First lady Kim Jung-sook expresses thanks to the Korean people as the "thermometer of love" annually set up in Seoul for charity donations hit its target of 100 C, in this photo provided by the pre

Jeong Eun-kyeong, head of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, gives a briefing on her agency's comprehensive plan to vaccinate the whole nation at the agency in Cheongju, North Chungch

This photo, provided by the Bank of Korea on Jan.

South Korean Ambassador to France Yoo Dae-jong (2nd from L), the President of the National Association of Veterans of the UN French Forces Patrick Beaudouin (2nd from R) and other participants pose

Workers make traditional Korean sweets, called hangwa," at a factory in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Jan. 27, 2021, ahead of Seol, one of the country's two biggest traditional holidays.

Municipal officials move sacks of rice into a community service center in northern Seoul on Jan.

The first International Silk Road Exhibition "Calligraphy Dance" was screened as a video mapping over Azadi Tower in Tehran.

This photo, captured from the homepage of Tae Keller, an American children's book author, shows the cover of her book "When You Trap a Tiger." On Jan.

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A clerk displays gift sets at a department store in Seoul on Jan. 25, 2021, ahead of Seol, one of the country's two biggest traditional holidays. The holiday falls on Feb. 12 this year.