Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Joint Explosive Team Training

S. Korea-U.S. explosive clearance drill
S. Korea-U.S. explosive clearance drillSouth Korean and American explosive hazards clearance teams (EHCTs) conduct a joint drill at a station in Icheon, 58 km southeast of Seoul, on Oct. 26, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Remember Itaewon Crowd Crush Victims

Interior minister pays respects to crowd crush victims
Interior minister pays respects to crowd crush victims
Interior Minister Lee Sang-min lays flowers to pay his respects to the victims of the Oct. 29, 2022, crowd crush in the Itaewon district of Seoul on Oct. 28, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Yoon Heads Home from Middle East

Yoon heads home after Middle East trip
Yoon heads home after Middle East trip
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (R), accompanied by his wife, Kim Keon Hee, waves before boarding a flight back home from Hamad International Airport in Doha on Oct. 25, 2023, after finishing a two-nation state visit that took him to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Seoul Sinkhole

Sinkhole formed in Seoul
Sinkhole formed in Seoul
This provided photo shows a 4-meter-deep sinkhole on a traffic island in front of a crosswalk near a shopping mall in Seoul’s Yeongdeungpo Ward on Oct. 25, 2023. A male passerby in his 30s sustained an abrasion on his leg due to the incident. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Defense Minister Visits Yeonpyeong Island

Defense chief visits border island
Defense chief visits border island
In this photo released by the defense ministry on Oct. 23, 2023, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik (L) visits a Marine unit on the western inter-Korean border island of Yeonpyeong the same day. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Snow Falls in Gangwon-do

1st snowfall in Gangwon
1st snowfall in Gangwon
Snow falls on a farm in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, on Oct. 21, 2023. Gangwon meteorological officials said other areas of the eastern province also had their first snowfall of 2023 on this day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Yoon Arrives in Saudi Arabia

Yoon arrives in Saudi Arabia
Yoon arrives in Saudi Arabia
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (3rd from L) and first lady Kim Keon Hee (4th from L) arrive at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 21, 2023 (local time). (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: U.S. Strategic Bomber Lands in Cheongju

B-52 strategic bomber in S. Korea
B-52 strategic bomber in S. Korea
A U.S. B-52H strategic bomber lands at Cheongju Airport, 140 kilometers south of Seoul, on Oct. 17, 2023. The bomber took part in the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2023 earlier in the day on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the South Korea-U.S. alliance. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Woldae Restored

Gwanghwamun's 'woldae' restored
Gwanghwamun’s ‘woldae’ restored
Gwanghwamun’s “woldae” ceremonial stage is seen in front of the gate in central Seoul on Oct. 15, 2023, ahead of a ceremony to mark its restoration for the first time in about a century. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK National Assembly Speaker Meets with Indian PM

Nat'l Assembly speaker with Indian PM
Nat’l Assembly speaker with Indian PM
South Korean National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo (R) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the ninth Group of 20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit in New Delhi on Oct. 13, 2023, in this photo provided by Kim’s office. (Yonhap)