Participants look at displays at an exhibition featuring the peony-themed royal culture of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) at the National Palace Museum of Korea in Seoul on July 6, 2021.

A statue of a girl representing "comfort women," or the victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, is displayed during an art exhibition at the Citizen's Gallery Sakae in Nagoya, central Japan, on

Volunteers pack "samgyetang," a soup of chicken and ginseng with sticky rice, as they take part in a charity event to treat disabled and elderly people to the popular dish in the southeastern city

People swim at the Haeundae Beach in Busan on July 1, 2021, as the city's beaches opened earlier in the day. (Yonhap)
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An elderly man, who has gotten vaccinated, plays the Oriental chess Janggi without a mask at a park in Seoul on July 1, 2021, when the capital city eased social distancing rules against COVID-19 an

A traditional Korean art troupe performs during a ceremony in a village in the city of Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, northeast of Seoul, on June 30, 2021, to designate an alder tree (rear), known to

This photo, provided by the Cultural Heritage Administration, shows parts of astronomical and water clocks from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), excavated in Insadong, central Seoul.

This photo, provided by the Cultural Heritage Administration, shows one of four seals of King Gojong, who ruled Korea between 1863 and 1907.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (L) speaks during a virtual meeting with his counterparts from the eight member nations of the Central American Integration System (SICA) at the presidential offi

Members of civic groups carry a structure in the shape of an inter-Korean railway running on the Korean Peninsula as they march in front of the provincial government building in Suwon, Gyeonggi Pro