Category: Picture of the Day

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

Anti-gov't rally in central Seoul
Anti-gov’t rally in central SeoulCritics of the Moon Jae-in administration stage a rally at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Nov. 9, 2019. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Bus Fare Payment with Facial Recognition

Bus fare payment via facial recognition
Bus fare payment via facial recognition A visitor experiences the payment of a bus fare through a facial recognition system at the Seoul Smart Mobility Expo in Seoul on Nov. 8, 2019. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Autumn on the Soyang River

Autumn leaves add vivid color to the scenic vista along the Soyang River near Chuncheon, 85 kilometers east of Seoul, on Nov. 7, 2019. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: DMZ Observatory in Paju Reopens

Tourists look at the North Korean town of Kaepung via telescopes at the Unification Observatory in Paju, north of Seoul, on Nov. 5, 2019. The security tour resumed after being suspended because of African swine fever, which hit Paju and other towns bordering North Korea early last month. (Yonhap

Picture of the Day: Mount Mudeung Open to the Public

Peak of Mount Mudeung
Peak of Mount Mudeung Mountain climbers walk on the peak of Mount Mudeung in South Jeolla Province on Nov. 2, 2019, in this photo provided by a Yonhap reader, as authorities opened it to the public, the second of its kind since May. Citizens’ access to the peak has been restricted since a military unit was stationed at the peak in 1966. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Yellow Dust Blankets Seoul

The sky over Yeouido, seen from the National Assembly building on Nov. 1, 2019, is thick with fine dust. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Joseon Wedding Cloths

This photo, provided by the Overseas Korean Cultural Foundation on Oct. 30, 2019, shows male wedding clothes that German pastor Dominicus Enshof collected in Korea in 1909. Since then, the relic has been kept at the missionary museum of the St. Ottilien Archabbey in Upper Bavaria, Germany. The foundation is displaying the Joseon-era (1392-1910) garment at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul from Oct. 30-Jan. 27. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: McDonald’s Protest in Seoul

A civic group holds a rally in front of a McDonald’s restaurant in downtown Seoul on Oct. 29, 2019, to call for the prosecution to investigate McDonald’s over serving defective food products. Among the protesters was the mother of a four-year-old daughter who suffered a permanent urethral disability after eating a contaminated burger patty from the global chain in 2016. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korean Pensions in North Korea

This photo, released by South Korea’s unification ministry on Oct. 29, 2019, shows a cluster of 34 pensions that were built by a South Korean company in the Mount Kumgang resort area on the North Korean eastern coat. The tourist facility opened in December 2003. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: G-Dragon Discharged from the Military

G-Dragon speaks to reporters
G-Dragon speaks to reportersG-Dragon, a member of South Korean boy band BIGBANG, speaks to reporters following his discharge from military service at a military base in Yongin, south of Seoul, on Oct. 26, 2019. (Yonhap)