Farmers on tractors head for protest rally in Seoul Farmers drive tractors through the rain in Geumcheon Ward, southwestern Seoul, on their way to a protest rally downtown on May 10, 2025, calling for a halt to rice imports. Some 1,500 police officers later blocked their advance out of concerns of traffic jams. (Yonhap)
Replica ship of Joseon Dynasty diplomatic delegation in Japan A replica ship of the Joseon Tongsinsa, a diplomatic delegation sent by the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) to Japan, sails off a port in Tomonoura, Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on May 9, 2025, on its voyage for the western Japan city of Osaka as part of events to mark the 60th anniversary this year of diplomatic ties between South Korea and Japan, in this photo released by the National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage. The dispatch of the Korean envoys began in 1607 for political reasons to promote peace after a destructive seven-year war between the two sides, but its functions were later transformed into something more cultural. A total of 12 such teams of envoys were dispatched until 1811. (Yonhap)
Tom Cruise in S. Korea U.S. actor Tom Cruise (L) and director Christopher McQuarrie acknowledge fans after arriving at Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center in the capital on May 7, 2025, for a promotional event for the film “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.” (Yonhap)
Star Wars Day paradePeople dressed as characters in the Star Wars film series, including Stormtroopers, make their way around Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on May 4, 2025, as part of Star Wars Day events organized by Walt Disney Company Korea. (Yonhap)
Children’s Day holiday A robot greets participants during a local children’s festival hosted by the Inje County Office in Gangwon Province on May 3, 2025, in celebration of Children’s Day, in this photo provided by the municipality. (Yonhap)
Kim Moon-soo chosen as PPP’s presidential candidate Former Labor Minister Kim Moon-soo celebrates after being selected as the conservative People Power Party’s candidate for the June 3 presidential election during the party convention in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, on May 3, 2025. (Yonhap)
Dutch Korean War vet laid to rest in S. Korea South Korean soldiers bury the remains of the late Dutch Korean War veteran Johannes Horstman at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in the southern port city of Busan on April 30, 2025. Horstman is the 30th U.N. veteran to be posthumously interred in the cemetery. The Netherlands is among the 22 countries that sent troops or other forms of support to back South Korea during and right after the 1950-53 conflict, which ended in a cease-fire, not a peace treaty. (Yonhap)
N. Korea’s 1st firing test of new warship’s weapons systems North Korea conducts its first firing tests of key weapons systems for North Korea’s new 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer named the Choe Hyon, with its leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, in this undated photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency on April 30, 2025. A test-firing of the destroyer’s supersonic strategic cruise missiles and anti-aircraft missiles, as well as automatic guns, came on April 28, followed by a firing test of ship-to-ship tactical guided weapons, the ship’s naval gun and electronic jamming guns the next day. (Yonhap)
Chinatown in Incheon Visitors watch a lion dance in Incheon Chinatown as part of its cultural events on April 27, 2025, in the port city west of Seoul. (Yonhap)
Memorial for soldiers, police killed amid mandatory service Bereaved family members shed tears during a ceremony at a national cemetery in the central city of Daejeon on April 25, 2025, to pay tribute to soldiers and police officers killed during mandatory service. In 2024, the government designated the fourth Friday of April as a day commemorating those killed during mandatory service in the military, police, firefighting service or other institutions to defend the nation from North Korean aggression. (Yonhap)
