DP stages street rally in protest of Yoon gov’t The main opposition Democratic Party holds a massive street rally in central Seoul on Nov. 2, 2024, urging the Yoon Suk Yeol government to accept a special counsel bill for an investigation into first lady Kim Keon Hee over stock manipulation and other allegations. (Yonhap)
Gathering against same-sex marriage legalizationPeople attend an outdoor gathering at Seoul Plaza in central Seoul on Oct. 27, 2024, organized by Christian groups to express opposition against the legalization of same-sex marriage and the enactment of an anti-discrimination law. (Yonhap)
Ban on distribution of anti-Pyongyang leafletsA banner announcing a ban on distributing anti-North Korea leaflets is hung by the South Korean border towns of Yeoncheon and Paju at Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, 30 kilometers north of Seoul, on Oct. 28, 2024. This comes amid a plan by the Association of the Families of Those Abducted by North Korea to send 100,000 copies of leaflets to the North using balloons in the border area sometime this week. (Yonhap)
Leaflets by families of N. Korean abduction victims Choi Seong-ryong, head of the Association of the Families of Those Abducted by North Korea, unveils a leaflet containing personal information on the abductees during a news conference in front of the National Police Agency in Seoul on Oct. 25, 2024. The organization announced plans to send 100,000 copies of the leaflet to the North using balloons in the border city of Paju, 30 kilometers north of Seoul, sometime in the following week. (Yonhap)
N. Korean leader inspects strategic missile bases North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) inspects strategic missile bases, in this undated photo provided by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency on Oct. 23, 2024. (Yonhap)
S. Korea-Qatar joint military drill Lt. Col. Chang Tae-hwan (L), who leads a contingent of the South Korean Army, greets a Qatari general during a two-week joint military drill with the Qatari ground forces at the Al Qalayel training center in Qatar, in this photo provided by the Army on Oct. 21, 2024. (Yonhap)
BTS’ J-Hope completes obligatory military service J-Hope, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, salutes upon his discharge from the 36th Army Infantry Division boot camp in Wonju, about 85 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Oct. 17, 2024, after completing 18 months of mandatory military service, becoming the second member of the band to do so, following the oldest member, Jin. (Yonhap)
