Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Early Halloween in Seoul

Halloween parade in downtown Seoul

A Halloween parade takes place at the Gwanghwamun plaza in downtown Seoul on Sept. 2, 2018. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Asian Cup Soccer Champions

Gold medal winners

The South Korean football team poses for a photo after winning the final of the 18th Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games on Sept. 1, 2018. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Protest Against Minimum Wage Hike in South Korea

Protest against minimum wage

Angry self-employed businessmen from across the country call for the government to revoke the recent sharp increase of the minimum wage during a rally amid heavy rains at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul on Aug. 29, 2018. Many self-employed persons gave up their businesses in the wake of the hike. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: US Ambassador Meets ROK Justice Minister

Justice minister meets U.S. envoy

South Korean Justice Minister Park Sang-ki poses with U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Harry Harris prior to their meeting at the justice ministry in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, on Aug. 29, 2018, in this photo provided by the ministry. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Monks Protest in Seoul

Buddhist monks march at rally

Participants in a national rally of monks at Jogye Temple, the headquarters of Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, the Jogye Order, march on the streets calling for sweeping reform of the order following the ouster of its disgraced executive chief Rev. Seoljeong over a series of corruption allegations. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Unified Korean Team Wins Gold In Dragon Boat Racing

N. Koreans of unified Korean team celebrate after winning gold

North Korean members of the unified Korean canoeing team celebrate after the team grabbed its first-ever gold in women’s 500-meter dragon boat racing at the 18th Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games on Aug. 26, 2018. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: More Korean Models Show Off Their Melons

Imported melons

Models shows off U.S. melons at a Lotte Mart store at Seoul Station on Aug. 27, 2018. The discount chain is slated to sell those imported melons starting on Aug. 30. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Korean Models Display Their Melons

Watermelons

Models display watermelons at an SSG Food Market outlet in Seoul on Aug. 22, 2018. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ex-President Park Gets More Jail Time

Park gets higher sentence

This undated file photo shows former President Park Geun-hye entering a Seoul court. In an appeals trial on Aug. 24, 2018, the Seoul High Court sentenced Park, 66, to 25 years in prison for conspiring with her longtime confidante, Choi Soon-sil, to force Samsung and other conglomerates to donate money to two foundations under Choi’s control. In April, a lower court handed out a 24-year jail term for Park. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Soo Ae Looking Good in Black

Actress Soo Ae interview

Actress Soo Ae poses ahead of an interview with Yonhap News Agency at a cafe in Seoul on Aug. 22, 2018. (Yonhap)