S. Korea departs for U.S.-led maritime drills This photo, released by the Navy on May 31, 2022, shows Rear Adm. An Sang-min (front) and members of his fleet saluting at a naval base on South Korea’s southern Jeju Island on May 31, 2022, before they depart to join the Rim of the Pacific Exercise, a U.S.-led biennial multinational maritime exercise. The Marado (behind them), a 14,500-ton amphibious assault ship, was dispatched on the mission set for June through early August in waters off Hawaii. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
Wildfire in southeastern S. Korea A Korea Forest Service helicopter dumps water on a wildfire in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on May 31, 2022, after it broke out around 9:25 a.m. (Yonhap)
Missile training against N.K. provocation This photo, provided by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shows South Korean and U.S. joint training to fire a ground-to-ground missile on May 25, 2022, in response to North Korea’s launch of three ballistic missiles toward the East Sea earlier in the day. (Yonhap)
N.K. posters on prevention of COVID-19 pandemic This photo, released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on May 23, 2022, shows one of the new propaganda posters that the Mansudae Art Studio has produced to raise the public’s awareness about the country’s struggle against the new coronavirus. The poster carries a message, “Comrade, are you following emergency quarantine rules?” (Yonhap)
Memorial for late President Roh Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (C) attends a memorial to mark the 13th death anniversary of former President Roh Moo-hyun in Gimhae, 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on May 23, 2022. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
Civic group demands withdrawal of U.S. troops from Korea Members of a civic group chant a slogan demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Korea during a rally held in Yongsan, Seoul, on May 20, 2022, hours before the arrival of U.S. President Joe Biden for a three-day visit to South Korea. (Yonhap)
Korea-ASEAN garden This photo, provided by the South Gyeongsang provincial government, shows a rendering of the Korea-ASEAN national garden, which will be built at a yet-to-be-decided location in the South Korean province by 2030. On May 18, 2022, the Korea Forest Service tapped Korea Engineering Consultants Corp. to map out a blueprint for the project. ASEAN stands for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Yonhap)
N. Korean army’s supply of medicine amid COVID-19 outbreak North Korean soldiers from the military field of the People’s Army gather at the Ministry of National Defense in Pyongyang on May 16, 2022, to pledge to carry out their mission to supply medicine to pharmacies amid the North’s anti-epidemic campaign, in this photo released May 17 by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. The Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea has ordered the military medical field to supply medicine to pharmacies under the 24-hour service system, as the North has seen a surge in suspected coronavirus cases. (Yonhap)
Ex-President Roh Tae-woo’s grave This photo shows the grave of former President Roh Tae-woo at a cemetery in Paju, 30 kilometers north of Seoul, on May 16, 2022. He died in October 2021. (Yonhap)
99-year-old graduate Kim Deok-hwa (L), 99, receives an honorary degree from Speer Girls’ High School in Gwangju, 329 kilometers south of Seoul, on May 14, 2022. (Yonhap)
