Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Protest in Seoul Against Providing Arms to Ukraine

| April 25, 2023
Protesting arms support
Protesting arms support
Activists stage a protest in Seoul on April 22, 2023, calling for the government to rule out military support to Ukraine. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: 70 Years of the U.S.-ROK Alliance

| April 24, 2023
Banner marking 70th year of S. Korea-U.S. alliance
Banner marking 70th year of S. Korea-U.S. alliance
This image provided by the presidential office shows a banner symbolizing the strong security alliance between South Korea and the United States posted on the outer wall of the Korean Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., ahead of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s state visit to the country. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: K-Pop Band Member Moonbin Found Dead from Apparent Suicide

| April 21, 2023
Moonbin, a member of K-pop boy group Astro, is seen in this photo provided by its agency, Fantagio. He died at age 25 in an apparent suicide on April 20, 2023. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Moonbin, a member of K-pop boy group Astro, is seen in this photo provided by its agency, Fantagio. He died at age 25 in an apparent suicide on April 20, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: New Judge on the Constitutional Court

| April 19, 2023
New Constitutional Court justice
New Constitutional Court justice
President Yoon Suk Yeol (L) poses for a photo with Jeong Jeong-mi, new justice of the Constitutional Court, after presenting her with a letter of appointment at the presidential office in Seoul on April 17, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Remembering the Sewol Ferry Disaster

| April 18, 2023
Remembering victims of Sewol ferry sinking
Remembering victims of Sewol ferry sinking
Yellow ribbons tied by mourners for victims of the 2014 deadly sinking of the Sewol ferry wave in the wind on April 16, 2023, at a port in Mokpo, 410 kilometers south of Seoul, where the wreck of the retrieved ship was put in place, as the country held the ninth memorial service for the victims. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Memorial Service for the Sewol Ferry Disaster

| April 17, 2023
9th memorial service for victims of Sewol ferry sinking
9th memorial service for victims of Sewol ferry sinking
This photo, taken April 16, 2023, shows the ninth memorial service held in Incheon, west of Seoul, to mark the death of victims of the 2014 deadly sinking of the Sewol ferry. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Aftermath of Gangneung Wildfire

| April 14, 2023
Aftermath of wildfire in northeast S. Korea
Aftermath of wildfire in northeast S. Korea
This photo, taken April 12, 2023, shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. The blaze, which hit the coastal city the previous day amid the combination of strong winds and dry weather, left one person dead and 16 others injured or suffering from smoke inhalation, with 649 people forced to evacuate and 379 hectares of woodland burned down. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Korean First Lady Meets Abductees Family

| April 13, 2023
First lady meets N.K. detainee family
First lady meets N.K. detainee family
First lady Kim Keon Hee (R) speaks with a family member of a South Korean detained in North Korea, while visiting the National Memorial for Abductees during the Korean War in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, on April 12, 2023, in this photo provided by the presidential office. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Switzerland Comes to Seoul

| April 12, 2023
Enjoying Switzerland in S. Korea
Enjoying Switzerland in S. Korea
People enjoy an artistic model of a Switzerland city set up in Seoul as part of a festival to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between South Korea and the European nation on April 9, 2023. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ferry Tragedy Anniversary

| April 11, 2023
Anniversary of ferry tragedy
Anniversary of ferry tragedy
People participate in a rally in Seoul on April 8, 2023, to mark the ninth anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry on April 16, 2014, that claimed more than 300 lives, mostly teenagers on a school excursion. (Yonhap)