Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un’s Watches Rocket Test

N.K. test-firing of 'super-large multiple launch rocket system'
N.K. test-firing of ‘super-large multiple launch rocket system’North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (far R) watches a projectile being launched from a “super-large multiple rocket launcher” off North Korea’s east coast on Nov. 28, 2019, in this photo taken from footage aired by the North’s Korean Central Television. South Korea’s military said the North fired two projectiles from what is presumed to be a super-large multiple rocket launcher from Yeonpo in the country’s eastern South Hamgyong Province toward the East Sea. 

Picture of the Day: Ruling Party Protest

Ruling party rally at National Assembly
Ruling party rally at National AssemblyLawmakers of South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party rally at the National Assembly in Seoul on Nov. 29, 2019, to condemn the main opposition Liberty Korea Party’s plan to use a filibuster to block bills on electoral reform and the establishment of a new body to investigate high-level corruption. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Hyundai to Begin Construction of New Headquarters

Hyundai's new headquarters
Hyundai’s new headquartersThis aerial photo shows a construction site for Hyundai Motor Group’s new headquarters, dubbed Global Business Center, in southern Seoul. On Nov. 27, 2019, the Seoul city government gave the conglomerate a permit to build the 569-meter-tall skyscraper. Construction work is set to begin in the first of next year for completion in the latter half of 2026. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: New Nuclear Reactor Opens in Ulsan

New reactor installed
New reactor installedA ceremony to install the Shingori-5 reactor takes place at the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co.’s (KHNP) nuclear power station in Ulsan, 414 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Nov. 28, 2019, in this photo provided by the KHNP. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Moon Meets with Aung San Suu Kyi

ASEAN-ROK bilateral summit
ASEAN-ROK bilateral summitSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in (R) and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi pose for a photo prior to their talks at a hotel in Busan on Nov. 26, 2019, on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Republic of Korea (ASEAN-ROK) special summit. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Visits Troops on Changrin Islet

N.K. leader visits islet defense detachment
N.K. leader visits islet defense detachmentNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) joins a group photo session with soldiers and their families during a visit to a defense detachment on Changrin Islet near the western sea border with South Korea, in this photo taken from the website of the Korean Central News Agency on Nov. 25, 2019. The agency stopped short of reporting when he made the visit. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Anti-Government Protests Continue in Seoul

Anti-government protest in Seoul
Anti-government protest in SeoulAn anti-government rally is under way in Seoul on Nov. 23, 2019. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Sultan of Brunei Visits Busan

Brunei's Sultan
Brunei’s SultanBrunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (L) reviews an honor guard at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, about 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Nov. 24, 2019. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Huge Theme Park Planned for Hwaseong

Asia's largest global theme park
Asia’s largest global theme park
This artist’s impression of the planned Hwaseong International Theme Park provided by Gyeonggi Province on Nov. 21, 2019, shows the general scale of the project. South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group, which is pushing to construct the largest theme park in Asia, held a project vision ceremony in Hwaseong, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, that was attended by representatives from regional authorities, the Korea Water Resources Corp. and the finance ministry. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Protesters Want An End to GSOMIA

Candlelight vigil-GSOMIA
Candlelight vigil-GSOMIAMembers of the Seoul Gyeore Hana group hold a candlelight vigil outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul calling for the scrapping of the General Security of Military Information Agreement between South Korea and Japan on Nov. 21, 2019. Protestors called on the government to disregard outside pressure and criticized the United States for interfering in internal affairs. (Yonhap)