S. Korea, U.S. stage counter-drone drills This photo, posted on the Pentagon’s Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, shows the South Korean and U.S. militaries staging counter-drone drills at Kunsan Air Base in Gunsan, 275 kilometers south of Seoul, on Feb. 7, 2023. (Yonhap)
S. Korea sends 110 rescue workers to Turkey A South Korean international rescue team resolves to do its best at the National 119 Rescue Headquarters in Namyangju, 30 kilometers east of Seoul, on Feb. 7, 2023, before departing for quake-ravaged Turkey. South Korea sent 110 rescue members to participate in the rescue efforts. (Yonhap)
S. Korea-U.S. joint air drills A U.S. F-16CM Fighting Falcon combat aircraft taxis on the runway during a South Korea-U.S. joint air drill at an air base in Gunsan, 270 km south of Seoul, on Feb. 3, 2023, in this photo provided by the South Korean Air Force. South Korea and the United States staged combined air drills, involving U.S. F-22 and F-35B stealth fighters, in a show of America’s “invariable will and capability” to keep its security commitment to the Asian ally, Seoul’s Air Force said. (Yonhap)
Actor O Yeong-su on trial over alleged sexual misconduct Actor O Yeong-su arrives at a branch of the Suwon District Court in Seongnam, south of Seoul, on Feb. 3, 2023, to attend the first hearing of a trial over an allegation that he inappropriately touched a woman in mid-2017. (Yonhap)
Protest against installation of cable car system A group of environmentalists takes part in a pilgrimage in Wonju, Gangwon Province, southeastern South Korea, on Feb. 1, 2023, as part of their efforts to voice their objection to the installation of a new cable car system on Mount Seorak, a scenic tourist attraction on South Korea’s east coast. The group will complete the 135-km pilgrimage on foot the next day after launching it from Hangye Pass on the mountain in the province’s Yangyang on Jan. 26. (Yonhap)
Snow-capped Mt. Paekdu This undated photo, captured from North Korea’s weekly English newspaper The Pyongyang Times on Jan. 31, 2023, shows the sun rising over the snow-covered Mount Paekdu, located on the North Korean-Chinese border. For North Koreans, the volcanic mountain, the highest peak on the Korean Peninsula and a sacred site as the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s birthplace, is regarded as the home of their revolution. (Yonhap)
Yoon invites Cambodian child First lady Kim Keon Hee embraces Aok Rotha at the presidential office in Seoul on Jan. 31, 2023. Kim met the boy, who has a heart disease, during an official visit to Cambodia in November last year, and invited him to South Korea to help him undergo successful surgery in December. The boy is on the mend now. The presidential office provided this photo. (Yonhap)Â
U.S. defense chief visits S. Korea U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrives at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, on Jan. 30, 2023. Austin will meet South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, reportedly to discuss the United States’ pledge to mobilize a full range of its military capabilities, including nuclear, to defend South Korea against North Korea’s nuclear threat. (Yonhap)
Running in freezing weather Braving freezing weather, mostly shirtless participants of an annual “naked marathon race” run on a road at Daegwallyeong Pass in Pyeongchang, 180 kilometers east of Seoul, on Jan. 28, 2023. (Yonhap)
Monthly ‘parental pay’ granted for 1st time A notice on the payment of monthly benefits to parents with infants aged 0-1 is posted on a community service center in Seoul on Jan. 25, 2023. The government introduced the “parental pay” to support such parents and encourage child births amid the country’s low birthrate. Parents with children aged 0 and 1 receive 700,000 won (US$568.18) and 300,000 won per month, respectively. The pay will increase to 1 million won and 500,000 won next year, respectively. (Yonhap)
