Moon appoints new SNU headPresident Moon Jae-in (L) walks with Oh Se-jung to a meeting room after giving him a letter of appointment as the new head of Seoul National University at the presidential office on Feb. 20, 2019. (Yonhap)
Snowfall in SeoulSnow falls on Deoksu Palace in central Seoul on Feb. 19, 2019, the day of “Usu,” which marks the melting of ice as one of 24 seasonal divisions of the lunar calendar. (Yonhap)
British burial in S. KoreaThe bereaved family members of William Speakman, a British hero of the 1950-53 Korean War, pay tribute during his burial ceremony at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in the southeastern South Korean port city of Busan on Feb. 19, 2019. (Yonhap)
Defense minister visits Korean troopsDefense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo (3rd from R) shakes hands with soldiers of the Ahk unit, South Korean troops dispatched to the United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 15, 2019 (local time), in this photo provided by the Ministry of Defense. (Yonhap)
Preparations for second Trump-Kim summit under way in Hanoi Vietnamese workers prepare flowerbeds on a street in Hanoi on Feb. 17, 2019, in preparation for a second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un slated for Feb. 27-28. (Yonhap)
S. Korean violinist Kim BomsoriSouth Korean violinist Kim Bomsori performs during an event in Seoul on Feb. 12, 2019, to promote her debut album with Deutsche Grammophon and concerts with Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz in Gwangju, Ulsan, Daegu and Seoul. (Yonhap)
Speaker meets PelosiSouth Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang (R) shakes hands with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during their meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 12, 2019. (Yonhap)
NK poster for Kimjongilia festThis photo, released by the Korean Central News Agency on Feb. 11, 2019, shows a poster for the 23rd Kimjongilia Festival to be held in Pyongyang from Feb. 14-21 to mark the Feb. 15 birth anniversary of late leader Kim Jong-il. Kimjongilia refers to a hybrid flower named after the late leader. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
Charging station for hydroelectric cars in National AssemblyThis photo, provided by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, shows an artist’s rendering of a charging station for hydrogen cars to be built inside the National Assembly in Seoul. The ministry announced the plan on Feb. 11, 2019. (Yonhap)
S. Korea, U.S. sign defense cost dealChang Won-sam (R), the chief South Korean negotiator for defense cost talks, and his U.S. counterpart Timothy Betts sign a provisional defense cost-sharing deal on Feb. 10, 2019, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul. (Yonhap)
