NK firing drillsThis photo, carried by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Aug. 12, 2025, shows the North’s artillery subunits of the Korean People’s Army conducting a firing practice contest the previous day in a bid to bolster its war readiness posture. It was overseen by Pak Jong-chon (C), vice chairman of the ruling party’s Central Military Commission. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un did not attend. (Yonhap)
Vietnam’s top leader arrives in S. Korea on state visit Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam (L), and his wife, Ngo Phuong Ly, wave to a welcome delegation upon arriving at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, south of Seoul, as Lam embarks on a state visit at the invitation of President Lee Jae Myung. Lam and Lee are scheduled to hold summit talks Monday. (Yonhap)
Russian student campers in N. Korea Russian student campers, who are participating in an international children’s camp with North Korean students, ride on an attraction at an amusement park in Pyongyang on July 29, 2025, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. (Yonhap)
Tsunami not observed on S. Korea’s east coast Holidaymakers play in the sea off Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea, on July 30, 2025, as no tsunami warning was issued following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. (Yonhap)
Inaugural Pyongyang-Moscow direct flight A Russian delegation (rear) is welcomed by North Korean people during a ceremony at the international airport in Pyongyang on July 28, 2025, to mark the first direct flight linking Moscow to the North Korean capital, operated by Nordwind Airlines, amid a strengthening of ties between the two nations, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (Yonhap)
N.K. leader joins group photo session with soldiers North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (6th from L, 1st row) joins a photo session with a group of the North Korean Army’s officers and soldiers during an event in Pyongyang on July 26, 2025, to celebrate the 72nd anniversary the next day of the armistice that halted the 1950-53 Korean War, in this photo taken from North Korea’s official Korean Central Television on July 28. North Korea refers to the three-year conflict as the Great Fatherland Liberation War and designates the date of the armistice signing as Victory Day. (Yonhap)
Boryeong Mud Fest starts A tourist enjoys a mud slide at the Daecheon Beach Mud Plaza in Boryeong on South Korea’s western coast on July 25, 2025, after the annual Boryeong Mud Festival opened. Boryeong mud is known to be rich in minerals and to help prevent skin aging. (Yonhap)