Ahn Cheol-soo declares presidential candidacy Ahn Cheol-soo, a lawmaker of the People Power Party, raises his fist as he attends a press conference at Gwanghwamun Plaza in Seoul on April 8, 2025, to announce his presidential candidacy in the party’s nomination race for a snap election to pick former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s successor. (Yonhap)
Taepyung Salt Farm cleared of forced labor after U.S. import ban This photo, taken April 7, 2025, shows fields at Taepyung Salt Farm in Sinan, South Jeolla Province, southwestern South Korea. The foreign ministry said the salt farm recently placed under U.S. import restrictions is no longer involved in forced labor, after the U.S. customs agency’s ban on its products over alleged labor abuses. (Yonhap)
N. Korea holds 1st int’l marathon in 6 years Runners, including those from abroad, take part in an international marathon in Pyongyang on April 6, 2025, in this photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency the next day. It marked the North’s first international marathon in about six years after a hiatus due to COVID-19. (Yonhap)
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)
Jeju Island in spring This photo, taken April 6, 2025, shows canola flowers and cherry trees in full bloom on South Korea’s southern island of Jeju. (Yonhap)
Endangered animal An otter searches for food at Yongbongje Reservoir in the southwestern city of Gwangju on April 1, 2025, in this provided photo. The otter, an endangered animal, is designated as the country’s Natural Monument No. 330. (Yonhap)
Acting president tours JSA Acting President Han Duck-soo (L), who concurrently serves as prime minister, meets with soldiers of the South Korean and U.S. armies on the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area, a small strip of land at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, on April 1, 2025. (Yonhap)
Aftermath of wildfire Burnt-out houses are seen in a destroyed village in Cheongsong, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on March 31, 2025, after a massive wildfire hit the region. (Yonhap)
Wildfire in southeastern region This photo, taken March 29, 2025, shows a scorched mountain in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, after a wildfire ravaged the region. (Yonhap)
Ex-minister’s daughter attends 1st hearing of appellate trial Cho Min, daughter of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk, appears at the Seoul Central District Court in the capital on March 26, 2025, to attend the first hearing of her appellate trial over her alleged college admission fraud. She was ordered by a lower court to pay a fine of 10 million won (US$7,510). (Yonhap)
