Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Jeju’s Green Tea Fields

Green tea fields

Visitors take a stroll through green tea fields producing premium tea brand Osulloc on South Korea’s largest island of Jeju on April 25, 2024. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea and Romania Sign Defense Agreement

S. Korea-Romania defense accord
S. Korea-Romania defense accord
South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik (R) and his Romanian counterpart, Angel Tilvar (L), sign an agreement on defense cooperation at the presidential office in Seoul on April 23, 2024, with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (rear, R) and his Romanian counterpart, Klaus Iohannis (rear, L), in attendance. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: British Korean War Veterans Visit the DMZ

British Commonwealth Korean War vets in S. Korea
British Commonwealth Korean War vets in S. Korea
Korean War veterans and their family members from four British Commonwealth nations — Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand — pose for a photo during a visit to the South Korean side of the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom in Paju, 30 kilometers north of Seoul, on April 22, 2024, in this photo provided by the veterans ministry. Sixteen nations fought for South Korea against invading North Korea during the 1950-52 conflict. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Seoul without Fine Dust in the Air

Cloudy but without fine dust
Cloudy but without fine dustPeople observe the cityscape from Mount Nam in central Seoul on April 21, 2024, after the previous day’s rain cleared up fine dust that had covered the city. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korea’s Cruise Missile Test

N. Korea fires cruise missiles and anti-craft missiles
N. Korea fires cruise missiles and anti-craft missiles
North Korea conducts a “super-large warhead” power test for a strategic cruise missile and a test-fire of a new anti-aircraft missile near the Yellow Sea on April 19, 2024, in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency the following day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: HD Hyundai Wins Peruvian Warship Contract

HD Hyundai wins 640 bln-won warship contract in Peru
HD Hyundai wins 640 bln-won warship contract in Peru
This photo, provided by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, shows a rendering of warships for the Peruvian Navy, which the South Korean shipbuilder will build jointly with Peru’s state-run Shipyard Marine Industrial Services under a 640.6 billion-won (US$463 million) contract, signed in Lima on April 16, 2024. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: SK Group Chairman Seeks Divorce from Wife

SK chairman's divorce action
SK chairman’s divorce action
This composite photo shows SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (L) and his wife, Roh So-young, arriving at the Seoul High Court in the capital on April 16, 2024, to attend a hearing on their divorce proceedings. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Cho Kuk Visits Gravesite of Former President Roh Moo-hyun

Minor opposition leader
Minor opposition leader
Cho Kuk, the scandal-tainted former justice minister and current head of the minor Rebuilding Korea Party, kneels in front of the grave of former President Roh Moo-hyun during a visit with the party’s election winners to Bongha Village in Gimhae, 303 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on a rainy April 15, 2024. Cho hastily created the party about one month prior to the April 10 general elections and secured 12 proportional representation seats. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: KIA’s New Tasman Pickup Truck

Kia unveils name of its first pickup, Tasman
Kia unveils name of its first pickup, Tasman
This photo, provided by Kia Corp., shows an ironsmith crafting the emblem of Tasman, the name of the carmaker’s inaugural pickup model, unveiled on April 11, 2024. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: INDOPACOM Commander Visits South Korea

Defense chief meets U.S. Indo-Pacific commander
Defense chief meets U.S. Indo-Pacific commander
Defense Minister Shin Won-sik (L) poses for a photo with Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, prior to their talks at the defense ministry in Seoul on April 11, 2024, in this photo provided by the ministry. (Yonhap)