Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Large Hotel Catches Fire in Incheon

| December 19, 2023
Fire at hotel
Fire at hotel
A fire breaks out at an 18-story hotel in Incheon, 27 kilometers west of Seoul, on the night of Dec. 17, 2023, leaving 54 guests injured, in this photo provided by a reader. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Heavy Snow in Hwacheon

| December 18, 2023

A mountain in Hwacheon County in Gangwon Province is covered in snow amid a cold wave on Dec. 17, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Yoon Honors Dutch War Dead

| December 13, 2023
Yoon honors Dutch ward dead in Amsterdam
Yoon honors Dutch ward dead in Amsterdam
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (2nd from R) and his wife, Kim Keon Hee (R), place a wreath in front of the National Monument at Dam Square in Amsterdam on Dec. 12, 2023, to pay tribute to Dutch war dead during his state visit to the Netherlands. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Combined Training at KTC

| December 12, 2023
S. Korea-U.S. drills
S. Korea-U.S. drills
South Korean and U.S. troops take part in a combined exercise at the Korea Combat Training Center in Inje, 165 kilometers east of Seoul, in this photo provided by the South’s Army on Dec. 10, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Fine Dust Returns to Seoul

| December 11, 2023
Fine dust covering Seoul
Fine dust covering Seoul
Fine dust obscures buildings in western Seoul on Dec. 10, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Captured North Korean Submarine to be Relocated

| December 8, 2023
Relocation of N. Korean sub
Relocation of N. Korean sub
A North Korean submarine, which was seized after infiltrating South Korea’s eastern coast while carrying 25 armed guerillas in September 1996, is displayed at a unification park in Gangneung, 163 kilometers east of Seoul, on Dec. 4, 2023. The submarine will be relocated to the Navy’s First Fleet in the nearby city of Donghae, as the park is scheduled to be converted into an auto camping ground. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Language Translating Glass Installed at Subway Station

| December 7, 2023
Simultaneous conversation at subway station
Simultaneous conversation at subway station
A station employee converses simultaneously with a foreigner in their respective mother tongues through a transparent OLED screen during the demonstration of a new foreign language service introduced by Seoul Metro at a subway station in Seoul on Dec. 4, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK Military’s First Drug Sniffing Dog

| December 6, 2023
1st military drug sniffer dogs
1st military drug sniffer dogs
This photo, provided by the Air Force, shows Dindin, a 4-year-old retriever, one of the two first military drug sniffer dogs. The Air Force announced on Dec. 3, 2023, that these two drug detection dogs have been assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing and the Education and Training Command.

Picture of the Day: ROK Air Force Chief Visits KAOC at Osan Airbase

| December 6, 2023
Air Force chief visits air, space operations center
Air Force chief visits air, space operations center
South Korea’s Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Lee Young-su (C, front row) poses for a photo during a visit to the Korea Air and Space Operation Center at the Air Force Operations Command in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, on Dec. 4, 2023, in this photo provided by the Air Force. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Snow on Mt. Jiri

| December 5, 2023
Snow on Jiri mountain
Snow on Jiri mountainJ
iri mountain is covered with snow in South Gyeongsang Province on Dec. 3, 2023, in this photo provided by the province’s Hamyang county. (Yonhap)