Danuri takes image of Apollo 11 landing site This photo, provided by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute on Sept. 26, 2023, shows an image of the site of Apollo 11’s landing in July 1969 (arrows indicate site) on the moon that South Korea’s first lunar orbiter, Danuri, took with its high-definition camera while it was orbiting above the moon on Sept. 10. (Yonhap)
Danuri takes image of Earth from moon This photo, provided by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute on Sept. 26, 2023, shows an image of the Earth that South Korea’s first lunar orbiter, Danuri, took with its high-definition camera while it was orbiting above the moon on Sept. 15. (Yonhap)
Rice harvest in N. Korea North Korean farmers use machines to harvest rice on a sprawling area of rice paddies in the North Korean county of Anbyon, Kangwon Province, North Korea, on Sept. 24, 2023, in this photo captured from the North’s Korean Central Television the next day. The broadcaster reported that the farmland, damaged by Typhoon Khanun this summer, is expected to produce more yield than in the average year. (Yonhap)
Visitors to royal palace Tourists wearing Korean traditional clothing visit Gyeongbok Palace in downtown Seoul on Sept. 28, 2023, on the first day of the Chuseok holiday. (Yonhap)
N. Korean reports on Asian Games This photo, captured from North Korea’s state-run Central TV on Sept. 26, 2023, shows highlights from the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The broadcaster made these reports for the first time on the same day, three days after the opening of the games. (Yonhap)
S. Korea marks Armed Forces Day A military parade is set to commence in downtown Seoul amid rain on Sept. 26, 2023, in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Armed Forces Day. (Yonhap)
Opening of rebuilt Korean Empire guesthouse South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (3rd from R) and U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg (2nd from R) look around the rebuilt Dondeokjeon, a historic Western-style building in Deoksu Palace used as a royal guesthouse during the Korean Empire (1897-1910), during its opening ceremony in Seoul on Sept. 25, 2023. The two-story building, originally constructed during the reign of Emperor Gojong around 1901, was reconstructed as part of the Cultural Heritage Administration’s broader plan to restore the original states of royal palaces, which were damaged during the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Yonhap)
Judo players from two Koreas An Baul of South Korea (white uniform) and Ri Kum-song of North Korea battle each other in the round of 16 of the men’s -66kg judo event at the 19th Asian Games at Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 24, 2023. (Yonhap)
S. Korea-U.S. joint live-fire drill Apache choppers from the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division are ready to take off at the South Korean Navy’s 2nd Fleet Command in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, on Sept. 21, 2023, for a joint live-fire exercise in the Yellow Sea. (Yonhap)
Lawmaker sentenced to suspended prison term for embezzlement Youn Mee-hyang (C), an independent lawmaker and former head of an advocacy group for the victims of the Japanese military’s sexual slavery during World War II, speaks to reporters at the Seoul High Court in the capital city on Sept. 20, 2023, after the appellate court sentenced her to 1.5 years in prison, suspended for three years, for embezzling funds donated to help support the victims. In February 2023, the lower court fined her 15 million won (US$11,900). (Yonhap)
