Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Freedom Shield Exercise Kicking Off

Day ahead of Freedom Shield exercise
Day ahead of Freedom Shield exerciseAn RC-12X Guardrail prepares for take-off at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, on March 3, 2024, a day ahead of South Korea and the United States’ annual joint military drills, named the Freedom Shield exercise. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK & US Participate in Cobra Gold Exercise

S. Korea, U.S., Thailand take part in Cobra Gold drills
S. Korea, U.S., Thailand take part in Cobra Gold drills
The Marine Corps and other troops of South Korea, the United States and Thailand pose for a photo ahead of the joint multinational Cobra Gold exercise on a coastal area in the Southeast Asian country on March 1, 2024, in this photo provided by the Korean Marine Corps command. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Snowy Day in Pyongyang

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)