Winner of int’l organ contestThis photo, provided by Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts), shows South Korean organist Choi Ku-mi, who won the first prize in the Interpretation Final Round of St. Albans International Organ Festival and Competitions held in the namesake city in England from July 8-20, 2019. (Yonhap)
Busan Sea FestivalPeople celebrate the start of this year’s Busan Sea Festival at Haeundae Beach in South Korea’s largest port city, 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Aug. 2, 2019. (Yonhap)
N. Korea’s test-fire of new rocket systemNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un (seated) observes the test-fire of a newly developed large-caliber multiple launch guided rocket system on July 31, 2019, in this photo captured from the North’s Korean Central TV on Aug. 1. (Yonhap)
N. Korean embassy in Bangkok The main entrance of North Korea’s embassy in Bangkok stands shut on July 31, 2019, after Pyongyang said Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho will not attend the ASEAN gathering in the Southeast Asian country. (Yonhap)
Bonghwa Sweetfish Festival People with nets form a circle to catch fish in Naeseong Stream, which flows through Bonghwa County, 190 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on July 31, 2019. The Bonghwa Sweetfish Festival, set to run until Aug. 4, offers visitors numerous activities including a competition to catch fish with their bare hands. (Yonhap)
People enjoy nighttime swimPeople on a beach in Sokcho, 210 kilometers east of Seoul, take a nighttime dip in the sea on July 29, 2019, as temperatures hovered near 30 C at 9 p.m. (Yonhap)
Anti-Abe candlelight vigil in SeoulProtesters hold a candlelight vigil in central Seoul on July 27, 2019, to denounce Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over export restrictions applied to South Korea in apparent economic retaliation for court rulings on forced labor.
K-pop fest in EgyptParticipants perform during a K-pop festival at a university in Cairo on July 24, 2019. The festival was hosted by the Korean Embassy and the Korean Cultural Center in Egypt. (Yonhap)
Tourists take part in the 2019 Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach in Daecheon, 190 km south of Seoul, on July 19, 2019. The annual festival opened the same day and will run through July 28. (Yonhap)
Moment of GwangjuBrazil’s Joao de Lucca (L) refuses to take the hand of China’s Sun Yang as he comes out of the water after completing a 4X200m freestyle relay heat at the 2019 FINA Championships at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center in Gwangju, 330 kilometers south of Seoul, on July 26, 2019. Other competitors have refused to have their picture taken with Sun over allegations that he destroyed vials containing blood samples for a doping test. (Yonhap)
