| April 28, 2020
New coronavirus
New coronavirusFewer people than usual are seen at Incheon airport, west of Seoul, on April 27, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Koreans Return to Gyeongbok Palace

| April 27, 2020
Gyeongbok Palace after eased social distancing
Gyeongbok Palace after eased social distancing
People visit Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on April 25, 2020, on the first weekend after the government eased rules on social distancing over the coronavirus. (Yonhap)