Tag: Seoul

Picture of the Day: Downtown Seoul Back to Normal

| April 8, 2025
Back to normal
Back to normal
People enjoy the first weekend after the Constitutional Court ousted former President Yoon Seok Yeol in Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul on April 6, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: 20-Meter Wide Sinkhole Forms in Seoul

| March 27, 2025
20-meter-wide sinkhole at intersection in Seoul
20-meter-wide sinkhole at intersection in Seoul
This photo, taken March 24, 2025, shows a 20-meter-wide sinkhole at an intersection in Seoul’s Gangdong Ward after it opened and swallowed a motorcyclist. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Snowy Seoul

| March 21, 2025
Snowfall in Seoul
Snowfall in Seoul
This photo, taken March 18, 2025, shows Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the 1392-1910 Joseon Dynasty, covered with snow in Seoul amid an unseasonably heavy snow advisory issued for the capital. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Han River Freezes Over

| February 10, 2025
Han River freezes for 1st time this winter
Han River freezes for 1st time this winter
The Han River freezes for the first time this winter on Feb. 9, 2025, as cold weather continues for about a week in Seoul. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Ringing In the New Year in South Korea

| January 1, 2025
Annual bell-ringing ceremony to usher in new year
Annual bell-ringing ceremony to usher in new year
Actress Ko Doo-sim (L, rear) and other civil representatives toll the bell at Bosingak Pavilion in Seoul on Jan. 1, 2025, in a ceremony to usher in the new year. The popular midnight bell-ringing celebration has been held every year since 1953 to ring out the old year and ring in the new year, though public attendance was prohibited during the 2019-2021 COVID-19 pandemic period. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Snowy Cheongwadae

| December 27, 2024
Snowy Mount Bugak
Snowy Mount Bugak
Mount Bugak, north of the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul, is covered in snow on Dec. 21, 2024. (Yonhap) 

Picture of the Day: Snow Covered Park in Seoul

| December 26, 2024
Snow-covered park
Snow-covered park
A person takes a walk in a snow-covered park in central Seoul on Dec. 21, 2024. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Trainers Campaign for Organ Donation

| December 24, 2024
Organ donation campaign
Organ donation campaign
Sports trainers participate in the “Nine Parade Campaign,” an organ donation movement, in Myeongdong, Seoul, on Dec. 20, 2024. The campaign highlights that a single brain-dead donor can save up to nine lives through organ donation. (Yonhap)

Gasolined Powered BMW Catches Fire in Seongnam

| December 24, 2024

It is always a big deal when an electric vehicle catches fire, so it is only fair to point out that gasoline powered cars can catch fire as well:

A BMW vehicle is caught on fire in Seongnam in Gyeonggi on Dec. 20. [YONHAP]

A  BMW  vehicle is caught on fire in Seongnam in Gyeonggi on Dec. 20. [YONHAP]

A gasoline-powered BMW X3, which was idling at a traffic light, caught fire for unknown reasons while driving on Friday at around 9:38 a.m. in Bundang District in Seongnam, Gyeonggi. 
  
The driver of the vehicle managed to escape unharmed, according to a report from Yonhap News Agency.

Joong Ang Ilbo

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Picture of the Day: Ice Rink Opens in Front of Seoul City Hall

| December 23, 2024
Seoul Square ice rink returns ahead of Christmas
Seoul Square ice rink returns ahead of Christmas
Citizens enjoy skating on the ice rink temporarily set up each year in front of Seoul City Hall, on Dec. 20, 2024. The rink officially opened earlier in the day, marking the festive season. (Yonhap)