Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Empty Streets in Seoul

| February 6, 2020
Empty street amid coronavirus fears
Empty street amid coronavirus fearsA few people walk on a street near Jonggak Station in downtown Seoul on Feb. 3, 2020. The normally busy youth district was nearly empty amid growing fears of the new coronavirus. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Red Cross Handing Out Masks in South Korea

| February 5, 2020
Masks for needy
Masks for needy
Officials at the Korean National Red Cross prepare sanitary masks for the needy at its headquarters in Seoul on Feb. 3, 2020, in this photo provided by the organization. (Yonhap) 

U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Visits South Korea

| February 4, 2020
Pacific fleet head visits Korea
Pacific fleet head visits KoreaAdm. John Aquilino (R), the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, inspects an honor guard aboard a sedan during a visit to South Korea’s naval operations command in Busan on Feb. 3, 2020, in this photo provided by the navy. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: Empty Movie Theaters in Korea Due to Coronavirus Fears

| February 3, 2020
Lack of moviegoers at theater amid coronavirus fears
Lack of moviegoers at theater amid coronavirus fearsA section of a theater in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul, is empty amid growing fears over the spread of the new coronavirus on Feb. 1, 2019. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Mt. Seorak Covered in Snow

| February 2, 2020
Snow-covered Mt. Seorak
Snow-covered Mt. SeorakSnow-covered peaks of Mount Seorak on South Korea’s northeast coast show the grandeur of one the country’s most famous scenic landscapes in this photo provided by Mount Seorak National Park on Jan. 31, 2020. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Moon’s New Generals

| February 1, 2020
President Moon poses with newly promoted generals
President Moon poses with newly promoted generalsPresident Moon Jae-in (front row, C) poses with newly promoted general officers at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Jan. 29, 2020. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Upset By Coronavirus Plan

| January 31, 2020
Coronavirus scare
Coronavirus scare
Angry residents in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, confront police while mobilizing farm machines to block a road leading to a public facility on Jan. 29, 2020, as the government reportedly plans to isolate part of some 700 South Korean nationals there, who will be evacuated from the coronavirus-originated Chinese city of Wuhan in the coming days via chartered flights. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ice Festival Closed Due to Warm Weather

| January 30, 2020
Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Fest temporary closure
Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Fest temporary closureHwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival organizers put up signs asking visitors not to step on the ice for safety reasons on Jan. 28, 2020. The festival draws in large numbers of visitors and officially opened this week, but warm weather is making it hard for people to go on the ice and fish. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: New Protection Measures Against Coronavirus

| January 29, 2020
Avoiding infection
Avoiding infectionA child wears a mask and gloves at Incheon International Airport on Jan. 27, 2020, as a preventive measure amid the spread of a new type of coronavirus that originated in China. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: Hwacheon Ice Fishing

| January 28, 2020
Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival
Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice FestivalVisitors to the 2020 Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival enjoy fishing on a frozen river in the Gangwon Province county of Hwacheon, about 120 kilometers northeast of Seoul, on Jan. 27, 2020. (Yonhap)