Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Plane Catches Fire in Busan

| January 29, 2025
This photo provided by a reader shows an Air Busan airplane on fire at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Jan. 28, 2025. Fire authorities said all 169 passengers and seven crew members safely evacuated. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

This photo provided by a reader shows an Air Busan airplane on fire at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Jan. 28, 2025. Fire authorities said all 169 passengers and seven crew members safely evacuated. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Yoon Supporters Hold a Rally

| January 28, 2025
Rally of Yoon's supporters
Rally of Yoon’s supporters
Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol shout slogans during a rally near the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Jan. 25, 2025, to express their objection to Yoon’s impeachment. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: US and ROK Soldiers Deliver Heating Assistance to Needy People

| January 27, 2025
Korean and US soldiers laugh while taking part in a joint volunteer work to deliver coal briquettes to households in need in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday. (5th Infantry Division)
Korean and US soldiers laugh while taking part in a joint volunteer work to deliver coal briquettes to households in need in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, on Wednesday. (5th Infantry Division)

Picture of the Day: ROK Army Live Fire Training

| January 24, 2025
Live-fire drill
Live-fire drill
Soldiers of the Army’s 30th Mechanized Infantry Division conduct an artillery live-fire drill with K-55A1 self-propelled howitzers at an Army training range in Paju, north of Seoul, on Jan. 22, 2025, as part of the unit’s tactical drill tailored for the winter’s severe cold period. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Damaged Court Building in Seoul

| January 23, 2025
Recovery work at court attacked by protesters
Recovery work at court attacked by protesters
People clean up destroyed equipment at the Seoul Western District Court in the capital on Jan. 19, 2025, after angry supporters of detained President Yoon Suk Yeol stormed into the court in an act of violent vandalism following the court’s decision to formally arrest Yoon over his failed martial law bid. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Lee Jae-myung Heads Back to Court Over Corruption Charges

| January 22, 2025
Opposition leader at court
Opposition leader at court
Lee Jae-myung, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, appears at the Central District Court in Seoul on Jan. 21, 2025, to attend a hearing regarding corruption accusations related to realty projects while serving as the mayor of Seongnam in the mid-2010s. The allegations also involve bribe-taking from Seongnam FC, a football club. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Frozen Race

| January 21, 2025
Runners in the cold
Runners in the cold
People braving the cold participate in a race in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, on Jan. 19, 2025, in this photo provided by the county. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Anti-US Rally in Seoul

| January 20, 2025
Anti-U.S. rally
Anti-U.S. rally
Members of a progressive civic group have their hair shaved off during a rally in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 16, 2025, to call for the U.S. government not to support the South Korean administration under acting President Choi Sang-mok and stop what they call Washington’s interference in the internal affairs of South Korea. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Supporters Cheer Yoon

| January 20, 2025
Yoon returns to detention center
Yoon returns to detention center
Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol cheer for him as he returns to the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, just south of the capital, after attending a hearing on his potential arrest at the Seoul Western District Court on Jan. 18, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Rally for Impeached President

| January 17, 2025
Rally in support of Yoon
Rally in support of Yoon
Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol rally in front of the government complex in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, on Jan. 15, 2025, as Yoon undergoes questioning before investigators at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials following his detainment earlier in the day in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law. (Yonhap)