Cheong Wa Dae crowded with visitors The presidential residence inside the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul is crowded with visitors on June 5, 2025. (Yonhap)
Lee sworn in as S. Korean president Newly elected President Lee Jae-myung (C), alongside his wife, Kim Hye-kyung, waves after attending his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul on June 4, 2025. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
S. Korean presidential election Election administration officials sort ballots at a ballot counting station in Seoul’s Gwanak Ward on June 3, 2025, after voting ended in the presidential election. (Yonhap)
Rice planting Residents participate in a traditional farming event to plant rice seedlings at a paddy in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province, southwestern South Korea, on May 30, 2025. (Yonhap)
Fallen Navy service members laid to rest at nat’l cemetery A burial ceremony is held at the Daejeon National Cemetery in the central region of Daejeon, on June 1, 2025, for four Navy service members who died in the crash of a maritime patrol aircraft earlier in the week. The P-3CK anti-submarine patrol aircraft crashed into a hillside in southern Pohang, killing all four aboard. Among the victims, Cmdr. Park Jin-woo and Senior Chief Petty Officers Yoon Dong-gyu and Kang Shin-won were laid to rest at the cemetery. (Yonhap)
S. Korean, Japanese biz leaders issue joint statement Kim Yoon (L), co-chairman of the Korea-Japan Economic Association and chairman of Samyang Holdings, and Yutaka Aso, vice chairman of the Japan-Korea Economic Association and chairman of Aso Cement Co., attend a press conference at a hotel in Seoul on May 28, 2025, about a joint statement that South Korean and Japanese business leaders adopted following the 57th South Korea-Japan Business Conference. (Yonhap)
Ex-President Park visits her father’s birthplace Former President Park Geun-hye (R) speaks to reporters as she visits the birthplace of her father and late President Park Chung-hee in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on May 27, 2025. (Yonhap)
Mount Kumgang likely to win UNESCO World Heritage status This image, taken from footage from North Korea’s Korean Central TV on Oct. 24, 2023, shows Mount Kumgang on the North’s east coast surrounded by autumn foliage. Mount Kumgang, which has long been regarded as one of Korea’s most scenic mountains for its breathtaking beauty that changes with the seasons, is likely to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site following a four-year application process, UNESCO said on May 27, 2025. (Yonhap)
S. Korean musician receives Norway’s highest civilian honor South Korean musician Chung Soon-mi, residing in Norway, is seen in this photo released by the South Korean Embassy in Oslo on May 25, 2025. Chung has received the Order of St. Olav, the highest civilian honor currently conferred by the Norwegian king. (Yonhap)
DP candidate shows bulletproof vest Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung shows his bulletproof vest during a campaign rally in front of Gyeyang Station in Incheon, west of Seoul, on May 21, 2025. (Yonhap)
