Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: New USFK Commander Meets General Paik Sun-yup

New USFK commander

Gen. Robert Abrams (R), the new commander of U.S. Forces Korea, shakes hands with retired Gen. Paik Sun-yup, a Korean War hero, during a ceremony at the Korean War Memorial in Seoul on Nov. 9, 2018, to open an exhibition celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Seoul-Washington alliance. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: International CSI Conference Held in Seoul

Int'l conference on crime scene investigation

Visitors look at a model of a human skeleton to learn more about forensic anthropology during the 2018 International Crime Scene Investigation Conference in Seoul on Nov. 6, 2018. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Nightingale Pledge Ceremony

Nursing students at Nightingale pledge ceremony

Nursing students hold candles during a ceremony at Tongmyong University in the southeastern port city of Busan on Nov. 6, 2018, as they make the Nightingale pledge. The pledge, named after Florence Nightingale, is a statement of principles for the nursing community. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Farewell to General Brooks

Farewell ceremony for USFK commander

Gen. Park Han-ki (L, back row in vehicle), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Vincent Brooks (R, back row in vehicle), the outgoing commander of U.S. Forces Korea, review troops at a farewell ceremony for Brooks at the JCS headquarters in Seoul on Nov. 6, 2018. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Korean High School Students Protest for Right to Vote

Students demand suffrage, recognition of rights

Students rally in downtown Seoul on Nov. 2, 2018, to demand the right to vote and measures against sexual misconduct by school faculty members. The rally was staged a day ahead of Student Day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Car Crashes Through Hospital Window in Changwon

Car crashes into hospital

A car sits damaged after crashing into the lobby of a hospital in the southeastern city of Changwon on Nov. 2, 2018, in this photo released by the Changwon police. No one was hurt from the car crash. Police believe that the driver caused the accident through poor driving. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Visits Resort Construction Site

N.K. leader jabs at int'l sanctions

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the construction site of the Wonsan-Kalma resort area on the country’s east coast in this photo capture from the North’s Central TV on Nov. 1, 2018. The country’s media said Kim berated the international sanctions on his country during the visit, blaming them for standing in the North’s “way toward the promotion of people’s wellbeing and development” and for forcing its submission. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: JSA Disarmament Verification

This photo, provided by South Korea's defense ministry, shows military officials from the two Koreas and the U.N. Command carrying out joint work to verify the disarmament of the Joint Security Area inside the Demilitarized Zone. (Yonhap)This photo, provided by South Korea’s defense ministry, shows military officials from the two Koreas and the U.N. Command carrying out joint work to verify the disarmament of the Joint Security Area inside the Demilitarized Zone. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Visits Samjiyon County

NK leader's on-site inspection

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un tours a township construction site in Samjiyon County in northeastern North Korea in this combined photo carried by the Rodong Sinmun, the North’s ruling party organ, on Oct. 30, 2018. It marks his third visit to the site this year. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Moon’s New Vest

Moon receives gift from Modi

South Korean President Moon Jae-in poses for a photo while wearing a “Modi jacket,” which he has received from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at his office in Seoul on Oct. 31, 2018, in this photo provided by the presidential office. (Yonhap)