Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Monsoon Season Coming to Korea

Heavy rain

This photo, taken June 28, 2018, shows a rain-swollen stream in Busan as torrential rains pounded the southeastern port overnight in the wake of the annual rain front, in this photo provided by local police. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Promoting South Korean Satellite Technology

S. Korea's satellite promotion in Singapore

This photo provided by KT Corp. on June 26, 2018, shows the booth of KT SAT, a satellite communications service provider, at CommunicAsia 2018 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, to promote the Mugunghwa-7 and other communication satellites. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Inter-Korean Military Communication Lines Talks in Paju

Inter-Korean military talks on communication lines

Colonel-level military officials of the two Koreas meet at the Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine office in Paju, just south of the inter-Korean border, on June 25, 2018, in this photo provided by the Defense Ministry. The officials met to discuss restoring their military communication lines. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Celebrating 110 Years of Salvation Army in South Korea

Salvation Army General Cox celebrates 110th anniversary

Salvation Army General Andre Cox speaks at a joint service celebrating the 110th anniversary of Salvation Army Korea at Yonsei University in Seoul on June 24, 2018. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Moon Meets with Vladimir Putin

S. Korea-Russia summit

President Moon Jae-in (L) talks to Russian President Vladimir Putin at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow on June 22, 2018, while having a summit there. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: USFK Commander Welcomes New CFC Deputy Chief of Staff

ROK-US Combined Forces Command has a new Deputy Chief of Staff! ROK Army MG Cho, Young-Jin received the Legion of Merit before relinquishing responsibility to ROK Army MG Shin, Sang-Bum. MG Shin will work side-by-side with LTG Michael A. Bills, who serves both as the CFC Chief of Staff and the Eighth Army-Korea Commanding General. Welcome to the team MG Shin!  [USFK Facebook]

Picture of the Day: US-ROK Drug Cooperation

S. Korea-U.S. narcotic control cooperation

Kim Jae-il (R), a senior official of the Korea Customs Service (KCS) in charge of narcotic control, poses with Jesse Fong, Far East regional director of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), at his office in Seoul on June 20, 2018, after signing an MOU on enhancing cooperation on drug busts. This photo was provided courtesy of the KCS. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Meets with Xi Jinping

Kim Jong-un with Xi Jinping in Beijing

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping at a banquet in Beijing on June 19, 2018, in this photo carried by North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun the following day.  (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Insooni Helps Multicultural Students

Insooni with multicultural family students

Singer Insooni (L) poses at an event at Haemil School in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province, to help students from multicultural backgrounds. (Yonhap)

ROK Heads may remember that last June Insooni had to cancel a concert for US 2nd Infantry soldiers due to anti-American protests and threats made against her and other Korean performers by the left wing Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.

I wonder if she will ever reschedule another concert for American soldiers?

Picture of the Day: Muslims in Seoul Celebrate Eid-Al-Fitr

Muslims in Seoul

Muslims pose at a mosque in Seoul on June 15, 2018, to mark Eid al-Fitr, an Islamic holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. (Yonhap)