Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Tours SU-35 Plant in Russia

| September 18, 2023
N. Korean leader visits aircraft plant
N. Korean leader visits aircraft plant
This photo, released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 16, 2023, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) during his visit to the Yuri Gagarin Aviation Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, a city in Russia’s far eastern region, the previous day. The plant produces advanced fighter jets, including the Sukhoi Su-35. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ex-President Lee Myung-bak Attends Forum on Jeju

| September 15, 2023
Ex-President Lee Myung-bak at forum
Ex-President Lee Myung-bak at forum
Former President Lee Myung-bak (C) greets participants, including Kim Ki-mun (R), chairman of the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business, at the agency’s forum at a hotel on the country’s southern Jeju Island on Sept. 12, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Welcomed to Russia

| September 14, 2023
Kim Jong-un enters Russia
Kim Jong-un enters Russia
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s special train arrives in the Russian border city of Khasan on Sept. 12, 2023, en route to an unspecified location for a summit between Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in this photo provided by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim said his trip to Russia for a meeting with Putin is a “clear manifestation” of North Korea prioritizing the strategic importance of their bilateral ties, the KCNA reported. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Meets with Paramilitary Parade Participants

| September 13, 2023
Kim Jong-un meets paramilitary parade participants

Kim Jong-un meets paramilitary parade participants

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (in white shirt, 1st row) joins a photo session with the participants of a paramilitary parade in Pyongyang on Sept. 10, 2023, in this photo captured from the North’s Korean Central Television the next day. The parade, staged Sept. 8 to mark the 75th anniversary of the country’s founding, was mostly led by the Worker-Peasant Red Guards, a civilian defense organization in the North consisting of around 5.7 million workers and farmers. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Peruvian Naval Ship Visits South Korea

| September 12, 2023
Peruvian naval ship visits S. Korea
Peruvian naval ship visits S. Korea
The BAP “Union,” a 3,200-ton Peruvian naval ship, makes a stopover at Busan International Cruise Terminal in the southeastern port city of Busan on Sept. 10, 2023, in this photo provided by South Korea’s Fleet Command. The ship is on a 10-month global circumnavigation voyage, and its visit marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Peru. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Inchoen Queer Culture Festival

| September 12, 2023
Incheon Queer Culture Festival
Incheon Queer Culture FestivalParticipants hold rainbow flags at the sixth Incheon Queer Culture Festival held in Incheon, about 40 kilometers west of Seoul, on Sept. 9, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: President Yoon Meets With Indian Prime Minister

| September 11, 2023
Yoon shakes hands with Indian PM
Yoon shakes hands with Indian PM
President Yoon Suk Yeol (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a welcoming ceremony of the Group of 20 summit held at Bharat Mandapam International Exhibition-Convention Centre in New Delhi on Sept. 9, 2023. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Japanese and Korean First Ladies in Jakarta

| September 8, 2023
First ladies of S. Korea, Japan in Jakarta
First ladies of S. Korea, Japan in Jakarta
South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee (R) and her Japanese counterpart, Yuko Kishida, pose for a photo while taking part in the spouse program of the summit between the leaders of the 10 member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a folk village in Jakarta on Sept. 6, 2023, in this photo released by Seoul’s presidential office. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Korean Lawmaker Attends Event with Pro-Pyongyang Group

| September 7, 2023
Lawmaker in controversy
Lawmaker in controversy
Independent Rep. Youn Mee-hyang (2nd from R) is surrounded by reporters as she attends a plenary session of the National Assembly in Seoul on Sept. 5, 2023. Youn is being criticized for voluntarily attending an event hosted by Chongryon, an association of pro-Pyongyang Korean residents in Japan, in Tokyo on Sept. 1 to honor Koreans massacred by Japanese in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake in Tokyo and its vicinity. The massacre of some 6,000 Koreans began when the Japanese government spread rumors of a planned riot by Koreans in a scheme to divert public attention from social unrest. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korea’s Tactical Nuclear Attack Drill

| September 5, 2023
N.K. says it conducted 'simulated tactical nuclear attack'
N.K. says it conducted ‘simulated tactical nuclear attack
‘This photo, carried by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 3, 2023, shows what the North called a drill for a “simulated tactical nuclear attack” being staged the previous day. (Yonhap)