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Sport climbing: World championships

Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland poses for a photo during a medal ceremony after winning gold in the women's speed event at the climbing world championships in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 24, 2025.

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Sport Climbing: World championships

Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland reacts after winning gold in the women's speed event with a world record at the climbing world championships in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 24, 2025.

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Sport Climbing: World championships

Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland reacts after winning gold in the women's speed event with a world record at the climbing world championships in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 24, 2025.

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CHAGE & ASKA concert in 2000 in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea, April 14 Kyodo - Japanese fans pose for a photo at a gymnasium at the Olympic Park in Seoul on Aug. 26, 2000, ahead of a two-day live music concert by Japanese popular duo CHAGE & ASKA starting there later in the day.

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Baby box at South Korean church

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 8 Kyodo - Photo taken on June 20, 2022, shows Jusarang Community Church in Seoul where a baby hatch has been set up for unwanted babies. Senior pastor Lee Jong Rak installed the box -- where parents can give away their newborns anonymously -- in December 2009.

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Baby box at South Korean church

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 8 Kyodo - A staffer holds an infant in her arms on June 20, 2022, in Seoul. The baby was left in a hatch installed at Jusarang Community Church in the South Korean capital -- where parents can give away their newborns anonymously.

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Baby box at South Korean church

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 8 Kyodo - Lee Jong Rak (L), the senior pastor of Jusarang Community Church in Seoul, explains about a baby hatch, set up there for an unwanted babies on June 20, 2022. Lee installed the hatch -- where parents can give away their newborns anonymously -- in December 2009.

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Gwanghwamun gate in Seoul restored

SEOUL, South Korea - The restored Gwanghwamun gate is unveiled in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2010, the 65th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule. The gate, first built in the 14th century and moved during Japanese rule, was returned to its original position.

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Gwanghwamun gate in Seoul restored

SEOUL, South Korea - The restored Gwanghwamun gate is unveiled in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2010, the 65th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule. The gate, first built in the 14th century and moved during Japanese rule, was returned to its original position.

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19 S. Korean hostages make home after 6-week ordeal in Afghanistan

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman hostage (L) released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants after a six-week ordeal melts into tears as she is met by her family member at a hospital outside Seoul on Sept. 2.

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19 S. Korean hostages make home after 6-week ordeal in Afghanistan

SEOUL, South Korea - Some of the women hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants after a six-week ordeal are moved to tears on their way to a hospital by bus from Incheon International Airport outside Seoul on Sept. 2.

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Survivor of Vietnam War massacre sues South Korean government

SEOUL, South Korea, April 21 Kyodo - Photo taken in Seoul on April 21, 2020, shows supporters of Nguyen Thi Thanh, a survivor of an alleged civilian massacre by South Korean troops during the Vietnam War, gathering in Seoul on April 21, 2020, after the 59-year-old Vietnamese women filed a damages lawsuit against the South Korean government with a district court.

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New coronavirus

SEOUL, South Korea, March 13 Kyodo - A worker in protective gear disinfects a subway train in Seoul on March 11, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus.

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New coronavirus

SEOUL, South Korea, March 5 Kyodo - South Korean soldiers disinfect a street in Seoul on March 5, 2020, to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

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S. Korea marks 101st anniversary of independence movement

SEOUL, South Korea, March 1 Kyodo - South Korean President Moon Jae In (bottom L) attends a ceremony in Seoul on March 1, 2020, marking the 101st anniversary of the founding of a Korean independence movement against Japanese colonial rule.

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S. Korea marks 101st anniversary of independence movement

SEOUL, South Korea, March 1 Kyodo - South Korean President Moon Jae In delivers a speech in Seoul on March 1, 2020, in a ceremony to mark the 101st anniversary of the founding of a Korean independence movement against Japanese colonial rule.

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Korean plaintiffs in wartime labor suit

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Plaintiffs in a damages suit involving Koreans forced to work in Japan during World War II are seen ahead of their visit to South Korea's Supreme Court in Seoul to hear a ruling on the case on Nov.29, 2018.

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S. Korea's ex-leader Lee

SEOUL, South Korea, April 16 Kyodo - Former South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (front) enters the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on March 14, 2018, for questioning over alleged bribery while in office.

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Japan rejects new S. Korean policy on "comfort women" deal

SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 10 Kyodo - A Person (L) walks by a statue symbolizing so-called "comfort women" in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 9, 2018. Tokyo and Seoul have been at odds over a 2015 settlement of the issue related to women who were forced to work in wartime Japanese military brothels.

