SMES and Startups Minister Park Young-sun (L) delivers a congratulatory speech during a launching ceremony for the Smart Korea Fund in Seoul on July 20, 2020.

A visitor looks at the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) during a press conference at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on July 20, 2020, about a special exhibition introducing Korean cu

Children wearing face masks play in a mountain stream in Damyang, South Jeolla Province, on July 18, 2020. (Yonhap)
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Reporters, distanced from each other for Covid-19 prevention, raise their hands to ask questions to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, back center, at a news conference at his office in Tokyo, Jap

Senior officials of South Korea's parliament, including National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug, salute the national flag as they visit the National Cemetery in Seoul on July 17, 2020, to pay tr

Government officials assigned to the COVID-19 situation room in Cheongju, 137 kilometers southeast of Seoul, check updated information on the latest outbreaks and developments in the country's figh

Customers line up to eat "samgyetang," or chicken and ginseng soup with sticky rice and garlic, at a restaurant in Seoul on July 16, 2020, this year's "chobok," the start of a 10-day period of hot

This photo, taken on July 16, 2020, shows commemorative medals during a publicity event in Seoul.

Lotuses are in full bloom at the Seooji-ri village in Hwacheon, 118 kilometers northeast of Seoul, in this photo provided by the county government on July 15, 2020.

A cook prepares "samgyetang" at a restaurant on Jeju Island on July 15, 2020, one day ahead of "chobok," the start of the hottest part of summer.