Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Half Naked Marathon

| January 2, 2024
Running half-naked
Running half-naked
Participants in the Sunyang Maenmom Running Festa prepare for the start on the Expo Bridge in Daejeon, some 140 kilometers south of Seoul, on Jan. 1, 2024, in this photo provided by The Mackiss Company. The company said 2,024 runners took part in the seventh annual half-naked marathon event. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Year of the Dragon

| January 1, 2024
Year of the dragon
Year of the dragon
People look at a blue dragon installation for the 2023 Seoul Lantern Festival at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Dec. 31, 2023. According to Chinese astrology, 2024 is the Year of the Dragon. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Year of the Drago

| January 1, 2024
Ahead of Year of Dragon
Ahead of Year of Dragon
A girl draws a dragon at a day care center in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Dec. 27, 2023, ahead of the start of 2024, the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Drone Mass Casualty Drill

| December 29, 2023
Anti-drone drill
Anti-drone drill
South Korean soldiers take care of mock victims at a water treatment plant in Seoul on Dec. 27, 2023, during a military drill under a scenario of an enemy’s terrorist attack at the plant with low-flying aircraft and drones. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Cleaning the New Year’s Bell in Daegu

| December 28, 2023
Year-end bell cleaning ahead of new year
Year-end bell cleaning ahead of new yea
rWorkers clean the Dalgubeol Grand Bell at a park in the southeastern city of Daegu on Dec. 27, 2023, ahead of an annual ceremony to toll the bell to usher in the new year. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Snow in Suwon

| December 27, 2023

People walk along the walls of Hwaseong Haenggung in Suwon, south of Seoul, on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Merry Christmas from Korea

| December 26, 2023
Building snowman
Building snowman
Two children build a snowman at Hwaseong Haenggung in Suwon, south of Seoul, on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2023. (Yonhap)
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Picture of the Day: Rapelling Santas

| December 22, 2023
New Year's performance
New Year’s performanceMembers of a mountain safety organization dressed in Santa Claus outfits pose for a photo on the peak of Buram Mountain, just east of Seoul, on Dec. 17, 2023, to celebrate the coming New Year. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Snowy Seoul

| December 21, 2023
Snow in Seoul
Snow in Seoul
This photo, taken Dec. 20, 2023, shows the snow-covered Gwangnaru Hangang Park along the Han River in Seoul, which bisects the South Korean capital. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Wintry Jeju

| December 20, 2023
Winter scene
Winter scene
Tourists enjoy the snow-covered scenery of Mount Halla on South Korea’s southern Jeju Island on Dec. 18, 2023. (Yonhap)