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The U.S.-led United Nations Command solders

SEOUL, Korea, Jan. 4 Kyodo - The U.S.-led United Nations Command solders stand guard on Jul. 27, 2017 in front of North Korea's main building, in a joint security area at the border village of Panmunjeom, located in the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas. A North Korean soldier was shot and wounded by fellow soldiers on Nov. 13, 2017 while defecting to South Korea at the border village.

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The U.S.-led United Nations Command solders

SEOUL, Korea, Jan. 4 Kyodo - The U.S.-led United Nations Command solders stand guard on Jul. 27, 2017 in front of North Korea's main building, in a joint security area at the border village of Panmunjeom, located in the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas. A North Korean soldier was shot and wounded by fellow soldiers on Nov. 13, 2017 while defecting to South Korea at the border village.

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Supporters anguished as former S. Korean President Park arrested

SEOUL, South Korea, March 31 Kyodo - Supporters of ousted South Korean President Park Geun Hye show their emotions after seeing off a car carrying her to a Seoul detention center in the early hours of March 31, 2017. Park was detained after a Seoul court issued an arrest warrant in connection with the corruption and abuse-of-power scandal that ended her presidency.

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Rally in Seoul seeks resignation of S. Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 1 Kyodo - People stage a rally in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2016, to seek the resignation of South Korean President Park Geun Hye over an influence-peddling scandal involving a longtime friend.

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North Korea's Air Koryo Facebook page hacked

SEOUL, South Korea - The Facebook page of North Korea's sole airline Air Koryo appears hacked, allegedly by Cyber Caliphate, a hacker group claiming association with the Islamic State militant group, as shown in this photo taken on Jan. 14, 2015.

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Hundreds of Santa Clauses gather for poor kids

SEOUL, South Korea - Hundreds of Santa Clauses gather in Seoul, South Korea, to deliver presents to children in financially troubled households on Dec. 24, 2014. The volunteer Santa Clauses will visit children in around 800 households.

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Prosecutors summon former Korean Air exec

SEOUL, South Korea - Cho Hyun Ah, former vice president of Korean Air, bows her head in apology in front of reporters on Dec. 17, 2014, in Seoul, South Korea, as she was summoned by prosecutors for questioning into allegations that she had physically and verbally attacked a cabin crew member on an airplane.

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Prosecutors summon former Korean Air exec

SEOUL, South Korea - Cho Hyun Ah, former vice president of Korean Air, is surrounded by reporters on Dec. 17, 2014, in Seoul, South Korea, as she was summoned by prosecutors for questioning into allegations that she physically and verbally attacked a cabin crew member on an airplane.

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Fujita Kanko to open hotel in Seoul in 2018

TOKYO, Japan - Image of a hotel that Japan's Fujita Kanko Inc. plans to open in Seoul, South Korea, in the summer of 2018 is seen in an undated photo. The company announced the plan on Dec. 15, 2014. It will be the firm's first directly managed hotel in Asia.

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U.S. senior diplomat Kim meets with reporters in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Sung Kim (R), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, speaks to reporters at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, after meeting with Junichi Ihara, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau. Kim visited Tokyo after meeting with his South Korean counterpart in Seoul, South Korea.

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Japan, U.S. senior diplomats meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Junichi Ihara (R), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, shakes hands with Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, on Dec. 8, 2014, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo. Kim visited Tokyo after meeting with his South Korean counterpart in Seoul, South Korea. (Pool photo)

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Overseas ballot starts at Japan's diplomatic missions

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese expats go through voting procedures for the Dec. 14 general election at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 3, 2014, following the opening of overseas ballots for those living abroad at 214 diplomatic missions around the world. Official campaigning for the House of Representatives race started on Dec. 2.

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Japan, S. Korea business leaders meet in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of the Japan Business Federation and the Federation of Korean Industries hold a meeting for the first time in seven years in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 1, 2014. Japanese delegates, including Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara (2nd from L on the front row), are also scheduled to meet with South Korean President Park Geun Hye later in the day.

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Japan, S. Korea top business lobbies meet in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara (L) and Federation of Korean Industries Chairman Huh Chang Soo attend the top business lobbies' first meeting in seven years on Dec. 1, 2014, in Seoul, South Korea, to exchange views on a range of economic issues.

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N. Korean defector group tries to fly leaflets over north

SEOUL, South Korea - A group of defectors from North Korea attempts to distribute leaflets slamming Pyongyang in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, in this photo taken on Sept. 21, 2014. South Korea's parliamentary debate on a bill aiming at improving human rights conditions in North Korea is in full swing following the adoption of a U.N. committee resolution denouncing Pyongyang's violations of such rights.

