Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Chuseok Traffic Jam

Chuseok holiday traffic rush
Chuseok holiday traffic rushThis photo taken Sept. 14, 2019, in cooperation with the aviation team of the Jeonbuk Provincial Police Agency shows Honam Expressway, which connects South Chungcheong Province to major cities and counties in North and South Jeolla provinces, packed with cars traveling toward Seoul at the end of the Chuseok holiday. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Commanding on the DMZ

Capt. Jung Hee-kyung of the ROK Army, the first female chief of a 39th Infantry Division coastal border unit, inspects a fence in Goseong, Gangwon Province. The ROK Army announced her appointment Sept. 8. ROK Army via Yonhap

Picture of the Day: ROK Politician Shaves Head in Protest of Cho Kuk Appointment

Lee Un-ju, an independent lawmaker, shaves her head at the National Assembly, Tuesday, in a symbolic protest calling for the withdrawal of the appointment of Cho Kuk as justice minister. (Korea Times)

Picture of the Day: Stacks of Cash for Chuseok

Releasing cash for Chuseok
Releasing cash for ChuseokSecurity firm workers move cash bundles at the Bank of Korea in Seoul on Sept. 10, 2019, as the central bank supplies funds to commercial banks to meet rising cash demand for Chuseok, the Korean harvest holiday that falls on Sept. 13 this year. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Crew Rescued By U.S. Coast Guard from Capsized Korean Ship

This image released by the U.S. Coast Guard via AP shows a crew member of the cargo ship Golden Ray as he is helped off the capsized ship on Sept. 9, 2019. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: New Medical Helicopter

Medical heli
Medical heliA launch ceremony of South Korea’s seventh medical helicopter takes place at Ajou University Hospital in Suwon, south of Seoul, on Sept. 6, 2019. The air ambulance is meant to expand emergency services in isolated areas. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Teacher’s Conference in North Korea

Teachers' conference in N.K.
Teachers’ conference in N.K.This photo, released by the Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 4, 2019, shows the 14th National Conference of Teachers taking place at a stadium in Pyongyang the previous day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Rainbows Over Jeonju

Rainbows rise after Typhoon Lingling
Rainbows rise after Typhoon LinglingRainbows appear in the skies above Jeonju, 240 kilometers south of Seoul, after Typhoon Lingling passed through the area on Sept. 7. 2019. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Moon Visits Laos

S. Korea-Laos summit
S. Korea-Laos summitSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in (R), accompanied by his Laotian counterpart, President Bounnhang Vorachith, inspects an honor guard ahead of their meeting in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on Sept. 5, 2019. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Moon Attends Summit in Myanmar

South Korea-Myanmar summit
South Korea-Myanmar summit South Korean President Moon Jae-in (L) speaks during a joint press conference with Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi after their summit at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Sept. 3, 2019. (Yonhap)