Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Subway Collapse South of Seoul

Subway construction site collapse in Gwangmyeong
Subway construction site collapse in Gwangmyeong
Rescue officials conduct search operations for a missing person in a subway construction site collapse in Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, for the second day on April 12, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ahn Cheol-soo Declares Presidential Candidacy Again

Ahn Cheol-soo declares presidential candidacy
Ahn Cheol-soo declares presidential candidacy
Ahn Cheol-soo, a lawmaker of the People Power Party, raises his fist as he attends a press conference at Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul on April 8, 2025, to announce his presidential candidacy in the party’s nomination race for a snap election to pick former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s successor. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Korean Government Bans Forced Labor at Salt Farm

Taepyung Salt Farm cleared of forced labor after U.S. import ban
Taepyung Salt Farm cleared of forced labor after U.S. import ban
This photo, taken April 7, 2025, shows fields at Taepyung Salt Farm in Sinan, South Jeolla Province, southwestern South Korea. The foreign ministry said the salt farm recently placed under U.S. import restrictions is no longer involved in forced labor, after the U.S. customs agency’s ban on its products over alleged labor abuses. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korea Holds First International Marathon in Six Years

N. Korea holds 1st int'l marathon in 6 years
N. Korea holds 1st int’l marathon in 6 years
Runners, including those from abroad, take part in an international marathon in Pyongyang on April 6, 2025, in this photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. It marked the North’s first international marathon in about six years after a hiatus due to COVID-19. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Downtown Seoul Back to Normal

Back to normal
Back to normal
People enjoy the first weekend after the Constitutional Court ousted former President Yoon Seok Yeol in Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul on April 6, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Spring Time in Jeju

Jeju Island in spring
Jeju Island in spring
This photo, taken April 6, 2025, shows canola flowers and cherry trees in full bloom on South Korea’s southern island of Jeju. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea’s Endangered Otter

Endangered animal
Endangered animal
An otter searches for food at Yongbongje Reservoir in the southwestern city of Gwangju on April 1, 2025, in this provided photo. The otter, an endangered animal, is designated as the country’s Natural Monument No. 330. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Acting Korean President Tours the JSA

Acting president tours JSA
Acting president tours JSA
Acting President Han Duck-soo (L), who concurrently serves as prime minister, meets with soldiers of the South Korean and U.S. armies on the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area, a small strip of land at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, on April 1, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Village Destroyed by Wildfire

Aftermath of wildfire
Aftermath of wildfire
Burnt-out houses are seen in a destroyed village in Cheongsong, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on March 31, 2025, after a massive wildfire hit the region. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Wildfire Damage in Andong

Wildfire in southeastern region
Wildfire in southeastern region
This photo, taken March 29, 2025, shows a scorched mountain in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, after a wildfire ravaged the region. (Yonhap)