Visitors to royal palace Tourists wearing Korean traditional clothing visit Gyeongbok Palace in downtown Seoul on Sept. 28, 2023, on the first day of the Chuseok holiday. (Yonhap)
N. Korean reports on Asian Games This photo, captured from North Korea’s state-run Central TV on Sept. 26, 2023, shows highlights from the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The broadcaster made these reports for the first time on the same day, three days after the opening of the games. (Yonhap)
S. Korea marks Armed Forces Day A military parade is set to commence in downtown Seoul amid rain on Sept. 26, 2023, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Armed Forces Day. (Yonhap)
Opening of rebuilt Korean Empire guesthouse South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (3rd from R) and U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg (2nd from R) look around the rebuilt Dondeokjeon, a historic Western-style building in Deoksu Palace used as a royal guesthouse during the Korean Empire (1897-1910), during its opening ceremony in Seoul on Sept. 25, 2023. The two-story building, originally constructed during the reign of Emperor Gojong around 1901, was reconstructed as part of the Cultural Heritage Administration’s broader plan to restore the original states of royal palaces, which were damaged during the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Yonhap)
Judo players from two Koreas An Baul of South Korea (white uniform) and Ri Kum-song of North Korea battle each other in the round of 16 of the men’s -66kg judo event at the 19th Asian Games at Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 24, 2023. (Yonhap)
S. Korea-U.S. joint live-fire drill Apache choppers from the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division are ready to take off at the South Korean Navy’s 2nd Fleet Command in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, on Sept. 21, 2023, for a joint live-fire exercise in the Yellow Sea. (Yonhap)
Lawmaker sentenced to suspended prison term for embezzlement Youn Mee-hyang (C), an independent lawmaker and former head of an advocacy group for the victims of the Japanese military’s sexual slavery during World War II, speaks to reporters at the Seoul High Court in the capital city on Sept. 20, 2023, after the appellate court sentenced her to 1.5 years in prison, suspended for three years, for embezzling funds donated to help support the victims. In February 2023, the lower court fined her 15 million won (US$11,900). (Yonhap)
N. Korea at Asian Games A group of North Koreans cheers for their men’s football team during an Asian Games preliminary match against Taiwan at a stadium in the Chinese city of Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, on Sept. 19, 2023. North Korea is reported to send some 200 athletes to the Asian Games that will take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou from Sept. 23-Oct. 8. (Yonhap)
N. Korean leader in Vladivostok This photo, provided by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) visiting the Maritime Territorial Aquarium on Sept. 17, 2023, the last day of his trip to Russia that began on Aug. 31.
Giant bibimbap Participants make a large-sized “bibimbap,” a traditional Korean dish made with vegetables, sliced beef, steamed rice and hot pepper paste, during a university event in Seoul on Sept. 17, 2023. (Yonhap)
