Category: Picture of the Day

A handful of vacationers visit a beach in Sokcho, about 210 kilometers northeast of Seoul, on July 7, 2017, as it opens to the public. (Yonhap)

British peace activist Lindis Percy (L) speaks during a protest rally in front of a naval base on the southernmost resort island of Jeju on July 7, 2017. Defying strong opposition from villagers and conservationists, South Korea completed the base in February 2016. (Yonhap)

Former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrives to work at Seoul’s Yonsei University on July 6, 2017. Ban has been appointed by the university as a chair professor and head of the university’s body, which carries out missionary and volunteer work. (Yonhap)

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photo prior to their talks at a Berlin hotel on July 6, 2017. (Yonhap)

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon views a bronze sculpture made of 200 modeled speakers put together during a ceremony in the plaza in front of Seoul City Hall on July 5, 2017, to unveil the 5.2-meter structure, named “Vox Populi.” The sculpture is designed to enable a visitor to speak into its microphone and have their voice recorded before what the visitor said, along with background sound, comes through a speaker embedded in it. (Yonhap)

Family members of an American soldier stationed in South Korea show off Korean ginseng, known locally as “insam,” that they harvested at a field in Geumsan, a town in South Korea’s central province of South Chungcheong, on June 20, 2017, in this photo released by the Geumsan municipal office on July 3. They took part in a familiarization tour that the municipality organized to promote a 32-day exposition on insam starting Sept. 22. (Yonhap)

Foreign students pose during an entrance ceremony for a summer school program provided by Hanyang University in eastern Seoul on July 3, 2017. About 2,000 foreign students are participating in the four-week program that also includes chances to experience Korean culture. (Yonhap)

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (R) and former U.S. President Barack Obama pose for a photo during their meeting at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on July 3, 2017, in this photo released by the presidential office. Obama has visited South Korea to attend a leadership conference organized by the vernacular daily Chosun Ilbo. (Yonhap)

Actress Gong Seung-yeon poses ahead of an interview with Yonhap News Agency in Seoul on June 30, 2017, Gong stars in tvN’s sci-fi drama “Circle: Two Worlds Connected.” (Yonhap)

Thousands of members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) stage a rally at Gwanghwamun Plaza in downtown Seoul on June 30, 2017, demanding the government raise the minimum wage and employ all nonregular workers as regular employees. (Yonhap)