Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Snowy Day in Pyongyang

| March 1, 2024
Snow in Pyongyang
Snow in Pyongyang
North Korean people walk along the sidewalk in the snow in Pyongyang on Feb. 21, 2024, as the North Korean capital observed an average of 8 centimeters of snow from the early hours through 5:00 p.m., in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: The Cherry Blossoms Are Coming

| February 29, 2024
Messenger of spring
Messenger of spring
Women walk through a tunnel of peach flowers at a greenhouse in Cheongdo, 265 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Feb. 27, 2024, in this photo provided by the county office. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Hyundai EV Factory in Georgia

| February 28, 2024
Hyundai EV factory in U.S.
Hyundai EV factory in U.S.This photo, provided by the office of the Georgia governor on Feb. 26, 2024, shows Hyundai Motor Co.’s electric vehicle plant under construction in the U.S. state of Georgia. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Seoul Fire Fighter Union Protests for More Manpower

| February 27, 2024
Firefighters' rally
Firefighters’ rally
Unionized firefighters carrying the portraits of firefighters who have died while putting out fires enter a rally in Seoul on Feb. 26, 2024, calling for the expansion of fire manpower. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: NASA Plane Studies Air Quality Over South Korea

| February 21, 2024
NASA D-8
NASA D-8
This photo, taken on Feb. 18, 2024, shows the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) DC-8, stationed in Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, for a joint investigation on air quality in the Asian region. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Table Tennis Championships in Busan

| February 20, 2024

ITTF World Table Tennis Championships kicks off in Busan

The opening ceremony for the International Table Tennis Federation World Team Table Tennis Championships takes place at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in the southeastern port city of Busan, on Feb. 17, 2024, as provided by the organizing body. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Sinking Ship

| February 19, 2024
Sinking freighter
Sinking freighter
This photo, provided by the Korea Coast Guard, shows the 1,959-ton cargo ship Kum Yang No. 6 sinking in the sea 61 kilometers southwest of Jeju Island at around 9:55 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2024. All 11 crew members of the ship were rescued. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea Takes Part in Cope North Exercise on Guam

| February 16, 2024
S. Korea joins U.S.-led multinational air drill
S. Korea joins U.S.-led multinational air drill
This photo provided by the Air Force on Feb. 14, 2024, shows South Korean medics taking care of an injured U.S. soldier aboard a South Korean CN-235 transport aircraft while taking part in Cope North 24, a U.S.-led annual multinational air exercise, which is under way at the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam from Feb. 3-16. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Mourning the Victims of the 2003 Daegu Subway Attack

| February 15, 2024
Mourning for victims of subway attack
Mourning for victims of subway attack
A bereaved family member touches a portrait of her late daughter in front of a monument bearing the portraits and names of those who died in a 2003 subway arson attack at Jungang Station in the southeastern city of Daegu, on Feb. 13, 2024, five days ahead of the 21st anniversary of the incident at the station in which a mentally disturbed man in his 50s started a blaze that killed 192 passengers. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korea Test Fires New MLRS

| February 14, 2024
N. Korea test-fires new multiple rocket launcher shells
N. Korea test-fires new multiple rocket launcher shells
This composite photo, released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Feb. 12, 2024, shows the North’s Academy of Defence Science test-firing 240 millimeter-caliber “controllable” multiple rocket launcher shells the previous day. (Yonhap)