New landmark in border town A torch-shaped observation tower is dedicated in the border county of Cheorwon, about 75 kilometers northeast of Seoul, on Nov. 4, 2024, symbolizing the yearning for inter-Korean reunification. (Yonhap)
Senior army Members of Senior Army, an organization of senior citizens who have volunteered to be reserve troops, salute the national flag before their drill at a reservist training ground in Chuncheon, 74 kilometers northeast of Seoul, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Yonhap)
Ex-UN chief receives highest order of merit from Mongolia Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is awarded the First Class Order of Genghis Khan by Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh at the government complex in Mongolia on Nov. 2, 2024, in this photo provided by the Mongolian Embassy in Seoul. Ban is the first South Korean to receive the honor. (Yonhap)
DP stages street rally in protest of Yoon gov’t The main opposition Democratic Party holds a massive street rally in central Seoul on Nov. 2, 2024, urging the Yoon Suk Yeol government to accept a special counsel bill for an investigation into first lady Kim Keon Hee over stock manipulation and other allegations. (Yonhap)
Gathering against same-sex marriage legalizationPeople attend an outdoor gathering at Seoul Plaza in central Seoul on Oct. 27, 2024, organized by Christian groups to express opposition against the legalization of same-sex marriage and the enactment of an anti-discrimination law. (Yonhap)
Ban on distribution of anti-Pyongyang leafletsA banner announcing a ban on distributing anti-North Korea leaflets is hung by the South Korean border towns of Yeoncheon and Paju at Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, 30 kilometers north of Seoul, on Oct. 28, 2024. This comes amid a plan by the Association of the Families of Those Abducted by North Korea to send 100,000 copies of leaflets to the North using balloons in the border area sometime this week. (Yonhap)
Leaflets by families of N. Korean abduction victims Choi Seong-ryong, head of the Association of the Families of Those Abducted by North Korea, unveils a leaflet containing personal information on the abductees during a news conference in front of the National Police Agency in Seoul on Oct. 25, 2024. The organization announced plans to send 100,000 copies of the leaflet to the North using balloons in the border city of Paju, 30 kilometers north of Seoul, sometime in the following week. (Yonhap)
N. Korean leader inspects strategic missile bases North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) inspects strategic missile bases, in this undated photo provided by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency on Oct. 23, 2024. (Yonhap)
