Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: North Korean “Election”

N. Korea's local council elections
N. Korea’s local council elections
North Korean voters react after casting ballots in local elections to pick new deputies for local assemblies of provinces, cities and counties on Nov. 26, 2023, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Guarding the DMZ from North Korean Infiltrators

Drill against N. Korean infiltration
Drill against N. Korean infiltration
Soldiers from the Army’s 11th Infantry Division, based on the border with North Korea, conduct an anti-infiltration drill on Nov. 27, 2023, in this photo provided by the division. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ski Season Opens in Korea

Ski season
Ski season
Skiers and snowboarders crowd the slope at Yongpyong Resort in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, on Nov. 26, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Celebrates Successful Spy Satellite Launch

N. Korea's reception marking successful launch of spy satellite
N. Korea’s reception marking successful launch of spy satellite
This photo, captured from North Korea’s Central TV on Nov. 24, 2023, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (2nd from L) and his daughter Ju-ae (L) attending a reception hosted by the North Korean government at Mokran House in Pyongyang the previous day, in celebration of the successful launch of the North’s reconnaissance satellite, Malligyong-1. North Korea fired a rocket carrying the satellite in Tongchang-ri in northwestern North Korea at 10:42 p.m. on Nov. 21, placing the spy satellite into orbit. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea-Great Britain Summit

S. Korea-Britain summit
S. Korea-Britain summit
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (C) poses for a photo with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) and his wife, Akshata Murty, at 10 Downing Street in London on Nov. 22, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea Celebrates Kimchi Day

Kimchi Day
Kimchi Day
More than 1,000 people take part in a kimchi making contest at a square in Gwangju, 267 kilometers south of Seoul, on Nov. 22, 2023, Kimchi Day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Construction Starts on Osaek Cable Car

Construction of cable cars at Mt. Seorak
Construction of cable cars at Mt. Seorak
Participants, including Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (7th from R), clap during a groundbreaking ceremony for cable cars at Mount Seorak’s Osaek area in Yangyang, some 215 kilometers east of Seoul, on Nov. 20, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Snowy Mt. Halla

Snow scene at Mount Halla
Snow scene at Mount Halla
A highland at Mount Halla, the highest peak in South Korea, located on the southernmost island of Jeju, is covered with snow in this photo provided by a reader on Nov. 19, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Warner Bros. Celebration in Seoul

Warner Bros.' centennial celebration
Warner Bros.’ centennial celebration
Participants look at displays featuring blockbuster films from Warner Bros. during the press opening of the Warner Bros. Centennial Celebration in Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on Nov. 17, 2023. The exhibition is set to open the following day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Belgian Korean War Veteran Laid to Rest in Busan

Belgian Korean War vet laid to rest in S. Korea
Belgian Korean War vet laid to rest in S. Korea
A burial ceremony for Belgian Korean War Veteran Leon Bosquet, as per his will, takes place at the U.N. Memorial Cemetery in Busan on Nov. 15, 2023. Belgium and 15 other nations fought for South Korea under the U.N. flag against invading North Korea during the 1950-52 conflict. (Yonhap)