Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: L-SAM Completes Development

S. Korea completes homegrown L-SAM defense system development
S. Korea completes homegrown L-SAM defense system development
Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun (2nd from R) looks at a model of the homegrown Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile system at its development completion ceremony at the Agency for Defense Development in Daejeon, about 140 kilometers southeast of Seoul, in this photo provided by the defense ministry. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Subway Collides into Car in Seoul

Car-train collision in Seoul
Car-train collision in Seoul
A sedan remains crashed into the front of a subway train near Geumcheon-gu Office Station on Line 1 on Dec. 1, 2024, in this photo provided by a reader. The car broke through the dividing wall into the track at 6:46 a.m. No casualties were reported as the two passengers in the car evacuated before the collision. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Winter Skiing in South Korea

Winter skiers
Winter skiers
Skiers wait in long lines for lifts at a ski resort in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, on Dec. 1, 2024, the first weekend after its opening for the season. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Anti-Government Protest in Seoul

Anti-gov't protest in Seoul
Anti-gov’t protest in Seoul
Protestors against the Yoon Suk Yeol government stage a candlelight vigil in central Seoul on Nov. 30, 2024. (Yonhap)
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Picture of the Day: Heavy Snow Covers the Blue House

Snow in Seoul
Snow in Seoul
Mount Bukak and Cheong Wa Dae, the former presidential office, in downtown Seoul are blanketed with snow on Nov. 27, 2024, amid a heavy snow alert in the capital. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Frozen Secret Garden

Secret Garden in Gangwon Province
Secret Garden in Gangwon Province
The Secret Garden, a mountainous area in Inje, about 120 kilometers northeast of Seoul, is seen in this photo provided by the county office on Nov. 24, 2024. 

Picture of the Day: Seoul’s Thermometer of Love

Thermometer of Love

Workers set up the “Thermometer of Love” at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Nov. 25, 2024, as part of a two-month donation drive by the Community Chest of Korea. This annual nationwide charity campaign encourages people to donate to the needy, with the thermometer rising by one degree for every 1 percent of the target donations collected. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: First Snow Fall in Gangwon Province

1st snowfall in Gangwon
1st snowfall in Gangwon
Snow falls on a road in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, on Nov. 23, 2024. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Training Foreign Soldiers on the K9 Howitzer

Army int'l course on Korean-made weapons
Army int’l course on Korean-made weapons
This photo, provided by the Army on Nov. 22, 2024, shows foreign soldiers from countries operating Korean-made K9 howitzers listening to an introduction to the weapon as part of the Korea-Army International Course (K-AIC) program. The three-week program, which began on Nov. 18, is designed to teach them how to operate the howitzers. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Autumn Colors in Gwangju

Autumn splendor
Autumn splendor
Autumn leaves create a stunning view on the campus of Chunnam National University in Gwangju, 267 kilometers south of Seoul, on Nov. 21, 2024. (Yonhap)