This image shows a post that former President Lee Myung-bak uploaded to his Facebook account right after the prosecution announced his indictment over a string of corruption charges, including bribery, abuse of power and embezzlement, on April 9, 2018. (Yonhap)
Participants watch a congratulatory cultural performance during the first Jeonju Queer Culture Festival at a public square in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, on April 7, 2018. The event drew about 700 visitors, according to a provisional tally from police. [Yonhap]
Supporters of ousted former President Park Geun-hye hold South Korean and U.S. flags as they march on the street in front of the Seoul Central District Court after the court sentenced her to 24 years in jail and fined her 18 billion won (US$16.83 million) on April 6, 2018. (Yonhap)
Civil activists hold a news conference in downtown Seoul on April 4, 2018 to call for government measures to cut fine dust. (Yonhap)
Broadcast vehicles are parked in front of a court in southern Seoul on April 5, 2018, the eve of the sentencing hearing for ousted President Park Geun-hye. Impeached and arrested in March last year, Park, 66, has been on trial on bribery, abuse of power and 16 other charges. (Yonhap)
Vehicles move slowly on a mountain road in eastern South Korea on April 4, 2018, as snow falls in the region. (Yonhap)
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| North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol-ju are surrounded by South Korean musicians after their joint concert at the East Pyongyang Grand Theater, Sunday. / Joint Press Corps [Korea Times] |
The members of South Korean girl group Red Velvet pose after performing in Pyongyang in this pool photo taken on April 1, 2018. (Yonhap)
This photo capture from North Korea’s Central TV on March 29, 2018, shows a set of gifts that Chinese President Xi Jinping gave to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Kim traveled to Beijing, his first trip outside his country since taking power in late 2011, from March 25-28 and held talks with Xi. The talks between the two close allies preceded Kim’s planned summits with the leaders of South Korea and the United States. (Yonhap)
An employee watches an electronic board to monitor the expected fall to Earth of China’s out-of-control space lab Tiangong 1 at Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute in the central city of Daejeon on March 30, 2018. The Science and ICT Ministry expects that Tiangong 1 will fall to Earth between 6:03 p.m. on April 1 and 2:03 p.m. on April 2, putting the alarm system against outer space risks at “alert.” The ministry will raise the alarm level to “serious” if the Chinese satellite is confirmed to pose a real threat to the country. (Yonhap)
