Excavation work is under way at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul on May 10, 2021, where traces of six major offices handling state affairs during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) were recently fo

Members of the Korean Association for Bird Protection release an endangered eagle-owl into the wild on a mountain in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, central South Korea, on May 10, 2021, after t

South Korean Ambassador to India Shin Bong-kil (L) poses for a photo with Srinivas Gotru, head of the U.N.

People look at lotus lanterns and other traditional lanterns lit along the Cheonggye Stream in Seoul on May 9, 2021, ahead of Buddha's Birthday, which falls on May 19. (Yonhap)
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Lee Seung-ro, head of Seongbuk Ward in Seoul, pins a carnation on the vest of an elderly woman during a Parents' Day event in northern Seoul on May 8, 2021. (Yonhap)
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This photo, provided by the foreign ministry, shows boxes containing 230 oxygen generators, 200 oxygen tanks and regulators and 100 negative pressure carriers that will be transported to pandemic-r

The European Championship trophy has been brought to Baku as part of the EURO 2020 Cup tour, which will be held from June 11 to July 11 this year.

A volunteer pins a carnation on the clothes of a senior citizen at a welfare center in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on May 7, 2021, one day ahead of Parents' Day. (Yonhap)

Citizens buy carnations for their parents at a flower market in Seoul on May 6, 2021, two days ahead of Parents' Day. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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Office workers rest along the Cheonggye Stream in downtown Seoul during lunchtime on May 6, 2021 as the country enters an early summer. (Yonhap)
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