Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Lee Myung-bak Escorted to Court Hearing

Ex-President Lee at court trial

Former President Lee Myung-bak enters the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on June 15, 2018, to attend a hearing in his trial on alleged corruption. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Radioactive Mattresses

Radioactive mattress

Staff from Korea Post collect mattresses made by Daijin Bed Co., which have been found to release radiation at levels that exceed the safety standard, in Seoul on June 16, 2018. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Roh Moo-hyun’s Wife Votes in Local Election

Former first lady votes in local elections

Kwon Yang-sook, wife of late former President Roh Moo-hyun, votes at a polling station in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, on June 13, 2018. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ex-Blue House Chief of Staff Paraded to Court

Ex-presidential chief of staff at court trial

Kim Ki-choon, former Cheong Wa Dae chief of staff, enters a Seoul court on June 8, 2018, to be tried on charges that he kept a secret register of artists deemed critical of the Park Geun-hye government to disadvantage them. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korean Media Shows John Bolton Shaking Kim Jong-un’s Hand

N. Korean leader Kim shakes hands with hawkish Bolton

This photo, taken from the North’s Rodong Sinmun daily newspaper on June 13, 2018, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) shaking hands with U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, who is known for his hawkish views on the North, at the Capella Hotel on the Singaporean resort island of Sentosa. Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump held a summit there a day earlier. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Protesting to Return Kidnapped Korean Citizens

Seeking repatriation of abductees in N. Korea

Members of a South Korean civic group stage a rally in front of the Capella Hotel in Singapore on June 12, 2018, demanding the repatriation of South Koreans kidnapped by North Korea as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un holds a summit meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the hotel. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Rice University Students Visit Ulsan

Rice University students at SK Innovation

Students majoring in Korean studies at Rice University in Houston tour SK Innovation in the southeastern industrial city of Ulsan in this photo released by the company on June 8, 2018. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: What is Shinzo Abe Thinking?

I wonder what Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was thinking in this photograph from the recent G7 summit in Canada?  Anyone want to provide a caption?

Picture of the Day: President Moon Meets with Handicapped People Before Election

Moon with disabled people

President Moon Jae-in meets with disadvantaged people at a polling station in Seoul on June 8, 2018, after casting an early vote for the June 13 local elections. They called on the government to come up with measures to facilitate the casting of ballots by the disabled. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Seomjin River in Hadong

Seomjin River

This photo provided by the Hadong County Office on June 7, 2018, shows the Seomjin River in Hadong, South Gyeongsang Province. (Yonhap)