Shown are rip currents dragging swimmers away from Haeundae beach in the southeastern port city of Busan on July 31, 2017. Rescue workers said they have successfully saved all 70 swimmers who were swept away. (Yonhap)
An amphibious bus, operated by a private company, is test run on the Han River in Seoul on July 27, 2017, in this photo released by the Seoul metropolitan government on July 28. The local government has been mulling the introduction of the bus on the river that bisects the South Korean capital. (Yonhap)
Two-time National Basketball Association (NBA) MVP Stephen Curry (C) speaks during a meeting with his South Korean fans in Seoul on July 28, 2017. (Yonhap)
The U.S. Eighth Army’s ATACMS is launched on the east coast on July 29, 2017, as South Korea and the United States conduct a joint missile exercise in response to North Korea’s firing of yet another intercontinental ballistic missile the previous day, in this photo released by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The ATACMS, or the Army Tactical Missile System, is a surface-to-surface missile that has a range of 300 km. (Yonhap)
President Moon Jae-in (C), Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief Park Yong-maan (6th from L), and other business leaders toast with beers during their meeting at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on July 27, 2017. Moon promised to continue holding frequent discussions with the country’s top business leaders on issues that may affect their businesses. (Yonhap)
A C-130H transport plane of the South Korean Air Force takes off from an air base near the southeastern port of Busan on July 25, 2017, to join a multinational exercise. The Air Force is also sending 30 service members to the inaugural Mobility Guardian training organized by the U.S. Air Mobility Command slated for early August. (Photo courtesy of the Air Force) (Yonhap)
South Korean girl band P.O.P performs during a showcase for its debut album, “Puzzle of POP,” at a performance center in southern Seoul on July 25, 2017. (Yonhap)
Andrew Wiggins of Minnesota Timberwolves dons a traditional Korean imperial robe worn by former kings at a press event in Seoul on July 23, 2017. Wiggins, a rising star in the National Basketball Association, is visiting South Korea on a corporate tour by Adidas. (Yonhap)
This photo, taken on July 19, 2017, shows a monument dedicated to victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery erected in front of Trinity Episcopal Church in Bergen County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A group of South Korean residents in Bergen installed the monument the same day in remembrance of “comfort women,” referring to those who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan’s military during World War II. (Yonhap)
Army soldiers use landmine detectors to search bushes along the Imjin River that runs across the inter-Korean border in the South Korean border town of Paju on July 20, 2017, for wood-box landmines that may have floated down from North Korea. The box mines are frequently found near the inter-Korean border area after summer floods cause them to wash down from North Korea. (Yonhap)
