Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Korean Cattle Released to Graze for the Summer

Cattle released

Some 300 cattle are feeding on grass in a pasture in Daegwalnyeong, 182 km east of Seoul, on June 1, 2017, after being released from their sheds where they stayed during the long winter season. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: The Highest Ranking US Army Dentist Visits Camp Humphreys

U.S. Army dental chief visits S. Korea

Maj. Gen. Thomas Tempel, chief of the U.S. Army Dental Corps, speaks during a ceremony at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, on May 30, 2017, to open Camp Humphreys Dental Clinic, a dental clinic of the 65th Medical Brigade. The dental clinic is the largest U.S. Army dental clinic in the Asia-Pafific region with 79 state-of-the-art chairs, it said. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Controversial THAAD Launcher

Moon orders probe into 'undisclosed' entry of THAAD

This photo, taken on May 30, 2017, shows a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) launcher installed upright at a golf course in Seongju, about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul. On the same day, President Moon Jae-in ordered a special probe into what the presidential office called the secret or undisclosed entry of four THAAD launchers into the country under the missile defense system deployed here. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Park’s Lottery

Lottery for admission to ex-President Park trial

People are in a line at a Seoul court on May 26, 2017, to enter a lottery for admission to the trial of ousted President Park Geun-hye on alleged bribery set for early June. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Sistar’s Last Album

Sistar's last album

Shown is a photo of the last album, soon to be released, by girl group Sistar. The group has said after seven years together it will disband after dropping its last single album titled “Lonely” on May 31, 2017. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: The Simpsons at Haeundae Beach

The Simpsons at Haeundae Beach

A sand sculpture of the Simpsons, an American animated sitcom character, rests at Haeundae Beach in Busan on March 25, 2017. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Minke Whale Caught Off of Sokcho

Minke whale

Shown is a minke whale found dead after being caught in a fishing net in waters off Sokcho, Gangwon Province, on May 23, 2017. The whale was sold for 37 million won (US$32,997). (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ex-President Roh Memorial

Moon attends memorial for late President Roh

President Moon Jae-in (3rd from R, front), Kwon Yang-sook (4th from R, front), widow of the late former President Roh Moo-hyun, and other participants attend a memorial at the tomb of Roh in the southeastern city of Gimhae on May 23, 2017, to mark the eighth anniversary of Roh’s death the same day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea’s Human Spider

Climber Kim scales S. Korea's tallest building

South Korean climber Kim Jain reaches the top of the country’s tallest building, the 123-story Lotte World Tower, in Seoul on May 20, 2017. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea’s “First Dog”

Abandoned dog to become 'first pet'

This photo from animal advocacy group CARE on May 14, 2017, shows the abandoned dog Tory, which will be adopted by President Moon Jae-in to become the “first dog.” Tory was rescued two years ago from a dog meat farm but was left unadopted because of prejudice against black dogs. Moon’s office said it was in talks with CARE on details for adopting Tory, which is set to become the world’s first abandoned dog to become a first dog. (Yonhap)