Cho Sung-boo, president and CEO of Yonhap News Agency, speaks during the 22nd World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Association (World-OKTA) Leaders Convention and the Business Plaza in the c

Workers plant rice at a rice paddy inside Changdeok Palace, a Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) royal palace, in Seoul on May 24, 2021, as the annual event was held without the participation of visitors a

Citizens look at the traces of six major offices handling state affairs during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul, where excavation work is under way, on May 21,

Renowned French chef Eric Trochon shows kimchi, a traditional Korean side dish normally made of fermented cabbage, salt and hot peppers, as he gives a virtual lecture on how to cook with the Korean

A foreign art troupe performs at a ceremony to mark Together Day at the government complex in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, on May 20, 2021.

An event with lotus lanterns takes place at Bongeun Temple in southern Seoul on Buddha's Birthday on May 19, 2021. (Yonhap)
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Citizens stroll under lotus lanterns on the grounds of Gilsang Temple in northern Seoul on May 18, 2021, one day ahead of Buddha's Birthday. (Yonhap)
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Lee Sung-hee (C), chairman of the National Agriculture Cooperative Federation, and a group of newly hired employees participate in an event at a paddy of the Museum of Agriculture in Seoul on May 1

Women wearing traditional Korean dresses have long ornamental hair pins, called a "binyeo" in Korean, placed into their hair during the traditional Korean coming-of-age ceremony at the Namsangol Ha

A bereaved family member weeps in front of a grave of a slain pro-democracy fighter at the Gwangju May 18 National Cemetery in the southwestern city of Gwangju on May 17, 2021, one day ahead of the