Category: Picture of the Day

Picture of the Day: North Korean Spa Resort

N. Korea's war veterans at spa resort
N. Korea’s war veterans at spa resort
North Korean veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War bathe in an open-air spa at Yangdok Hot Spring Resort in the North’s South Pyongan Province, in this undated photo released Aug. 1, 2022, by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. They came to the resort after taking part in a national conference of veterans in Pyongyang on July 27 to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the armistice that halted the three-year conflict. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Japanese Activists Oppose US-ROK Military Drill

Japanese activists oppose Korea-U.S. military drill
Japanese activists oppose Korea-U.S. military drill
A group of Japanese civic activists stages a rally near the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on July 29, 2022, opposing a South Korea-U.S. joint military drill set for next month. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Lake Soyang in Inje

Lake Soyang in lush Inje
Lake Soyang in lush Inje
This photo provided by Inje County shows the breathtaking summer landscape of Soyang Lake, surrounded by lush green woods, in Inje, Gangwon Province, on July 30, 2022. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Dokdo Visit

Visiting Dokdo
Visiting Dokdo
Visitors holding the national flag pose for a photo during a visit to South Korea’s easternmost Dokdo Islets on July 26, 2022. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: North Korea Holds National Conference of War Veterans to Mark Korean War Armistice

N. Korea holds national conference of war veterans
N. Korea holds national conference of war veteransA Korean War veteran (R) of North Korea transfers the North Korean flag to a young student during a ceremony in Pyongyang on July 26, 2022, to celebrate the 69th anniversary the next day of the Korean War armistice, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. The North calls the 1950-53 war the Fatherland Liberation War and designates the date of the armistice signing as Victory Day. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Gangneung Beach

Vacationers at Gangneung beach
Vacationers at Gangneung beach
Vacationers sit under beach umbrellas at Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung on the east coast on July 23, 2022. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Titanic Lego Set

Titanic made of Lego
Titanic made of Lego
A version of the British passenger liner Titanic, made of Lego, is displayed at a pop-up exhibition in Seoul on July 20, 2022. The exhibit was held to mark the Danish group’s 90th anniversary. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: South Korean Drug Lord Extradited

S. Korean drug kingpin after extradition from Vietnam
S. Korean drug kingpin after extradition from Vietnam
A South Korean national, only identified by his surname Kim, arrives at Incheon airport, west of Seoul, on July 19, 2022, after being extradited from Vietnam. The 47-year-old Kim, considered to be one of the country’s biggest drug traffickers based in Southeast Asia, was the subject of an Interpol red notice for supplying illegal substances, such as methamphetamine, through Telegram since 2018, the National Police Agency said. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK’s Domestically Developed Fighter Jet

Homegrown fighter jet
Homegrown fighter jet
South Korea’s homegrown KF-21 fighter jet takes off during its first test flight from the Air Force’s 3rd Flying Training Wing base in Sacheon, about 300 kilometers south of Seoul, on July 19, 2022, in this photo provided by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Logistics Warehouse Robots

Robots at CJ logistics center
Robots at CJ logistics center
An automated guided vehicle (AGV) moves to transport products on a fixed route at a CJ Logistics smart fulfillment center in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, on July 17, 2022. (Yonhap)