Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Donald Trump Jr. Visits Seoul

| April 30, 2026
Trump's eldest son in Seoul
Trump’s eldest son in Seoul
Donald Trump Jr. (R), the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, exits a concert hall in Seoul on April 29, 2026, after watching a concert marking the release of the debut album of flutist Han Jee-hee, wife of Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Meets with Russian Officials

| April 29, 2026
N. Korea's Kim meets Russian officials
N. Korea’s Kim meets Russian officials
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C), alongside Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov (R) and Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the State Duma, attends a banquet for the Russian officials in Pyongyang on April 26, 2026, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. Belousov and Volodin were among senior Russian officials attending an opening ceremony for a memorial museum dedicated to troops dispatched to aid Moscow in its war against Ukraine. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Yi Sun-sin Parade

| April 27, 2026
Parade honoring legendary admiral
Parade honoring legendary admiral
Navy honor guards march during a festival honoring 16th-century naval commander Yi Sun-sin in central Seoul on April 25, 2026. Yi led major victories for the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) against Japan during the 1592-98 Japanese invasion of Korea. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: If North Korea is so Great Why Don’t They Stay?

| April 23, 2026
Delegations of pro-Pyongyang body in Japan
Delegations of pro-Pyongyang body in Japan
Delegations of businesspeople and the Korean Youth League affiliated with Chongryon, a Tokyo-based pro-Pyongyang association of Korean residents in Japan, pose for a group photo after arriving at the international airport in Pyongyang on April 21, 2026, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Full Bloom

| April 22, 2026

Cherry blossom trees are in full bloom with N Seoul Tower in the background at Namsan Park in central Seoul, Monday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Cherry blossom trees are in full bloom with N Seoul Tower in the background at Namsan Park in central Seoul, Monday. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Picture of the Day: Ballistic Missile Target

| April 21, 2026
N. Korea test-fires ballistic missile
N. Korea test-fires ballistic missile
The Hwasong-11 Ra surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile hits a target in waters at an unspecified location on April 19, 2026, as North Korea test-fires it to verify the characteristics and power of a cluster bomb warhead and fragmentation mine warhead applied to the tactical ballistic missile, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. Leader Kim Jong-un observed the test and expressed satisfaction with the performance of the missile’s warhead capability, the KCNA said a day after South Korea’s military detected multiple short-range ballistic missiles launched toward the East Sea at around 6:10 a.m. from North Korea’s Sinpho area. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Escaped Wolf Captured in Daejeon

| April 20, 2026
Wolf captured after escaping from amusement park
Wolf captured after escaping from amusement park
Veterinarians look after a wolf at the O-World amusement park in the central city of Daejeon on April 17, 2026, shortly after rescuers captured the 2-year-old male using a tranquilizer gun following his escape from the park’s zoo on April 8, in this photo released by the Daejeon municipality. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Il-Sung Birthday Party

| April 17, 2026
N. Korean founder's birthday
N. Korean founder’s birthday
North Korean youths participate in a night dance party at Kim Il-sung Plaza in Pyongyang on April 15, 2026, marking the 114th birth anniversary of the North’s late founder Kim Il-sung, current leader Kim Jong-un’s grandfather, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Virgin Atlantic Open Incheon to London Route

| April 16, 2026
Virgin Atlantic launches Heathrow-Incheon flights
Virgin Atlantic launches Heathrow-Incheon flights
British carrier Virgin Atlantic CEO Corneel Koster (C), the carrier’s other senior executives and flight attendants take part in a ceremony at Incheon airport, west of Seoul, on April 14, 2026, to mark its newly launched regular flights between South Korea’s main gateway and London’s Heathrow Airport. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korean Missile Test from New Destroyer

| April 15, 2026
N.K.'s test of cruise, anti-warship missiles from new destroyer
N.K.’s test of cruise, anti-warship missiles from new destroyer
A missile is launched from the country’s first 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer, the Choe Hyon, in the Yellow Sea on April 12, 2026, as North Korea test-fires strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles from the destroyer, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 14. The North’s leader Kim Jong-un, who observed the launches of two strategic cruise missiles and three anti-warship missiles fired from the destroyer, called for steadily bolstering a nuclear war deterrent, according to the KCNA. (Yonhap)