Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Trash Covered Beach in Gangneung

Beach covered with trash
Beach covered with trash
Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, is covered with trash left overnight by visitors on Aug. 18, 2024, the last day for the beach’s public use this year. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Korea’s Democractic Party Denounces Probe into Ex-President Moon’s Finances

Denouncing probe into ex-President Moon's bank accounts
Denouncing probe into ex-President Moon’s bank accounts
Lawmakers of the main opposition Democratic Party, who previously worked at the presidential office of former President Moon Jae-in, hold a news conference at the National Assembly in Seoul on Aug. 16, 2024. They denounced the prosecution for tracking the bank accounts of Moon and his wife, Kim Jung-sook, in relation to an ongoing investigation into their former son-in-law, who was employed as an executive director at the Thailand-based budget carrier Thai Eastar Jet following the appointment of the firm’s founder Lee Sang-jik as head of the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency in 2018. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Bad Parking Spot

Car crash into cafe
Car crash into cafe
This photo shows the aftermath of a sedan crashing into a cafe in Yongin, south of Seoul, on Aug. 14, 2024, leaving approximately 10 people injured. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK JCS Visits 1st Infantry Division

JCS chief inspects combat readiness
JCS chief inspects combat readiness
Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Adm. Kim Myung-soo (2nd from R, front row) inspects combat readiness during a visit to the Army’s First Infantry Division on Aug. 12, 2024, in this photo provided by the JCS. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Algae Spreads Along the Yeongsan River

Algae spreads amid heat wave
Algae spreads amid heat wave
A green tide increasingly blooms in the Yeongsan River in Naju, 281 kilometers south of Seoul, on Aug. 13, 2024, amid scorching heat. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Visits Region Devasted By Floods

NK leader visits flood-stricken region

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announces measures to support flood victims during his visit to a temporary shelter in Uiju County in North Pyongan Province in this photo released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency on Aug. 10, 2024. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Temple Speed Dating

Singles meet at temple for speed dating
Singles meet at temple for speed dating
Young singles wearing Korean traditional clothing attend a speed dating event at a temple in Yangyang, about 150 kilometers east of Seoul, on Aug. 10, 2024. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Helicopter Crash in Hadong

Chopper crash
Chopper crash
A National Forest Service helicopter crashed in Hadong, 284 kilometers southeast of Seoul, at 9:39 a.m. on Aug. 7, 2024, reportedly leaving a crew member injured, in this photo provided by the local fire service. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korea Deploys New Tactical Ballistic Missile System

N. Korea's new tactical ballistic missile weapon system
N. Korea’s new tactical ballistic missile weapon system
A ceremony transferring a new tactical ballistic missile weapon system to front-line units takes place in Pyongyang on Aug. 4, 2024, with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter, Ju-ae, in attendance, in this photo provided by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Burnt Electric Car in Incheon

Burnt electric Mercedes-Benz sedan
Burnt electric Mercedes-Benz sedan
Police move an electric Mercedes-Benz sedan from the underground parking lot of an apartment building after completing their probe in Incheon, 27 kilometers west of Seoul, on Aug. 5, 2024. A fire broke out in the car after it exploded on Aug. 1, resulting in 22 residents and a firefighter being hospitalized. Around 40 cars were burnt and an additional 100 cars in the parking lot were damaged. (Yonhap)