Category: Picture of the Day

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)

Picture of the Day: Coal Ash Inspections

Tougher check on coal ash imports from Japan
Tougher check on coal ash imports from JapanEnvironmental officials conduct a radioactive test on coal ash imports from Japan at the eastern port of Donghae on Sept. 2, 2019, in line with tougher inspection rules amid a Seoul-Tokyo trade row. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: DMZ Marathon

Marathon along DMZ
Marathon along DMZRunners participate in a race along the demilitarized zone, close to the border with North Korea, in the central border town of Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, on Sept. 1, 2019, in this photo provided by city government of Cheorwon. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: Korea and Japan Culture Festival in Seoul

S. Korea holds culture festival with Japan
S. Korea holds culture festival with JapanSouth Korean and Japanese citizens pose for a picture during the Korea-Japan Culture Festival 2019 held in Seoul on Sept. 1, 2019. (Yonhap)