Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: National Foundation Day in North Korea

| October 7, 2019
N. Korea marks Nat'l Foundation Day
N. Korea marks Nat’l Foundation DayA celebration for National Foundation Day takes place in front of the mausoleum of Dangun, the legendary founder of the first Korean kingdom Gojoseon more than 4,000 years ago, in Pyongyang on Oct. 3, 2019, in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Autumn Colors Coming to Korea

| October 6, 2019
Deepening autumn
Deepening autumnTourists look at Kochia scoparia and pink muhly grass at a park in Anseong, south of Seoul, on Oct. 4, 2019, as autumn deepens in South Korea. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: 2019 ROK Ground Forces Day

| October 5, 2019
Ground forces fest
Ground forces festA child stands atop an armored vehicle during the 2019 Ground Forces Festival on an airstrip at the Gyeryongdae military headquarters, 160 kilometers south of Seoul, on Oct. 4, 2019. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Huge Anti-Government Rally at Gwanghwamun

| October 4, 2019
Protesting against gov't
Protesting against gov’tProtesters hold an anti-government rally at Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul on Oct. 3, 2019. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Moon Has Lunch With ROK Military Personnel

| October 2, 2019
Moon's luncheon with soldiers
Moon’s luncheon with soldiersPresident Moon Jae-in (3rd from L) has lunch with soldiers at an air base in Daegu after attending a ceremony to mark the 71st Armed Forces Day there on Oct. 1, 2019. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Rice Paddy Concert

| October 1, 2019
Concert in field
Concert in fieldMusicians perform on a stage built amid rice paddies in Sunchang, 360 kilometers south of Seoul, on Sept. 27, 2019, in this photo provided by the Sunchang county office. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Chosin Reservoir Battle Remembered

| September 30, 2019
Marking Korean War battle
Marking Korean War battleForeign veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War salute during a ceremony to mark the 1950 Jangjin Lake battle, also known as the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul on Sept. 27, 2019. The campaign eventually enabled 100,000 civilians to evacuate from the North Korean port of Hungnam to South Korea. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Cargo Ship Fire in Ulsan

| September 29, 2019
Cargo ship on fire
Cargo ship on fireA fire blazes on a cargo ship in Ulsan, a port city in southeastern South Korea, on Sept. 28, 2019, following an explosion. All crewmembers aboard the ship were rescued, though nine sustained injuries, according to authorities. It was not known what caused the blast. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Farmer Protest in Seoul

| September 28, 2019

Farmers hold protest in front of parliament

Farmers denounce the government’s inability to improve the livelihoods of rural agricultural communities by symbolically burning a funeral bier, streamers and mourning clothes in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on Sept. 25, 2019. The protesters earlier held a national farmers gathering before marching to parliament to make known their numerous grievances. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Bulgarian Prime Minister Receives Taekwondo Certificate

| September 27, 2019
Bulgaria PM receives taekwondo certificate
Bulgaria PM receives taekwondo certificate Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov (R) is presented with an honorary taekwondo black belt certificate by the acting chief of the board of Kukkiwon Hong Il-wha in a ceremony held in Gangnam, Seoul, on Sept. 25, 2019. Kukkiwon is the global headquarters of the Korean traditional martial art taekwondo. (Yonhap)