Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Protest Against Korean Doctors

| June 19, 2024
Protest against doctors' walkout
Protest against doctors’ walkout
Members from the Federation of Korean Medical School Industry Trade Union hold a news conference in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on June 17, 2024, calling for doctors to withdraw their planned walkout in protest against a hike in the medical school enrollment. Professors at Seoul National University Medical School entered an indefinite walkout earlier in the day, and doctors across the nation are set to join an indefinite collective action organized by the Korean Medical Association. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: 1st Lady in Uzbekistan

| June 18, 2024
First lady meets Uzbek children
First lady meets Uzbek children
First lady Kim Keon Hee (R, front row) is greeted by Uzbek children at a cultural event in Tashkent on June 15, 2024, on the occasion of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s state visit to the Central Asian nation. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Yeonpyeong

| June 17, 2024
25th anniv. of victory in Yeonpyeong Battle
25th anniv. of victory in Yeonpyeong Battle
Participants, including Naval Chief of Staff Adm. Yang Yong-mo, pose for a group photo during a ceremony at the Navy’s 2nd Fleet Command in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, on June 14, 2024, marking the 25th anniversary of South Korea’s victory in a 1999 skirmish with North Korea off the South Korean northwestrn island of Yeonpyeong near the inter-Korean sea border. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Yoon Visits Kazakhstan

| June 14, 2024
S. Korea-Kazakhstan summit
S. Korea-Kazakhstan summit
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (4th from L) speaks during summit talks with his Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (3rd from R), at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Astana on June 12, 2024. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Yoon Visits Turkmenistan

| June 13, 2024
Posing with Turkmenistan's national dog breed
Posing with Turkmenistan’s national dog breed
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (1st from L) and first lady Kim Keon Hee (2nd from L) pose for a photo with Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov (R) and his wife while holding the Central Asian country’s national dog breed, the Alabai, at a state banquet held at a hotel in Ashgabat on June 10, 2024. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Waste from North Korean Balloon Catches Fire

| June 12, 2024
Fire from waste paper in balloon sent by N. Korea
Fire from waste paper in balloon sent by N. Korea
This photo, provided by the Incheon Fire Service on June 10, 2024, shows waste paper from a balloon sent by North Korea catching fire on a road in Ganghwa, Incheon, 27 kilometers west of Seoul, the previous day. The agency said the cause of the fire has yet to be known. ( (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Defector Groups Continue to Send Leaflets Into North Korea

| June 11, 2024
Defector group sends leaflets to N. Korea
Defector group sends leaflets to N. Korea
This image, provided by Gyeoreul Unification Solidarity on June 8, 2024, shows its members preparing to send balloons carrying propaganda leaflets critical of the North Korean regime across the border. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Lawyer Close to Korean Opposition Leader Gets Prison Sentence

| June 10, 2024
Ex-vice governor close to opposition leader gets 9 1/2-yr sentence
Ex-vice governor close to opposition leader gets 9 1/2-yr sentence
Kim Hyun-cheol (R), a lawyer for former Gyeonggi Vice Gov. Lee Hwa-young, responds to reporters’ inquiries at the Suwon District Court in Suwon, 30 kilometers south of Seoul, on June 7, 2024, after the court sentenced Lee to 9 1/2 years in prison on multiple charges, including collusion in an underwear maker’s illegal remittance to North Korea a few years ago. The court found Lee, an associate of Lee Jae-myung, then Gyeonggi governor and now the leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, guilty of colluding in Ssangbangwool Group’s transfer of US$8 million to North Korea between 2019 and 2020 for the governor’s unrealized visit to North Korea. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Turkish Frigate Visits Busan

| June 7, 2024
Turkish frigate's port call in Busan
Turkish frigate’s port call in BusanThe 2,400-ton Turkish frigate TCG Kinaliada enters the South Korean naval base in the southeastern port city of Busan on June 4, 2024, for a friendship visit, in this photo provided by the Commander Republic of Korea Fleet. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Saluting the F4 Phantom

| June 6, 2024
Outgoing F-4 Phantom fighters

Outgoing F-4 Phantom fighters

Soldiers salute toward F-4 Phantom fighters after their final flights at the Air Force’s 10th Combat Squadron in Suwon, 30 kilometers south of Seoul, during a media event on June 5, 2024, ahead of their retirement on June 24 after 55 years of service. (Yonhap)