Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Hyundai to Build EV Only Plant in Ulsan

Hyundai breaks ground for EV-only plant
Hyundai breaks ground for EV-only plant
This rendering, provided by the Hyundai-Kia automotive group, shows an electric vehicle plant, whose groundbreaking ceremony took place at a Hyundai plant in Ulsan, 299 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Nov. 13, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: U.S. & ROK Defense Chiefs Meet

Top generals of S. Korea, U.S. meet
Top generals of S. Korea, U.S. meet
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum (L) and his U.S. counterpart, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, have a conversation in an open-top vehicle while attending a welcoming event at the military training grounds of Seoul’s defense ministry on Nov. 12, 2023. It marked the first time for Brown to visit South Korea after the Senate confirmed his appointment in September. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

Jeju Island Sees Snow 18 Days Earlier Than Last Year

Winter is coming early to Jeju island and South Korea:

The first snow of the season fell on Mount Halla on the southern resort island of Jeju on Sunday, as the morning temperature dropped below zero across the nation, the weather agency said.

Mount Halla, the highest peak in South Korea, experienced the first snow 18 days earlier than the one recorded a year earlier, as the temperature sharply fell, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA).

South Korea was gripped by cold snaps across the nation, with the country’s northeastern Gangwon Province experiencing the coldest weather this fall.

As of 6 a.m., temperatures were minus 10.8 C on Mount Seorak of Gangwon Province and minus 7.7 C in Daegwallyeong Pass, located in a mountainous region in eastern South Korea.

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Picture of the Day: Yoon Meets with Italian President

Yoon meets Italian leader
Yoon meets Italian leader
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) and Italian President Sergio Mattarella hold a joint press briefing at the presidential office in Seoul on Nov. 8, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Fake Brand Smugglers Caught

Smuggled fake brands
Smuggled fake brandsOfficials display smuggled foreign fake brand items at Incheon Maritime Police Agency in Incheon, 27 kilometers west of Seoul, on Nov. 7, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Autumn in North Korea

Pyongyang's mountain in autumn colors
Pyongyang’s mountain in autumn colors
This undated photo, taken from the website of North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Nov. 3, 2023, shows Mount Ryongak in Pyongyang’s Mangyongdae area surrounded by autumn foliage. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korean Family Crosses Gaza Border into Egypt

5 S. Koreans from Gaza arrive in Cairo via Egypt-Gaza border
5 S. Koreans from Gaza arrive in Cairo via Egypt-Gaza borderA South Korean family of five members rides in a vehicle to head to a lodging facility in Cairo on Nov. 2, 2023, after crossing into Egypt through the Rafah border from Gaza, amid the armed conflict between Israel and the Islamic militant Hamas group. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Autumn on Mt. Naejang

Autumn leaves on Mount Naejang
Autumn leaves on Mount Naejang
This photo, taken Nov. 2, 2023, shows the changing colors of leaves surrounding the Ssanggye Pavillion at Baekyang Temple on Mount Naejang in Jangseong, a town in South Korea’s southwestern province of South Jeolla. The fall foliage in the area is expected to reach its peak around Nov. 6. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: New ROK Army Chief of Staff Inaugurated

New Army chief inaugurated
New Army chief inaugurated
New Army Chief of Staff Gen. Park An-su speaks during the change-of-command ceremony at Gyeryongdae, South Korea’s main military compound, in the city of Gyeryong, central South Korea, on Oct. 31, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: A Hydrogen Powered Garbage Truck

Hydrogen-powered garbage truck
Hydrogen-powered garbage truck
Park Il-ha (4th from R), chief of Seoul’s Dongjak Ward office, and other participants take part in a ceremony at the office in the capital on Oct. 31, 2023, to unveil what is claimed to be the world’s first garbage truck powered by liquid hydrogen. (Yonhap)