![President Yoon Suk Yeol, fourth from left, claps as the stone marker inscribed with the name of the Korea AeroSpace Administration in Korean is unveiled in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, during the agency's opening ceremony on Thursday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/30/b94d085f-f821-4c94-b5e5-4f3234f3dc47.jpg "President Yoon Suk Yeol, fourth from left, claps as the stone marker inscribed with the name of the Korea AeroSpace Administration in Korean is unveiled in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang, during the agency's opening ceremony on Thursday. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]")
Korea vows to have flag on Mars as new space agency begins work
President Yoon Suk Yeol said the new Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) aims to plant a Korean flag on Mars by 2045 as part of the country's efforts to become a leader in space exploration during a ceremony to celebrate the agency's establishment.
![SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, left, and his estranged wife Roh Soh-yeong attend a hearing held at the Seoul High Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on April 16. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/30/add4fa07-f311-41be-b324-bada658c1bac.jpg "SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, left, and his estranged wife Roh Soh-yeong attend a hearing held at the Seoul High Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on April 16. [NEWS1]")
![ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/30/c806230b-df92-408b-8e8c-6da8096540f8.jpg "ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin [YONHAP]")
![Lee Soo-man, founder of K-pop agency SM Entertainment, at the General Assembly of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (Cisac) on Thursday at the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido, western Seoul [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/30/39ae6188-8255-4da2-a99b-dfbbfe02b2d9.jpg "Lee Soo-man, founder of K-pop agency SM Entertainment, at the General Assembly of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (Cisac) on Thursday at the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido, western Seoul [NEWS1]")
![Trot singer Kim Ho-joong, center, attends a warrant review hearing on Friday for his alleged drunk-hit-and-run incident. Pictured left is Lee Kwang-deuk, co-founder and CEO of Kim's agency Think Entertainment, who was also summoned by police on charges of instigating an escape and harboring a criminal; on right is the agency's director, surnamed Jeon, who was charged with destroying evidence. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/29/58ff131e-bf30-43d5-9a7c-f053c12a74e5.jpg "Trot singer Kim Ho-joong, center, attends a warrant review hearing on Friday for his alleged drunk-hit-and-run incident. Pictured left is Lee Kwang-deuk, co-founder and CEO of Kim's agency Think Entertainment, who was also summoned by police on charges of instigating an escape and harboring a criminal; on right is the agency's director, surnamed Jeon, who was charged with destroying evidence. [YONHAP]")
![Consumers shop for ramyeon products in a large supermarket in Seoul. Ramyeon emerged as a main export item, with outbound shipments of instant noodles hitting record highs nearly every month entering this year. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/28/c071ef5e-6d8c-4fd1-ad21-ddbc13618595.jpg "Consumers shop for ramyeon products in a large supermarket in Seoul. Ramyeon emerged as a main export item, with outbound shipments of instant noodles hitting record highs nearly every month entering this year. [NEWS1]")
![Jimin from boy band BTS [BIGHIT MUSIC]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/30/95878cdf-246c-4b94-87c9-7a1b10147745.jpg "Jimin from boy band BTS [BIGHIT MUSIC]")
![Girl group Kep1er will continue its activities as a group of seven. [WAKEONE, SWING ENTERTAINMENT]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/30/bbbf06e1-f8d6-4137-9bc2-e23f1403fa50.jpg "Girl group Kep1er will continue its activities as a group of seven. [WAKEONE, SWING ENTERTAINMENT]")
![Kiss of Life's Natty, winner of Celeb Confirmed's April birthday vote [CELEB CONFIRMED]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/30/6efe3d21-5b81-4142-aecc-7c0bb1181a0c.jpg "Kiss of Life's Natty, winner of Celeb Confirmed's April birthday vote [CELEB CONFIRMED]")
![Yves performs ″Loop,″ the title track for her solo EP at a press showcase held Wednesday afternoon in southern Seoul. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/29/ca1ea2e9-8c01-4643-9fee-39b647e46f21.jpg "Yves performs ″Loop,″ the title track for her solo EP at a press showcase held Wednesday afternoon in southern Seoul. [NEWS1]")