Opposition leader visits Marine unit Lee Jae-myung (C), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, inspects a barracks during a visit to a unit of the Marine Corps in Gimpo, west of Seoul, on Jan. 24, 2024. (Yonhap)
River-crossing drill Soldiers riding in K-21 armored vehicles take part in a river-crossing drill at a training range in Pocheon, just 25 kilometers south of the inter-Korean border, on Jan. 24, 2024, as the Army’s Capital Mechanized Infantry Division conducts a wintertime exercise as part of efforts to strengthen its combat preparedness. (Yonhap)
1st Light Armed Helicopter to be delivered to Army this yearThis undated photo, released by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration on Jan. 19, 2024, shows a Light Armed Helicopter flying at an undisclosed location outside of South Korea to undergo low-temperature tests. The state arms procurement agency said it plans to deliver the first model of the newly developed Light Armed Helicopter to the Army this year as part of efforts to replace the Army’s aging helicopters. (Yonhap)
Seoul’s Climate Card for limitless use of public transportation An ad promoting the Climate Card, which enables people to use subways, buses and public bicycles without limitation by paying 65,000 won (US$48.33) per month, is displayed at a bus stop in Seoul on Jan. 22, 2024. The Seoul city government introduced the card as a six-month pilot project to improve the convenience of public transportation use and to help cope with the climate crisis. The card’s sale is set for Jan. 27, with its mobile version set for Jan. 23 at a price of 63,000 won. (Yonhap)
Heavy snow in Gangwon Province Vehicles drive cautiously in Daegwallyeong Pass as heavy snow alerts are in place in mountainous areas of Gangwon Province, including Daegwallyeong, on Jan. 20, 2024. (Yonhap)
Soldiers’ cold season drill Members of the Sea Salvage and Rescue Unit do a warm-up exercise at the naval port of Jinhae in the southeastern city of Changwon on Jan. 18, 2024, as part of their “extremely cold weather drill.” (Yonhap)
N.K. leader inspects attack drone North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R, front), accompanied by Ri Pyong-chol (L, front), vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, inspects an attack drone in 2023, in this photo taken from a documentary released on Jan. 15, 2024, by the North’s official Korean Central Television. The North’s state media have yet to report Kim’s inspection of an attack drone. (Yonhap)
S. Korea to join U.S.-led multinational anti-submarine exercise A group of South Korean soldiers poses for a photo during a ceremony to participate in the annual Sea Dragon exercise, a U.S.-led multinational anti-submarine exercise, at the Naval Air Command in Pohang, 262 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Jan. 16, 2024, in this photo provided by the Navy. The drill is set to begin later in the day in waters off Guam. (Yonhap)
Hwacheon ice fishing festival Visitors go ice fishing on a frozen river on the eighth day of the annual Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in Hwacheon in Gangwon Province, about 90 kilometers northeast of Seoul, on Jan. 13, 2024, in this photo provided by Hwacheon county. The cumulative number of visitors surpassed 500,000 as of this day, according to the county. (Yonhap)
