Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: Won Continues to Drop Against the Dollar

Won hits over 13-yr low against greenback
Won hits over 13-yr low against greenbackAn electronic signboard in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul shows the South Korean currency closed at 1,390.90 won against the U.S. dollar on Sept. 14, 2022, down 17.30 won from the previous session, breaching the 1,390 won mark for the first time in more than 13 years. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Samsung Chief Meets with Mexican President

Samsung chief meets Mexican president
Samsung chief meets Mexican president
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong (L) poses for a photo with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sept. 8, 2022, in this photo provided by the company on Sept. 12. Lee urged Mexico’s support for South Korea’s bid to host the World Expo in 2030. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Chuseok at Gyeongbok Palace

Visitors at Gyeongbok Palace on final day of Chuseok
Visitors at Gyeongbok Palace on final day of Chuseok
Visitors, some of whom are wearing the traditional hanbok, spend time touring the royal Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on Sept. 12, 2022, the last day of the four-day Chuseok fall harvest holiday. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Queen Elizabeth’s Visit to Seoul in 1999

Queen Elizabeth II in Seoul
Queen Elizabeth II in Seoul
This 1999 file photo shows Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (R) being greeted by students at Midong Elementary School in Seoul during her visit to South Korea. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: South Korea Develops Its Own Domestic COVID Vaccine

S. Korea's first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine released
S. Korea’s first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine released
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and employees of SK Bioscience pose for a photo during a ceremony to mark the release of SKYCovione, the country’s first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine, at the bio company in Andong, 191 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Sept. 2, 2022. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: ROK Defense Minister Meets with U.S. Congressional Delegation

Defense chief meets U.S. congressional group
Defense chief meets U.S. congressional group
South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup (C, front row) poses for a photo with a U.S. congressional delegation belonging to foreign relations and defense committees at the defense ministry in Seoul on Sept. 5, 2022, in this photo provided by the ministry. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: North Korea Holds Disaster Prevention Meeting

N. Korea's meeting on reviewing disaster prevention work
N. Korea’s meeting on reviewing disaster prevention work
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other senior officials take part in a meeting in Pyongyang to build counter-crisis capabilities to prevent various types of disasters, in this undated photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Sept. 6, 2022. The KCNA said a two-day meeting reviewing the state’s disaster prevention work was held from Sept. 4 to examine the country’s overall situation for disaster prevention and take decisive measures for strengthening the crisis response capacity. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Flooded Jeju Road

Flooded Jeju road amid typhoon
Flooded Jeju road amid typhoon
Water pours out from a manhole cover in a street on Jeju Island as Typhoon Hinnamnor moves northward toward South Korea on Sept. 4, 2022. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Getting the Dinosaurs Ready for Incoming Typhoon

Preparations against Typhoon Hinnamnor
Preparations against Typhoon Hinnamnor
A dinosaur model is roped down to prevent possible damage from Typhoon Hinnamnor at the Haenam Uhangri Dinosaur Museum in the southern county of Haenam, 423 kilometers south of Seoul, in South Jeolla Province, in this photo provided by the county office on Sept. 3, 2022. Typhoon Hinnamnor is forecast to land on the southern part of the country on Sept. 6. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: EV Fire Training

How to put out EV fire
How to put out EV fire
Firefighters demonstrate putting out a fire in an electric vehicle by using a special cover at an international firefighting safety fair in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Aug. 31, 2022. (Yonhap)