Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Rescuers Search for Workers Trapped Under Collapsed Library

| December 15, 2025
Collapse accident
Collapse accident
Rescue workers search for trapped workers at the site of a library collapse under construction in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Dec. 11, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Christmas Museum on Jeju Island

| December 12, 2025
Christmas museum
Christmas museum
Visitors to the Weihnachten Christmas Museum on the southern Jeju Island look at exhibits on Dec. 9, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Presidential Office Begins Move Back to Cheongwadae

| December 11, 2025
Relocation to Cheong Wa Dae
Relocation to Cheong Wa Dae
Trucks carrying office equipment of the Yongsan presidential office enter the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2025, beginning the office’s relocation, which is scheduled to be completed by the end of the month. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Christmas Parade at Lotte World

| December 10, 2025
Christmas parade
Christmas parade
A Christmas parade is under way at the indoor Lotte World Adventure theme park in southern Seoul on Dec. 9, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Snowcapped Mt. Halla

| December 9, 2025
Snow-capped Mount Halla
Snow-capped Mount Halla
This provided photo shows Baekrokdam Lake, which sits at the top of Mount Halla on South Korea’s largest island of Jeju, covered with snow on Dec. 5, 2025. The 1,950-meter dormant volcano, a UNESCO-designated world natural heritage site, is the highest peak in South Korea. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Cloud of Fine Dust Covers Seoul

| December 8, 2025
Seoul gripped by fine dust
Seoul gripped by fine dust
Downtown Seoul is covered by fine dust on Dec. 7, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Heavy Snowfall in Seoul

| December 5, 2025
A pedestrian crosses a street in Seoul's Mapo district amid the season's first heavy snowfall on Dec. 4, 2025. (Yonhap)

A pedestrian crosses a street in Seoul’s Mapo district amid the season’s first heavy snowfall on Dec. 4, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Korean War Era Remains Recovered Near the DMZ

| December 3, 2025
Excavation of Korean War soldiers' remains
Excavation of Korean War soldiers’ remains
Soldiers carry South Korean flag-draped boxes containing the excavated remains of South Korean soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War at White Horse Ridge in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, in this undated photo provided by the defense ministry on Dec. 1, 2025. The military has recovered the remains of 25 bodies believed to belong to soldiers killed in the conflict and 1,962 pieces of their belongings following a 40-day search from Oct. 15-Nov. 28 involving troops from South Korea and member states of the U.S.-led U.N. Command, according to the ministry. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Christmas Ornaments for Sale in Namdaemun Market

| December 2, 2025
Christmas ornaments at Namdaemun Market
Christmas ornaments at Namdaemun Market
People look at Christmas ornaments at Namdaemun Market in downtown Seoul on Nov. 30, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Gwangju Queer Culture Festival

| December 1, 2025
Queer festival in Gwangju
Queer festival in Gwangju
Crowds gather for the Gwangju Queer Culture Festival in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, on Nov. 29, 2025. (Yonhap)