The Korail-operated No. 1517 Mugunghwa train bound for Yeosu derailed near Yulchon Station in South Jeolla on Friday morning, killing the engineer and wounding eight, including the deputy engineer. [NEWSIS]
A group of domestically produced tanks, dubbed “Heukpyo,” goes through an underwater river-crossing exercise in the South Han River in Yeoju, east of Seoul, on April 19, 2016. (Yonhap)
Vogue International Editor Suzy Menkes poses in this photo provided by Conde Nast International on April 19, 2016. The globally renown fashion journalist visited South Korea to preside over the Conde Nast International Luxury Conference set for April 20-21 at Shilla Hotel in Seoul. (Yonhap)
Actress Go A-ra salutes after being named promotional ambassador for the Air Force in Daejeon on Monday. /Newsis
A farmer plants rice by using a machine in a paddy in Cheorwon, 88 kilometers north of Seoul, on April 15, 2016. The rice planting is the first in the region. (Photo courtesy of Cheorwon county) (Yonhap)
Canadian Ambassador to Seoul Eric Walsh (C) pays tribute at the grave of late Dr. Frank William Scofield at the National Cemetery in Seoul on April 12, 2016. Scofield, a Canadian doctor, served as a medical professor and a Christian missionary in Korea in the latter half of the 1910s and engaged actively in efforts to liberate Korea from Japanese colonial rule. This year marks the 46th anniversary of his passing and the centennial of his arrival in Korea. (Yonhap)
South Korean President Park Geun-hye enters a voting booth in Seoul on April 13, 2016. The quadrennial polls are to elect a new 300-member National Assembly and take on extra significance as the results will affect how Park wraps up her remaining term in office, as well as set the tone for who will succeed her. (Yonhap)
A man (C) dressed in king’s clothes is flanked by two others in maids’ attire as they pose for an event to help foreign tourists experience traditional Korean costumes (hanbok) for free at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul on April 12, 2016. The costume was used during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). (Yonhap)
Farmers pick green tea leaves at a tea plantation in South Korea’s southern county of Hadong on April 8, 2016, in this photo provided by the county office. The harvest was the first of its kind in the region. (Yonhap)
