Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Empty Streets in Seoul

| March 9, 2020
Empty Seoul streets
Empty Seoul streetsA street in central Seoul is relatively empty on March 7, 2020, following the government’s advice on social distancing amid the coronavirus outbreak. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: USFK Commander Visits Camp Walker Commissary

| March 6, 2020
USFK commander visits Daegu base
USFK commander visits Daegu baseThis photo, captured from the U.S. Army Garrison Daegu Facebook page, shows U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. Robert Abrams (C) inspecting the commissary of Camp Walker in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on March 2, 2020, amid a growing number of new coronavirus cases in the region. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korea’s SRBM Test

| March 5, 2020
N.K. leader inspects firing drill
N.K. leader inspects firing drillThis image, aired by the North’s Korean Central Television on March 3, 2020, shows what it said is a long-range artillery drill conducted the previous day. North Korea said leader Kim Jong-un inspected the drill, which South Korea said is presumed to have been a short-range ballistic missile test. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Political Volunteer Service

| March 4, 2020
Volunteer service for virus patients
Volunteer service for virus patients
Ahn Cheol-soo, chief of the People’s Party, enters the emergency management center of a hospital in the southeastern city of Daegu, the epicenter of South Korea’s coronavirus outbreak, on March 2, 2020, after participating in volunteer service for infected people. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea Delays School Year Until March 23rd

| March 3, 2020
School opening delayed further
School opening delayed further
Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae announces an additional two-week delay to the opening of primary and secondary schools, at the government complex in Seoul, on March 2, 2020, amid the rapid spread of the new coronavirus in South Korea. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Quiet Busan Beach

| March 2, 2020
Silence amid new coronavirus spread
Silence amid new coronavirus spread
Haeundae Beach, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the southern port city of Busan, is relatively quiet on Feb. 29, 2020, as the new coronavirus spreads in the country. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: New Bridge to Yeosu Opens

| March 1, 2020
Yeosu-Goheung bridge open
Yeosu-Goheung bridge open
This photo, provided by Yeosu City, 455 kilometers south of Seoul, on Feb. 28, 2020, shows the newly opened bridge that connects the port to nearby Goheung County through Nang and Jobal islands. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Cold March to Big Statue

| February 29, 2020
Expedition to Mt. Paektu's revolutionary battle sites
Expedition to Mt. Paektu’s revolutionary battle sites
In this photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency, officials of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly gather in front of a statue of the North’s late leader Kim Jong-il in Samjiyon at the foot of Mount Paektu in northern North Korea on Feb. 23, 2020, as they started an expedition to revolutionary battle sites around the mountain.(Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Chinese Students Wear Protective Suits in South Korea

| February 28, 2020
Heavily protected Chinese students
Heavily protected Chinese studentsChinese students in protective gear are on standby for special transportation after arriving at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Feb. 25, 2020. Some 10,000 Chinese students studying at South Korean universities are expected to enter the country within the week, ahead of the spring semester. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: ROK Army Troops Scan Driver

| February 27, 2020
Troops check driver for fever
Troops check driver for fever
Troops belonging to the Army’s 50th division check the driver of an ambulance for fever near its base in northern Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Feb. 26, 2020. The military is taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among its ranks. (Yonhap)