BTS’ J-Hope completes basic military training This composite photo, captured from the Weverse fan platform, shows BTS’ J-Hope in military uniform. J-hope said on May 24, 2023, he had successfully completed basic military training at an Army boot camp in Wonju, 120 km east of Seoul, after enlisting on April 18. In South Korea, all physically fit men are required to serve about 18 months of military service. (Yonhap)
S. Korea-EU summit President Yoon Suk Yeol (C) speaks during a joint press briefing with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) and European Council President Charles Michel after their talks at the presidential office in Seoul on May 22, 2023. (Yonhap)
Yoon meets Biden, Kishida South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of their three-way talks in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 21, 2023. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
Third launch of homegrown Nuri rocket imminent This photo, provided by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, shows the country’s first homegrown space rocket, Nuri, being assembled at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, 328 kilometers south of Seoul, on May 16, 2023, eight days ahead of its third launch. (Yonhap)
S. Korea-Canada summit South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (5th from L) holds expanded summit talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (3rd from R) at the presidential office in Seoul on May 17, 2023. (Yonhap)
Yoon meets Ukraine’s first ladyPresident Yoon Suk Yeol (R) poses for a photo with Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, who is visiting as a special presidential envoy, at the presidential office in Seoul on May 16, 2023, in this photo provided by Yoon’s office. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
Russian diplomats in N.K. Officials from the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang, including, Ambassador Alexandr Matsegora, offer flowers at the Liberation Tower honoring the former Soviet war dead in the North’s capital on May 9, 2023, on the occasion of the anniversary of Russia’s victory in World War II, in this photo released by the North’s Korean Central News Agency on May 11. (Yonhap)
Calling for suspension of garlic, onion imports Farmers stage a rally near the presidential office in Seoul on May 11, 2023, calling for the government to suspend the imports of garlic and onions for their price stabilization. (Yonhap)
Medals to mark 620th anniv. of ancient gate’s construction A model holds commemorative medals during a publicity event in front of Sungnyemun, a national treasure and one of the four gates that surrounded the capital city during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), in Seoul on May 8, 2023. Poongsan Hwadong Co. unveiled the coins it has issued to celebrate the 625th anniversary of the gate’s construction that took place in 1398. (Yonhap)
