S. Korea returns remains of 10 Chinese war deadChinese Ambassador to South Korea Qiu Guohong drapes a Chinese flag over a box containing the remains of a Chinese soldier killed in the 1950-53 Korean War at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on April 3, 2019. The repatriation is the sixth of its kind since South Korea and China agreed in 2014 to bring back the remains of Chinese soldiers who were killed while fighting alongside North Korean soldiers during the three-year conflict. (pool photo) (Yonhap)
Ulleung IslandThis photo, provided by the North Gyeongsang provincial government on April 4, 2019, shows the country’s eastern Ulleung Island. The province is seeking the island’s inclusion on the UNESCO natural heritage list. (Yonhap)
Coal at N. Korean portThis satellite photo, taken by DigitalGlobe on Feb. 24, 2019, shows North Korea’s Rajin port. Stacks of coal are visible at the port’s Pier 2, apparently for shipment. Coal is an embargoed item under U.N. sanctions on the North’s nuclear and missile programs. 38 North unveiled the photo on April 1. (Yonhap)
Cherry blossoms in full bloomA man takes a selfie with blooming cherry blossoms in the background in Jangheung, 394 km south of Seoul, on April 1, 2019. (Yonnhap)
Plastic bags bannedA sign informing shoppers of a ban on single-use plastic bags is set up at a retail market in Seoul on April 1, 2019, when the ban went into effect at big retail markets, departments stores and shopping malls nationwide. (Yonhap)
Seoul Motor Show opensVisitors look around vehicles displayed at the Seoul International Motor Show at the KINTEX exhibition hall in Goyang, just north of Seoul, on March 29, 2019. The motor show, which opened the same day and will run through April 7, brought together representatives of some 230 companies, including 21 carmakers and auto parts makers. (Yonhap)
Singer-actress IU stars in Netflix filmSinger-actress Lee Ji-eun, better known by her stage name IU, poses for photos at a press event for her original Netflix movie “Persona” in Seoul on March 27, 2019. The short film will feature IU in four different stories, each by a different director. (Yonhap)
S. Korea receives stealth fighter jets from U.S.A U.S. F-35A stealth fighter jet arrives at an air base in Cheongju, 140 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on March 29, 2019. It is one of a pair of the jets that South Korea received on the day, part of the 40 that South Korea agreed to buy in a 2014 contract. (Yonhap)
N.K. leader attends military meetingNorth Korea’s top leader Kim Jong-un (front, L) attends a military meeting in Pyongyang on March 25-26, 2019, in this image from the North’s Korean Central TV broadcast on March 27. It was Kim’s first reported public appearance since March 10 when he voted in the parliamentary election. Kim gave opening and closing speeches at the meeting. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
S. Korean first lady with Belgian queenSouth Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook (R) and Queen Mathilde of Belgium visit a campus of Korea National University of Arts in Seoul on March 26, 2019. The queen has been in Seoul to accompany King Philippe of Belgium on his state visit to South Korea. (Yonhap)
