Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Yoon Meets with Xi at APEC Summit in Peru

Yoon holds summit with Chinese president
Yoon holds summit with Chinese president
President Yoon Suk Yeol (3rd from L) holds a summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (3rd from R) at a hotel in Lima, Peru, on Nov. 15, 2024, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: U.S. Citizen Appointed as CEO of Hyundai Motor Company

Hyundai Motor appoints non-Korean as CEO
Hyundai Motor appoints non-Korean as CEO
This photo, provided by Hyundai Motor Co., shows Jose Munoz, the company’s global chief operating officer and president and CEO of its North American operations for Hyundai and its luxury Genesis brand. Munoz was appointed as Hyundai’s new CEO on Nov. 15, 2024. A native of Spain and a U.S. citizen, he is the first non-Korean to hold the position. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Pyongyang Children’s Food Factory

N. Korea's children's food
N. Korea’s children’s food
This photo, provided by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Nov. 13, 2024, shows a children’s food factory in Pyongyang. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Seoul Marathon

Marathon in Seoul
Marathon in Seoul
Children and other participants begin a marathon in central Seoul on Nov. 10, 2024. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Squid Game Season 2 Set

'O,' 'X' set from 'Squid Game' Season 2
‘O,’ ‘X’ set from ‘Squid Game’ Season 2
This image, provided by Netflix, shows “O” and “X” marks, part of the set design for the upcoming “Squid Game” Season 2, unveiled on Nov. 11, 2024. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: First Thai Korean War Veteran Laid to Rest at U. N. Cemetery in Busan

Thai Korean War vet laid to rest in S. Korea
Thai Korean War vet laid to rest in S. Korea
A burial ceremony for Thai Korean War veteran Rod Asapanan, according to his will, takes place at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in the southeastern city of Busan on Nov. 11, 2024, making him the first Thai Korean War veteran to be buried there. Thailand and 15 other nations fought for South Korea under the U.N. flag against invading North Korea during the 1950-53 conflict. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: 800 Year Old Tree in Wonju

Over 800-year-old gingko tree with autumn leaves
Over 800-year-old gingko tree with autumn leaves
Tourists look at a gingko tree over 800 years old, adorned with autumn leaves, in Bangye-ri, Wonju, 86 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Nov. 5, 2024. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: New Landmark in Cheorwon

New landmark in border town
New landmark in border town
A torch-shaped observation tower is dedicated in the border county of Cheorwon, about 75 kilometers northeast of Seoul, on Nov. 4, 2024, symbolizing the yearning for inter-Korean reunification. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK Senior Reservists

Senior army
Senior army
Members of Senior Army, an organization of senior citizens who have volunteered to be reserve troops, salute the national flag before their drill at a reservist training ground in Chuncheon, 74 kilometers northeast of Seoul, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ban Ki-Moon Recognized By Mongolia

Ex-UN chief receives highest order of merit from Mongolia
Ex-UN chief receives highest order of merit from Mongolia
Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is awarded the First Class Order of Genghis Khan by Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh at the government complex in Mongolia on Nov. 2, 2024, in this photo provided by the Mongolian Embassy in Seoul. Ban is the first South Korean to receive the honor. (Yonhap)