Volunteers package complimentary red bean porridge, called "patjuk," at a facility for multicultural families in Osan, 55 kilometers south of Seoul, on Dec.

A volunteer group, launched by the Korea Lottery Commission affiliated with the finance ministry, distributes coal briquettes as part of a charity event to assist impoverished local residents in a

This photo taken Dec. 21, 2021, shows Christmas trees decorated at the premises of Munsu Temple in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea. (Yonhap)
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This photo shows the entrance of the experience center of Netflix's original Korean series "Squid Game," which recently opened at the Baekun Market in Dobong Ward, Seoul, a main location for the me

This photo shows a copy of a document drawn up by the labor bureau of Japan's Niigata Prefecture on 231,059 Japanese yen of wages unpaid to 1,140 migrant Korean workers as of Feb. 25, 1949.

Wearing a Santa Claus outfit, an official from the local office of the SMEs and Startups disinfects a traditional market in the southeastern port city of Busan on Dec.

An employee shows samples of next generation e-passports, which are more secure than current passports, at the office of the Suwon municipality, south of Seoul, on Dec.

Visitors watch a drone light show during the Korea Drone Expo 2021, which opened at Yeouido Park in Seoul on Dec. 16, 2021, for a three-day run. (Yonhap)
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South Korea's Lee Min-ji lifts a barbell to win gold in the women's 76-kilogram division at the IWF World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Dec.

A choir of children sings during the opening ceremony of the ninth International UNESCO Conference on Geoparks in the city of Seogwipo on South Korea's largest island of Jeju on Dec. 14, 2021.