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Groundbreaking ceremony for resort facilities in Incheon

SEOUL, South Korea - A groundbreaking ceremony is held for integrated resort and casino facilities of South Korea's Paradise Co. and Japan's Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. in Incheon, South Korea, on Nov. 20, 2014. The massive facilities, including an expansion of Paradise Casino near Incheon International Airport, are expected to open in the first half of 2017.

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Police guard of Japan Embassy in Seoul wins speech contest

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2014 shows policemen guarding the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. Han Sung Ho, who works as a conscripted policeman there, won a Japanese speech contest on Nov. 15 after talking about the importance of and his pride in his job.

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Japan, S. Korea hold cooperation panel meet in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Hideo Watanabe (standing), former Japanese posts and telecommunications minister, addresses a joint meeting of bilateral cooperation committees in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov. 6, 2014.

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Court orders Nachi-Fujikoshi to compensate forced laborers

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman, one of the plaintiffs filing a lawsuit against Japan's Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. to seek compensation for their forced labor, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2014, after the Seoul Central District Court ordered Fujikoshi to pay compensation ranging from 80 million to 100 million won (about $76,000-$95,000) each. Thirteen victims of forced labor and the relatives of four now-deceased victims have claimed they were deceived into going to study in Japan's Toyama City, where the company is based, and forced to perform hard labor without sufficient food and sleep during the World War II.

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Court orders Nachi-Fujikoshi to compensate forced laborers

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman, one of the plaintiffs filing a lawsuit against Japan's Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. to seek compensation for their forced labor, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2014, after the Seoul Central District Court ordered Fujikoshi to pay compensation ranging from 80 million to 100 million won (about $76,000-$95,000) each. Thirteen victims of forced labor and the relatives of four now-deceased victims have claimed they were deceived into going to study in Japan's Toyama City, where the company is based, and forced to perform hard labor without sufficient food and sleep during the World War II.

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S. Korean group leader speaks against obstruction

SEOUL, South Korea - A senior member (far L) of a South Korean conservative group complains about local residents trying to stop the group from flying balloons containing leaflets carrying messages critical of the North Korean government from Imjingak in South Korea on Oct. 25, 2014.

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Japan's ex-finance chief to meet with S. Korean Pres. Park

SEOUL, South Koare - Former Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga arrives at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 24, 2014. During a meeting with President Park Geun Hye, Nukaga, head of a South Korea-Japan parliamentarian group, is expected to convey Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's message that he wants to improve ties with Seoul.

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Japan's top security official arrives in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Shotaro Yachi, Japan's national security adviser to the Cabinet, arrives at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 21, 2014, for a two-day visit to discuss a wide range of issues concerning security and bilateral relations with top South Korean officials.

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U.S., S. Korean officials meet to discuss N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Glyn Davies (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, shakes hands with Hwang Joon Kook, South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 30, 2014. Davies visited Seoul to discuss with South Korean officials ways to restart the stalled six-party talks on achieving North Korea's denuclearization.

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Japanese sake promoted in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - An event to promote Japanese sake is held at the Japanese ambassador's official residence in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 25, 2014.

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Japanese sake promoted in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese sake breweries promote sake at the Japanese ambassador's official residence in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 25, 2014.

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Japanese comic exhibition opens in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - A child poses for photos in front of character figure from popular Japanese manga series "One Piece" at an exhibition at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul on July 26, 2014, after it opened to the public. Initially scheduled to start July 12, the show was put on hold when the memorial canceled a contract renting exhibition space to the organizers, citing a drawing in the original comic series resembling Japan's Rising Sun flag, which arouses anti-Japanese sentiment in the country due to its history as a military flag.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe meets with S. Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe meets with the press in Seoul, South Korea, on July 25, 2014, after meeting with South Korean President Park Geun Hye. Bilateral relations have nosedived to the worst level in years over differing views on wartime history and over the ownership of islets in the Sea of Japan.

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S. Koreans protest wartime sex slavery at Japan embassy

SEOUL, South Korea - A large number of people join a rally against Japan's stance on the issue of wartime sex slavery in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on July 23, 2014, amid a new round of bilateral diplomatic talks.

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Japan, S. Korea groups meet press on joint poll

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of the Genron NPO, a nonprofit think tank in Japan, and East Asia Institute in South Korea hold a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on July 10, 2014, about findings by their joint opinion poll on the relationship between the two countries.

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Chinaese President Xi pays 1st visit to S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Chinese President Xi Jin Ping and his wife Peng Liyuan wave upon arrival at Incheon international airport in Seoul, South Korea, on July 3, 2014, for talks with South Korean President Park Geun Hye. This was Xi's first visit to South Korea.