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)
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)
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)
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)
Ex-minister’s daughter attends 1st hearing of appellate trial Cho Min, daughter of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, appears at the Seoul Central District Court in the capital on March 26, 2025, to attend the first hearing of her appellate trial over her alleged college admission fraud. She was ordered by a lower court to pay a fine of 10 million won (US$7,510). (Yonhap)
20-meter-wide sinkhole at intersection in Seoul This photo, taken March 24, 2025, shows a 20-meter-wide sinkhole at an intersection in Seoul’s Gangdong Ward after it opened and swallowed a motorcyclist. (Yonhap)
Acting President Han back to work Acting President Han Duck-soo, who also serves as prime minister, attends a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at the government complex in Seoul on March 24, 2025, about measures to deal with wildfires in the country’s southeastern region. The meeting followed the Constitutional Court’s dismissal of his impeachment that reinstated him as acting president in the ongoing turmoil over suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief imposition of martial law. (Yonhap)
Aftermath of wildfire in southeastern region Local government employees and volunteers work for evacuees at a middle school gymnasium used as a shelter in Sancheong, South Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on March 24, 2025, following a wildfire on March 21. (Yonhap)
Rally against Yoon’s impeachment A rally opposing President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment, organized by conservative organizations, takes place in Chuncheon on March 22, 2025. (Yonhap)
Snowfall in Seoul This photo, taken March 18, 2025, shows Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the 1392-1910 Joseon Dynasty, covered with snow in Seoul amid an unseasonably heavy snow advisory issued for the capital. (Yonhap)
