Appeals court confirms 2-yr sentence for ex-Minister Cho Former Justice Minister Cho Kuk speaks to reporters at the Seoul High Court on Feb. 8, 2024, after the appeals court upheld a lower court ruling sentencing him to two years in prison for academic fraud involving his children and unlawful interference with a government inspection. (Yonhap)
Heavy holiday traffic Heavy traffic clogs the Gyeongbu Expressway, which links Seoul to the southern city of Busan, in southern Seoul on Feb. 11, 2024, as many people travel home after Lunar New Year’s Day the previous day. This year’s holiday runs from Feb. 9-12. (Yonhap)
Snow-covered mountain This photo, taken from Uijeongbu, near Seoul, on Feb. 6, 2024, shows a snowy Mount Dobong that straddles the border with the capital’s Dobong Ward following snowfall overnight. (Yonhap)
Rape flowers on Jeju Island Rape flowers are in bloom near Sanbang Mountain in the city of Seogwipo on South Korea’s largest island of Jeju on Feb. 4, 2024. (Yonhap)
Snow festival Visitors take photos of themselves against the backdrop of giant ice sculptures during the 31st Mount Taebaek Snow Festival at Mount Taebaek National Park in Taebaek, Gangwon Province, on Feb. 3, 2024. (Yonhap)
Change of command at U.S. 7th Air Force Lt. Gen. David R. Iverson (R), new commander of the U.S. 7th Air Force, receives the flag of the 7th Air Force from Lt. Gen. James A. Jacobson, deputy commander of the Pacific Air Forces, during a change-of-command ceremony at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, on Jan. 30, 2024. Iverson also serves as the deputy commander of the U.S. Forces Korea. (Yonhap)
Shin Ramyun maker to open K-ramyun zone in Myeongdong Products of South Korean instant noodle giant Nongshim Co., including Shin Ramyun, acknowledged as the world’s best instant noodles by The New York Times, are displayed at the company’s brand zone in Myeongdong, one of Seoul’s hottest tourist destinations, on Jan. 30, 2024. The zone will open the following day to provide foreign tourists an opportunity to experience K-ramyun. (Yonhap)
Chinese delegation in N. Korea Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong offers flowers in front of the statues of North Korea’s late founder, Kim Il-sung, and his late son and successor, Kim Jong-il, at Mansudae Hill in Pyongyang on Jan. 25, 2024, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. A delegation of Chinese diplomats, led by Sun, has arrived in the North Korean capital, as the two countries are marking the 75th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations this year, the North’s state media reported. (Yonhap)
N.K. leader inspects submarine-launched cruise missile tests North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) watches a cruise missile being launched from a submarine on Jan. 28, 2024, in this photo carried by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. Kim oversaw the test-fire of the new Pulhwasal-3-31 strategic cruise missile and reviewed a project to build a nuclear-powered submarine, state media reported. (Yonhap)
Ice wall in Wonju Members of a mountaineering club climb the ice cliff in Wonju, about 87 kilometers east of Seoul, in Gangwon Province on Jan. 27, 2024. (Yonhap)
