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

GIKorea | September 7, 2023

**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

GIKorea | 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)

Picture of the Day: Joint Maritime Infiltration Drill

GIKorea | September 1, 2023

**S. Korea-U.S. UFS drill**
South Korean and U.S. special warfare forces conduct a joint maritime infiltration drill on seas off Yangyang, 150 kilometers northeast of Seoul, on Aug. 28, 2023, as part of a South Korea-U.S. joint annual military exercise, the Ulchi Freedom Shield, which kicked off Aug. 21 for an 11-day run. The South Korean Army provided this photo. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Korean Police to Be Issued Less Lethal Hand Guns

GIKorea | August 31, 2023

**Plan to provide less-lethal handguns to police personnel**
A police officer takes aim with a less-lethal handgun in a demonstration event at the headquarters of the National Police Agency in Seoul on Aug. 29, 2023. The government said it plans to provide less-lethal handguns to all police personnel working in the field, in the wake of recent violent crimes in the country, as part of efforts to help officers focus more on duties related to public safety. (Yonhap)

Korean Presidential Office Serves Seafood to Demonstrate Ocean Safety After Fukushima Water Release

GIKorea | August 31, 2023

It looks like the Presidential office is serving some really good seafood this week:

Senior presidential secretary for press affairs Kim Eun-hye (L) is served a tray of sliced raw fish at the in-house cafeteria of the presidential office in Seoul on Aug. 28, 2023, in this photo provided by the office. (Yonhap)

President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo ate seafood during their weekly lunch meeting Monday, the presidential office said, as the government tries to promote seafood safety in the wake of Japan’s release of radioactive water into the ocean.

Seafood was also served at the in-house cafeteria of the presidential office. The top office has said various kinds of seafood will be served at the cafeteria throughout the week, beginning with sliced raw fish and grilled mackerel Monday.

“The number of people who dined at the cafeteria today was 1.5 times more than usual, including many staff members who canceled their lunch appointments to dine at the cafeteria,” the presidential office said in a notice to reporters.
Yonhap

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