People visit a shopping street on the Eve of Christmas in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, December 24, 2021. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)
People walk on a frozen section of the Han river in Seoul on December 28, 2021. (Photo by Anthony Wallace/AFP Photo)
A visitor wearing a face mask poses for a photo in front of an illuminated decorations on New Year’s Eve in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, December 31, 2021. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)
People enjoy the last sunset of the year on a viewing deck at Namsan tower in Seoul on December 31, 2021. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)
Beam lights are projected from the 123-storey Lotte World Tower skyscraper during a countdown lighting show to celebrate the New Year in Seoul on January 1, 2022. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)
People watch the North Korean side as they visit to celebrate New Year at Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, near the border with North Korea, South Korea, Saturday, January 1, 2022. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)
A cold wave creates a giant ice wall at Songahe Park in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, South Korea, 03 January 2022. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA/EFE)
People stand near a TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea’s missile with file footage at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, January 5, 2022. North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, its first public weapons launch in about two months and a signal that Pyongyang isn’t interested in rejoining denuclearization talks anytime soon and would rather focus on boosting its weapons arsenal. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)
Visitors wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk at the Gyeongbok Palace, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, January 7, 2022. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)
The collapsed exterior wall of an apartment under construction is seen at a site in Gwangju, South Korea, Wednesday, January 12, 2022. South Korean rescuers on Wednesday resumed their search for six missing construction workers believed to be trapped at a collapsed construction site in the southern city of Gwangju. (Photo by Jung Hee-sung/Yonhap via AP Photo)
Employees of HDC Hyundai Development bow after announcing apology near the collapsed construction site in Gwangju, South Korea, Wednesday, January 12, 2022. South Korean rescuers on Wednesday resumed their search for six missing construction workers believed to be trapped at a collapsed construction site in the southern city. (Photo by Jo Nam-soo/Yonhap via AP Photo)
Members of the South Korean Confederation of Trade Unions wearing face masks stage a rally demanding enhanced labor rights in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, January 15, 2022. Thousands of workers gathered ignoring the government’s call to cancel the assembly feared to affect the fight against COVID-19. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)
A “palace guard” stands for tourists in front of the snow-covered Gyeongbokgung Palace in central Seoul on January 19, 2022. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)
