Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: President Moon Meets with ROK Troops in the UAE

Moon meets S. Korean troops in the UAE

South Korean President Moon Jae-in aims a rifle at a target as he visits a contingent of the Akh unit, a South Korean unit stationed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in Abu Dhabi on March 27, 2018. Moon is on a four-day visit to the UAE from March 24. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Pictured with Wife in China

N.K. leader makes surprise visit to China

North Korea’s top leader Kim Jong-un (2nd from L) and his wife Ri Sol-ju (far L) pose for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd from R) and his wife Peng Liyuan at the state guest house Diaoyutai in Beijing on March 27, 2018, in Beijing, in this photo released by the Rodong Sinmun, the North’s ruling party newspaper, on March 28. After days of secrecy amid signs of such a meeting, the two countries confirmed that Kim traveled to Beijing from March 25-28 at Xi’s invitation. This is Kim’s first known overseas trip since taking power in late 2011. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Hiking in South Korea

Braving haze

Despite the “bad” level of fine dust, hikers cross a suspension bridge in Wonju, east of Seoul, on March 25, 2018, amid mild temperatures. The 200-meter-long bridge, which opened in early January, is the longest of its kind in South Korea. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: 8th Anniversary of the Cheonan Sinking

Memorial service for soldiers lost in Cheonan sinking

A memorial service for the eighth anniversary of the sinking of the Cheonan warship in a North Korean torpedo attack takes place at a cenotaph on Baengnyeong Island in the northern Yellow Sea on March 24, 2018. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korean First Lady in Vietnam

First ladies of S. Korea, Vietnam meet

South Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook (2nd from R) and Vietnamese first lady Nguyen Thi Hien (2nd from L) tour the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on March 23, 2018. Kim is accompanying President Moon Jae-in on his three-day state visit to the Southeast Asian country, which began the previous day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: The Snows of Pyeongchang

Snowy scenery of Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Picture of the Day: Protest Against Anti-Me Too Professor

Protesting teacher's anti-Me Too remarks

A group of students calls for a professor to resign over remarks accused of defaming the Me Too campaign during class at Dongduk Women’s University in Seoul on March 19, 2018. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ahn Cheol-soo Returns

Former presidential contender returns

Ahn Cheol-soo gives remarks at a meeting of the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party in Seoul on March 19, 2018. Ahn, a former presidential contender, had stepped out of the political stage in February after his party merged with another minor political party to form what is now Bareunmirae. Ahn returned to party affairs as head of a committee for recruiting new party members. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Runners from the 2018 Seoul Marathon

Picture from the 2018 Seoul Marathon.

Picture of the Day: Paralympics Closing Ceremony

Closing ceremony of PyeongChang Paralympics

Flag-bearers enter the closing ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at the Olympic Stadium in PyeongChang, northeastern South Korea, on March 18, 2018. (Yonhap)