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Picture of the Day: South Korea and Italy Summit Talks in Rome

GIKorea | June 15, 2026

**S. Korea-Italy summit talks in Rome**
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (L) holds talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on June 12, 2026. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Xi Commemorates Fallen Chinese Soldiers in North Korea

GIKorea | June 11, 2026

Xi pays tribute to fallen Chinese soldiers in Pyongyang

Chinese President Xi Jinping places a wreath at the Friendship Tower in Pyongyang on June 9, 2026, in this photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. Xi’s visit to the tower, which commemorates Chinese soldiers who died while fighting for the North in the 1950-53 Korean War, came one day after he held summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, agreeing to put the two nations’ friendly relations “on a more solid basis” and expand cooperation in politics, economy, culture and other fields. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea Ready for World Cup Game in Mexico

GIKorea | June 10, 2026

**Ahead of World Cup**
People take a photo in front of a structure symbolizing South Korea in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico, on June 7, 2026. South Korea are scheduled to play two of their three Group A matches in Guadalajara, a city about 1,500 meters above sea level. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Watches New Destroyer Conduct Sea Trials

GIKorea | June 9, 2026

Kim watches Kang Kon destroyer set sail

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (4th from R) observes the naval destroyer Kang Kon’s sea trials on June 4, 2026, after the vessel begins operational capability evaluation tests, according to footage aired by Korean Central Television (KCTV) on June 6. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Nvidia Chairman Visits South Korea

GIKorea | June 8, 2026

**Nvidia CEO Huang arrives in S. Korea**
U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang speaks to reporters upon arrival at Seoul Gimpo Business Aviation Center in western Seoul on June 5, 2026. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Kim Jong-un Meets Women’s Soccer Team

GIKorea | June 5, 2026

N.K. leader meets women's football club — **N.K. leader meets women’s football club**
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C, in black) meets with players of the country’s Naegohyang Women’s FC, the winner of the Asian Football Confederation Women’s Champions League in May, at the Central Cadres Training School of the Workers’ Party of Korea in Pyongyang on June 1, 2026, during a friendly match between Naegohyang and the country’s U-17 women’s football team to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the party’s prestigious political school, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ballot Shortage

GIKorea | June 4, 2026

**Public apology for ballot shortage in local elections**
Heo Cheol-hoon, secretary general of the National Election Commission, issues a public apology after a shortage of ballot papers prompted the temporary suspension of voting in the local elections on June 3, 2026, at some polling stations in southern Seoul. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ballot Box Monitoring

GIKorea | June 3, 2026

Monitoring of early-voting ballot boxes

An official at the National Election Commission in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, looks at monitors showing CCTV screens installed at locations storing ballot boxes from early voting on May 31, 2026, as the country is set to hold nationwide regional elections and parliamentary by-elections on June 3. (Yonhap)