Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Ballot Box Monitoring

| June 3, 2026

Monitoring of early-voting ballot boxes

An official at the National Election Commission in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, looks at monitors showing CCTV screens installed at locations storing ballot boxes from early voting on May 31, 2026, as the country is set to hold nationwide regional elections and parliamentary by-elections on June 3. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Visits Greenhouses

| June 2, 2026
N. Korean leader inspects greenhouse farm
N. Korean leader inspects greenhouse farm
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C, in white), alongside his daughter, Ju-ae, inspects a greenhouse farm on the bank of the Amnok River in the northwestern city of Sinuiju on May 31, 2026, in this photo taken from the North’s official Korean Central Television the next day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Cave Reopening

| June 1, 2026
Ready for reopening
Ready for reopening
A visitor tours Manjang Cave, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site on the southern Jeju Island, on May 29, 2026, ahead of its reopening to the public on May 30 after two years and five months of maintenance. The cave was closed on Dec. 29, 2023, following a rockfall. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Singaporean Foreign Minister Visits Pyongyang

| May 29, 2026
Singaporean foreign minister leaves Pyongyang
Singaporean foreign minister leaves Pyongyang
Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (rear) waves as he and his delegation leave the international airport in Pyongyang on May 27, 2026, following a two-day visit to the North at the invitation of the North Korean foreign ministry, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korea Tests New Lightweight Missile Launcher

| May 28, 2026
N.K. test of new lightweight missile launcher, cruise missiles
N.K. test of new lightweight missile launcher, cruise missiles
North Korea tests a newly developed lightweight multipurpose missile launching system and multiple tactical cruise missile weapon system, developed by the Academy of Defense Sciences, at an unspecified location on May 26, 2026, which the North’s leader Kim Jong-un observed, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. South Korea’s military has detected the launch of multiple close-range ballistic missiles and artillery rockets toward the Yellow Sea from the Jongju area of North Phyongan Province. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Canadian Korean War Veterans Remembered

| May 27, 2026
Remembering Canadian veterans of Korean War
Remembering Canadian veterans of Korean War
South Korean and Canadian military officials and Canadian veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War salute in front of a monument honoring the sacrifice of Canadian troops during the three-year war in Victoria, Canada, on May 24, 2026, in this photo provided by the South Korean Navy the following day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Park Geun-hye Makes Visit to Mother’s Old House

| May 26, 2026
Former President Park Geun-hye
Former President Park Geun-hye
Former President Park Geun-hye (C) waves her hand while visiting the birth house of her mother, Yuk Young-soo, a former first lady, in Okcheon, North Chungcheong Province, on May 25, 2026.

Picture of the Day: North Korean Female Football Players Leave Hotel in Suwon

| May 25, 2026
N. Korean football players
N. Korean football players
Members of the North Korean football club Naegohyang Women’s FC leave a hotel in Suwon, 30 kilometers south of Seoul, on May 24, 2026. The team beat Tokyo Verdy Beleza on May 23 to win the Asian Football Confederation Women’s Champions League title at Suwon Stadium. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Korean Firefighting Robot

| May 22, 2026
Firefighting robot in S. Korea
Firefighting robot in S. Korea
A firefighting robot capable of attending to blazes in places human beings cannot approach, is displayed during an international fire and safety expo at the EXCO convention center in the southeastern city of Daegu on May 20, 2026. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Hero’s Welcome for North Korea U-17 Female Soccer Team

| May 21, 2026
N. Korea's U-17 women get grand welcome
N. Korea’s U-17 women get grand welcome
Members of North Korea’s national team pose for a group photo after their arrival at the international airport in Pyongyang on May 19, 2026, following their win at the 2026 AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup in China, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)