Gwanghwamun’s ‘woldae’ restored Gwanghwamun’s “woldae” ceremonial stage is seen in front of the gate in central Seoul on Oct. 15, 2023, ahead of a ceremony to mark its restoration for the first time in about a century. (Yonhap)
Nat’l Assembly speaker with Indian PM South Korean National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo (R) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the ninth Group of 20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit in New Delhi on Oct. 13, 2023, in this photo provided by Kim’s office. (Yonhap)
PM with Greek veteran in Korean War This photo provided by the Prime Minister’s Office shows South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (R) shaking hands with a Greek veteran who fought in the 1950-53 Korean War at a dinner event held in Athens on Oct. 13, 2023. (Yonhap)
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The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier docks at a naval base in the southeastern port city of Busan on Oct. 12, 2023, in this photo provided by Yonhap News Television. (Yonhap)
A South Korean Navy cruise training group, including 151 naval cadets, arrived at a port in Maryland on Monday, for a visit to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between South Korea and the United States. ROKS Hansando (ATH-81), a training ship, and ROKS Hwacheon (AOE-59), a combat support ship, berthed at the Port of Baltimore — one of 14 destinations during the Navy’s annual 141-day cruise program that set sail on Aug. 28.
Bike path named after French lieutenant general Patriots and Veterans Affairs Minister Park Min-shik attends an event to officially name a bike path in Yangpyeong County, 52 kilometers east of Seoul, as the “Road of Ralph Monclar” after the nickname of Raoul Charles Magrin-Vernerey, a lieutenant general who led a French battalion in the Korean War, on Oct. 9, 2023, in this photo provided by his ministry. (Yonhap)
Hanwha at U.S. Army expo Hanwha Defense USA plans to promote its artillery and other defense products at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting & Exposition scheduled from Oct. 9-11, 2023, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., for possible deals in the U.S. market. (Yonhap)
Wife of ex-Justice Minister Cho Kuk released on parole Chung Kyung-sim (in wheelchair), wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, is released on parole from the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, 25 kilometers south of Seoul, on Sept. 27, 2023, after serving one third of her four-year prison term for her involvement in document forgery related to her daughter’s college admission. (Yonhap)
Danuri takes image of Apollo 11 landing site This photo, provided by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute on Sept. 26, 2023, shows an image of the site of Apollo 11’s landing in July 1969 (arrows indicate site) on the moon that South Korea’s first lunar orbiter, Danuri, took with its high-definition camera while it was orbiting above the moon on Sept. 10. (Yonhap)
Danuri takes image of Earth from moon This photo, provided by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute on Sept. 26, 2023, shows an image of the Earth that South Korea’s first lunar orbiter, Danuri, took with its high-definition camera while it was orbiting above the moon on Sept. 15. (Yonhap)
