S. Korea’s satellite on SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off from U.S. base A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying South Korea’s first indigenous spy satellite lifts off from the U.S. Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Dec. 1, 2023 (local time), in this photo provided by SpaceX. (Yonhap)
N. Korea’s local council elections North Korean voters react after casting ballots in local elections to pick new deputies for local assemblies of provinces, cities and counties on Nov. 26, 2023, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. (Yonhap)
Drill against N. Korean infiltration Soldiers from the Army’s 11th Infantry Division, based on the border with North Korea, conduct an anti-infiltration drill on Nov. 27, 2023, in this photo provided by the division. (Yonhap)
N. Korea’s reception marking successful launch of spy satellite This photo, captured from North Korea’s Central TV on Nov. 24, 2023, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (2nd from L) and his daughter Ju-ae (L) attending a reception hosted by the North Korean government at Mokran House in Pyongyang the previous day, in celebration of the successful launch of the North’s reconnaissance satellite, Malligyong-1. North Korea fired a rocket carrying the satellite in Tongchang-ri in northwestern North Korea at 10:42 p.m. on Nov. 21, placing the spy satellite into orbit. (Yonhap)
S. Korea-Britain summit South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (C) poses for a photo with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) and his wife, Akshata Murty, at 10 Downing Street in London on Nov. 22, 2023. (Yonhap)
Kimchi Day More than 1,000 people take part in a kimchi making contest at a square in Gwangju, 267 kilometers south of Seoul, on Nov. 22, 2023, Kimchi Day. (Yonhap)
Construction of cable cars at Mt. Seorak Participants, including Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (7th from R), clap during a groundbreaking ceremony for cable cars at Mount Seorak’s Osaek area in Yangyang, some 215 kilometers east of Seoul, on Nov. 20, 2023. (Yonhap)
Snow scene at Mount Halla A highland at Mount Halla, the highest peak in South Korea, located on the southernmost island of Jeju, is covered with snow in this photo provided by a reader on Nov. 19, 2023. (Yonhap)
