A banner depicting U.S. President Donald Trump is placed by protesters at the arrival terminal of the Incheon International Airport, in Incheon, South Korea, Friday, September 12, 2025. (Phoot by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)





This drone shot of the tidal flats in Haeje-myeon, Muan County, South Jeolla Province in September 2025. The surface of the tidal flats has taken on a yellowish-brown hue as the loess has seeped into the seawater. The mixture of turfgrass and various algae (green, brown, and blue-green algae) has created a fusion of red, green, and gray hues. The drainage pattern along the shallow waterways creates an abstract landscape, with waterways branching out like branches. (Photo by Kim Young-geun)





Visitors take commemorative photos in front of the large mural “HANGOODLE” by Mr. Doodle, a world-renowned British drawing artist, on the September 16, 2025. Installed on the wall of the former Shiniljesa building in downtown Sejong City, the artwork combines Korean words suggested by citizens with the artist's signature symbols and icons. (Photo by Shin Hyeon-jong)





At the “1st Seoul Dog Sports Competition” held at the Peace Plaza in World Cup Park, Mapo-gu, Seoul on the September 21, 2025, a companion dog jumps over an obstacle with power amidst the calls of its owner and the cheers of the spectators. (Photo by Go Woon-ho)





People visit Starfield Library at the COEX Mall in Seoul on September 25, 2025. (Photo by Anthony Wallace/AFP Phoot)





Parents wait for their children as students who applied for the 2026 Art and Design Department regular admissions take the art practical exam at the Samyuk University gymnasium in Nowon-gu, Seoul on September 28, 2025. (Photo by Park Seong-won)





Pink muhly grass is in full bloom at Gochang Cheongnongwon, adding to the autumnal atmosphere in the last decade of September 2025. As the hot summer passes and a cool breeze blows, nature is filling itself with the colors of autumn. (Photo by Kim Young-geun)





South Korean Army soldiers participate in media day for the 77th Armed Forces Day at a military base in Gyeyong-City, South Korea, 29 September 2025 (issued 01 October 2025). Armed Forces Day is observed on 01 October. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA)





A dog is seen with its owner heading home at Seoul Station on October 2, 2025. (Photo by Jang Gyeong-sik)





On the October 2, 2025, a day before the Chuseok holiday, children from Woori Daycare Center in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, dressed in beautiful hanbok, greeted each other brightly, saying, “Have a bountiful Chuseok”. (Photo by Shin Hyeon-jong)





On the morning of the October 4, 2025, the second day of the Chuseok holiday, a lenticular cloud resembling an unidentified flying object (UFO) appeared in the northeastern sky as seen from the Healing Forest in Hogun-dong, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, creating a spectacular sight. (Photo by Newsis)





On the night of the October 4, 2025, a special Chuseok performance by the “Gwangalli M Drone Light Show” took place at Gwangalli Beach in Busan. The show, featuring 2,500 drones, was themed “Connecting Chuseok with Light”, and featured beautiful Korean traditions and symbolic images of Chuseok, including scholars, tigers, troupes of Namsadang troupes wearing traditional masks, and rabbits performing the Ganggangsullae dance. (Photo by Yonhap News)





South Korean officials wearing a royal guard raincoat uniform, stand before the Royal Palace gates at the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, 05 October 2025. Chuseok, one of Korea's major traditional holidays, falls on 06 October 2025, with the holiday period extending from 03 to 12 October. Every year, many Koreans travel to their hometowns to visit family and honor their ancestors during Chuseok. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA)





On the afternoon of the October 8, 2025, when the Royal Culture Festival was held, children watched the changing of the guard ceremony while riding on wooden horses at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. (Photo by Park Seong-won)





People participate in a Hangul calligraphy competition during a celebration of the 579th anniversary of Hangul Day at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, 09 October 2025. South Korea celebrates the 579th anniversary of the invention of the Korean alphabet, called “hangeul”, which was created by King Sejong during the Joseon Dynasty between 1392 and 1910. (Photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA)





Volunteers of Korean and Japanese nationalities wearing hanbok and kimono pose for a commemorative photo during the Korea-Japan Cultural Festival held at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on October 12, 2025. (Photo by Jang Gyeong-sik)





Members of a South Korean military honor guard throw their guns into the air during the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2025 at the Seoul airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Friday, October 17, 2025. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





South Korean Air Force's KF-16 fighter jets perform during the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2025 at the Seoul airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Friday, October 17, 2025. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





The mascot greets tourists in front of the Seongsim Church booth at the Daejeon Bread Festival on October 18, 2025. (Photo by Shin Hyeon-jong)