Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: USFK Congratulates ‘Parasite’ Team

| February 14, 2020
USFK lauds 'Parasite' team on Oscar win
USFK lauds ‘Parasite’ team on Oscar winUnited States Forces Korea (USFK) issues a congratulatory message to director Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” team that won four titles at the 92nd Academy Awards, in this image captured from the USFK’s Facebook page on Feb. 12, 2020. The USFK said the Oscar win is a historic moment and that troops here are proud to be serving in a country with such great culture and creative people. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Air Defense Drill

| February 13, 2020
Air defense drill
Air defense drillSouth Korean Air Force troops manning a Shingung portable, short-range air defense missile system conduct an anti-aircraft drill against a helicopter at an undisclosed location in Gangwon Province in this photo provided by the military on Feb. 11, 2020. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Tour of Evacuation Facility

| February 12, 2020
Defense minister checks facility for Wuhan evacuees
Defense minister checks facility for Wuhan evacuees
This photo provided by the defense ministry on Feb. 10, 2020, shows the country’s defense chief Jeong Kyeong-doo (C) looking over the Korea Defense Language Institute in Icheon, 80 kilometers southeast of Seoul, that will house the third group of South Korean residents and their Chinese family members who will be airlifted back home. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ‘Parasite’ Casts Celebrates Oscar Win

| February 11, 2020
'Parasite' team poses after Academy Awards achievement
‘Parasite’ team poses after Academy Awards achievementSouth Korean director Bong Joon-ho (2nd row, 4th from R) poses with key team members and stars of his film “Parasite” at an event held at London West Hollywood in Los Angeles on Feb. 9, 2020 (local time), after the black comedy film took four titles at the 92nd annual Academy Awards. (Yonhap)
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Picture of the Day: Masked Prayers

| February 10, 2020
Prayer in masks
Prayer in masksParticipants wearing protective masks pray at the Jogye Temple in Seoul on Feb. 8, 2020. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Queen Elsa Takes Precaution Against Coronavirus

| February 9, 2020
Alert on new coronavirus
Alert on new coronavirus
A display featuring characters of “Frozen 2” wearing face masks is set up at a movie theater in Seoul on Feb. 7, 2020, amid growing fears of the new coronavirus. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Snowy Ulleung Island

| February 8, 2020
Snowy island port
Snowy island portA port on South Korea’s eastern island of Ulleung is covered with snow on Feb. 5, 2020. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Empty Chinatown in Busan

| February 7, 2020
Empty street in Chinatown
Empty street in ChinatownA street in Chinatown in the southeastern South Korean port city of Busan remains vacant on Feb. 5, 2020, amid fears of the new coronavirus that originated in China. (Yonhap)

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)