Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Taekwondo Ambassador

| April 23, 2025
Jo Su-mi tapped as Kukkiwon's promotional envoy
Jo Su-mi tapped as Kukkiwon’s promotional envoy
South Korean soprano Jo Su-mi (R) poses for a photo with Lee Dong-sup, head of the World Taekwondo Headquarters, during a ceremony in Seoul on April 18, 2025, to mark her appointment as a promotional ambassador for the headquarters also known as Kukkiwon. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Jeju Horses

| April 22, 2025
Jeju horses
Jeju horses
Some 100 horses run onto a field at Mount Halla on the southern resort island of Jeju on April 20, 2025, as they take part in a festival celebrating the cultural and historic value of the local breed of horses, in this photo provided by the Jeju provincial government. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Yoon Again?

| April 21, 2025
Pro-Yoon rally
Pro-Yoon rally
Supporters of ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol hold a rally in Seoul’s Jongno Ward on April 19, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Spraying Down the Admiral

| April 18, 2025
Cleaning legendary admiral's statue
Cleaning legendary admiral’s statue
Workers spray water on the statue of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) Adm. Yi Sun-sin at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on April 16, 2025, as part of a springtime cleanup detail. Yi led the Korean Navy against Japanese invaders in the 16th century. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: New Pyongyang Apartments

| April 17, 2025
Completion of new apartments in Pyongyang
Completion of new apartments in Pyongyang
This photo, released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on April 16, 2025, shows North Korean people taking part in a ceremony in Pyongyang’s Hwasong area the previous day to mark the dedication of 10,000 apartments in the third-stage housing section of the newly developed area. The North’s leader Kim Jong-un attended the ceremony on the birth anniversary of his grandfather and national founder Kim Il-sung. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Impeached Korean President Wears “Make Korea Great Again” Hat

| April 16, 2025

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, wearing a baseball cap reading 'Make Korea Great Again,' greets supporters gathered near the presidential residence in Seoul's Yongsan District, Friday, as he departs the premises. Joint Press Corps

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol, wearing a baseball cap reading “Make Korea Great Again,” greets supporters gathered near the presidential residence in Seoul’s Yongsan District, Friday, as he departs the premises. Joint Press Corps 

Picture of the Day: Spring Snow in Gangwon-do

| April 15, 2025
Snow in spring
Snow in spring
This aerial photo shows a town in South Korea’s Gangwon Province covered with snow on April 13, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Subway Collapse South of Seoul

| April 14, 2025
Subway construction site collapse in Gwangmyeong
Subway construction site collapse in Gwangmyeong
Rescue officials conduct search operations for a missing person in a subway construction site collapse in Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, for the second day on April 12, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ahn Cheol-soo Declares Presidential Candidacy Again

| April 11, 2025
Ahn Cheol-soo declares presidential candidacy
Ahn Cheol-soo declares presidential candidacy
Ahn Cheol-soo, a lawmaker of the People Power Party, raises his fist as he attends a press conference at Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul on April 8, 2025, to announce his presidential candidacy in the party’s nomination race for a snap election to pick former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s successor. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Korean Government Bans Forced Labor at Salt Farm

| April 10, 2025
Taepyung Salt Farm cleared of forced labor after U.S. import ban
Taepyung Salt Farm cleared of forced labor after U.S. import ban
This photo, taken April 7, 2025, shows fields at Taepyung Salt Farm in Sinan, South Jeolla Province, southwestern South Korea. The foreign ministry said the salt farm recently placed under U.S. import restrictions is no longer involved in forced labor, after the U.S. customs agency’s ban on its products over alleged labor abuses. (Yonhap)