N.K. leader inspects cruise missile test This undated photo, released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Aug. 21, 2023, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) inspecting the Guards 2nd Surface Ship Flotilla of the East Sea Fleet of North Korea’s navy, which conducted a test launch of strategic cruise missiles. The test was apparently made in a bid to respond to South Korea and the United States’ joint annual military exercise, the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS), which kicked off Aug. 21 for an 11-day run. (Yonhap)
JCS chairman visits border units Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Kim Seung-kyum (2nd from R) inspects a western front-line guard post of the 1st Infantry Division on Aug. 14, 2023, in this photo provided by the JCS. (Yonhap)
N.K. leader inspects typhoon-hit area This photo, provided by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Aug. 14, 2023, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) inspecting farmland damaged by Typhoon Khanun in the North Korean county of Anbyon, Kangwon Province.
N.K. leader inspects typhoon-hit area This photo, provided by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Aug. 14, 2023, shows farmland damaged by Typhoon Khanun in the North Korean county of Anbyon, Kangwon Province. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected the area. (Yonhap)
Ex-top Marine investigator rejects military prosecution’s inquiry Col. Park Jung-hun, a former chief of the Marine Corps’ investigation unit, meets the press in front of the military prosecution’s office in Seoul on Aug. 11, 2023, refusing to undergo the military prosecution’s questioning over his alleged insubordination related to an internal probe into last month’s tragic death of a young soldier. (Yonhap)
Aftermath of Typhoon Khanun in S. Korea This photo taken Aug. 11, 2023, shows a damaged road along a stream at a village in the southeastern city of Daegu following heavy rainfall caused by Typhoon Khanun the previous day. (Yonhap)
Scouts enjoy mud fest Attendees of the ongoing World Scout Jamboree take part in a mud shower challenge at the Daecheon Beach Mud Plaza in Boryeong on South Korea’s west coast on Aug. 9, 2023, after leaving their campsite in the Saemangeum reclamation area in Buan, North Jeolla Province, also on South Korea’s west coast, the previous day due to the approaching Typhoon Khanun. (Yonhap)
Scouts’ relocation ahead of typhoon Members of the Bulgarian contingent to the ongoing World Scout Jamboree take part in a course on Korean traditional temple cuisine, hosted by the Jogye Order, South Korea’s largest Buddhist sect, in Sejong, central South Korea, on Aug. 8, 2023, after leaving their campsite in the Saemangeum reclamation area in Buan, North Jeolla Province, on South Korea’s west coast. The relocation came as Typhoon Khanun is forecast to hit the nation’s southeastern region two days later. (Yonhap)
Typhoon Khanun to land on S. Korea’s southeast coast this week An employee points to the current position of Typhoon Khanun on an electronic board at the Korea Meteorological Administration in Seoul on Aug. 7, 2023. The sixth typhoon of the season is forecast to land on South Korea’s southeastern coast on Aug. 10. (Yonhap)
Jamboree participants Participants of the 2023 World Scout Jamboree pose for a photo at their campsite in the southwestern county of Buan, North Jeolla Province, South Korea, on Aug. 4, 2023, in this photo provided by the World Organization of the Scout Movement. (Yonhap)
