Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: President Moon Plants Tree with Indonesian President Widodo

Moon meets with Widodo

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (L) plants a commemorative tree with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at Bogor Palace south of Jakarta on Nov. 9, 2017, to mark his state visit to Indonesia. Moon, who arrived in Indonesia the previous day for a three-day visit, will hold a summit with Widodo to discuss ways to improve cooperation and joint efforts to denuclearize North Korea. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Celebrating the US Marine Corps Birthday In South Korea

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Picture of the Day: 8th Army Commander Meets with President Moon

Moon with Eighth U.S. Army commander

President Moon Jae-in (R) speaks to Lt. Gen. Thomas Vandal, commander of the Eighth U.S. Army, at Camp Humphreys, the field army’s new home, in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, on Nov. 7, 2017. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Inspects a Truck Factory

Kim Jong-un inspects truck factory

Released by the North’s state-run Korean Central News Agency on Nov. 4, 2017, this composite photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspecting the March 16 Factory, a truck manufacturing plant, with officials. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Snow Has Arrived in Pyeongchang

Enjoying snow

Climbers take a photo on the snow-capped Daegwanryeong in Pyeongchang, about 180 kilometers east of Seoul, on Nov. 4, 2017, after the first snow of the fall fell on the mountains of Gangwon Province. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Moon Gives Letter of Appointment

Moon with actress Han Ji-min

President Moon Jae-in (L) delivers a letter of appointment to actress Han Ji-min as an honorary policewoman at an event at the National Fire Service Academy in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, on Nov. 3, 2017, on the occasion of Firefighters Day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Haenyeo Celebrate Olympic Flame

Female divers with Olympic flame

Female divers, or “haenyeo” in Korean, celebrate as they hold the Olympic flame for the 2018 PyeongChang Games as part of the torch relay on the southern resort island of Jeju on Nov. 3, 2017. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Drug Sniffing Dog Competition in South Korea

Dogs demonstrate drug-sniffing skills

A U.S. soldier receives a bite from a military dog during a competition at the customs office in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Nov. 1, 2017, in which dogs trained for drug detection demonstrate their skills. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Remains of French Korean War Veteran to Be Buried in South Korea

Remains of French Korean War vet come to S. Korea

An honor guard carrying the portrait of the late French Korean War veteran Jean Le Houx and a box containing his ashes enters Incheon airport, west of Seoul, on Nov. 1, 2017. Le Houx, who took part in the 1950-53 Korean War, died at 84 in December 2016 and left a will expressing his wish to be buried in South Korea. Soldiers from France and 15 other nations fought for South Korea against invading North Korea under the U.N. flag during the war. (Yonhap)