Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Chinese and Russians Send Kids to Summer Camp in North Korea

N. Korea-China-Russia children’s camp

North Korean, Chinese and Russian children take part in a ceremony at the Songdowon International Children’s Camp in the North’s eastern coastal city of Wonsan on July 19, 2026, to mark their entry into the camp as part of deepening their friendship, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Meets Chinese Delegation in Pyongyang

N.K. leader meets Chinese adviser in Pyongyang
N.K. leader meets Chinese adviser in Pyongyang
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (2nd from L) meets Wang Huning (2nd from R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, in Pyongyang on July 16, 2026, in this photo published by the North’s Korean Central News Agency the following day. Wang is leading the delegation on a three-day visit to Pyongyang through Friday to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the two countries. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Seoul’s Olympic Stadium to Become a Temporary Baseball Stadium

Temporary baseball venue
Temporary baseball venue
This photo, taken July 19, 2026, shows Seoul Olympic Stadium, which will be used as a temporary baseball stadium by the Doosan Bears and LG Twins of the Korea Baseball Organization from 2027 to 2031, as Jamsil Baseball Stadium closes for redevelopment into a sports and MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) complex. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Coupang Warehouse on Fire In Incheon


Coupang warehouse blaze

Smoke billows from a blaze at a warehouse of retail giant Coupang Corp. in Incheon, west of Seoul, on July 20, 2026, as firefighters continued to battle the fire that broke out more than 47 hours earlier and continued to rage and force residents to evacuate amid concerns of a potential collapse of the building. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK Air Force to Participate in Australia’s Pitch Black Exercise

Air Force to join Australia-led Pitch Black multinational exercise
Air Force to join Australia-led Pitch Black multinational exercise
A KC-330 fuel tanker aircraft carrying Air Force troops takes off from an air base in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province, central South Korea, on July 14, 2026, following a ceremony to mark their participation in the Australia-led Pitch Black multinational exercise to be held at an Australian military air base in the northern city of Darwin from July 17 through Aug. 7, in this photo released by the Air Force. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Belarus Communist Party Members Visit Pyongyang

Delegation of Belarusian communist party in Pyongyang
Delegation of Belarusian communist party in Pyongyang
Sergei Syrankov (L), first secretary of the Party Central Committee at the Communist Party of Belarus, is greeted by an official of the Central Committee of the Workers Party of Korea at the international airport in Pyongyang on July 13, 2026, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. Syrankov is leading a delegation of the Belarusian communist party to the North. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Lee Meets with Britain’s Princess Anne

Lee meets Britain's Princess Anne
Lee meets Britain’s Princess Anne
President Lee Jae Myung (R) talks with Britain’s Princess Anne during their meeting at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on July 14, 2026. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea’s and Turkey’s First Ladies Meet

First ladies of S. Korea, Turkey meet
First ladies of S. Korea, Turkey meet
Kim Hea Kyung (L), wife of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, poses for a photo with Emine Erdogan, wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at Cankaya Palace in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026, during an event for spouses of leaders attending a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (Pool photo) (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Seoul Subway Blackout

Blackout hits Seoul subway
Blackout hits Seoul subway
Seoul’s Yongsan Station on subway Line No. 1 in the capital is crowded on July 8, 2026, as train services were temporarily suspended due to a blackout that hit parts of the line. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Who Is Paying These Coupang Protesters?

Rally over U.S. report on discriminatory treatment of Coupang
Rally over U.S. report on discriminatory treatment of Coupang
Members of a civic group hold signs condemning the release of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s interim staff report accusing South Korea of “discriminatory attacks” on Coupang and other American-owned businesses as they stage a rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on July 3, 2026. (Yonhap)