Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: North Korea Tightens Border Security with China

| September 5, 2025
N. Korea tightens border security
N. Korea tightens border security
Fences are installed near Yalu River Bridge, which connects China’s Dandong and the North’s Sinuiju, on Sept. 1, 2025, as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reportedly departed for China to attend a military parade. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korean Troops on Russian Frontlines

| September 4, 2025
N. Korean troops in Russia's front line
N. Korean troops in Russia’s front line
North Korean military officials conduct a strategy meeting with their Russian counterparts as North Korean soldiers take part in a battle against Ukraine in Russia’s front-line region of Kursk, in this image taken from a documentary aired on Aug. 31, 2025, by North Korea’s official Korean Central Television. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Inspects Munitions Factory Before Trip to Beijing

| September 3, 2025
This file photo, published by the Korean Central News Agency on May 7, 2025, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (2nd from L, front) inspecting a munitions factory. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

This file photo, published by the Korean Central News Agency on May 7, 2025, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (2nd from L, front) inspecting a munitions factory. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: K-Pop Demon Hunter Products for Sale

| September 2, 2025
'KPop Demon Hunters'-themed products
‘KPop Demon Hunters’-themed productsF
ood products featuring characters from the global hit animated movie “KPop Demon Hunters” are displayed at a shop in Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Aug. 31, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Firefighters Fight Drought In South Korea

| September 1, 2025
Firefighters tackling drought
Firefighters tackling drought
Firefighters fill water at a purification plant in Gangneung, 210 kilometers east of Seoul, on Aug. 31, 2025. A day earlier, President Lee Jae Myung declared the province affected by drought a state of national disaster. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: River Crossing Drill

| August 29, 2025
S. Korea-U.S. joint river-crossing drill
S. Korea-U.S. joint river-crossing drill
K200A1 armored personnel carriers cross a floating bridge over the Namhan River in Yeoju, 65 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Aug. 27, 2025, as soldiers affiliated with the South Korean Army’s 7th Engineer Brigade and the U.S. 11th Engineer Battalion conduct a joint river-crossing drill. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Remains of North Korean Troops Killed in Russia-Ukraine War Repatriated

| August 28, 2025
Remains of N.K. troops killed in Russia-Ukraine war repatriated
Remains of N.K. troops killed in Russia-Ukraine war repatriated
North Korean flag-draped coffins containing the remains of North Korean soldiers killed in Russia’s war with Ukraine are carried during a ceremony in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2025, to mark their repatriation, in this photo taken from North Korea’s official Korean Central Television on Aug. 22. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Trump Meets with Lee at the White House

| August 27, 2025
Lee-Trump summit in Washington
Lee-Trump summit in Washington
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during their talks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Aug. 25, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Meets with Commanders Who Fought in Russia’s War Against Ukraine

| August 26, 2025
N.K. leader hails commanders deployed in Russia's war on Ukraine
N.K. leader hails commanders deployed in Russia’s war on Ukraine
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) meets with military commanders deployed to Russia in its war against Ukraine at the headquarters of the Party Central Committee in Pyongyang on Aug. 20, 2025, as they returned home to attend a commendation ceremony, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Bill Gates Arrives in South Korea

| August 25, 2025
Bill Gates arrives in S. Korea
Bill Gates arrives in S. Korea
Bill Gates, chair of the Gates Foundation and Microsoft Corp. co-founder, arrives in South Korea via Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center in western Seoul on Aug. 20, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)