A large Christmas tree is lit up at the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 7, 2022. (Yonhap)
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An employee tries out a traditional cosmetics product in a china case during a media showcase at the National Palace Museum in Seoul on Dec.

Korean American congressman Andy Kim (at the podium) speaks at the Library of Congress in Washington on Dec. 6, 2022, on the occasion of Kimchi Day. (Yonhap)
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A turtle ship, "geobukseon" in Korean, is opened to the public at a naval base in Changwon, 400 kilometers south of Seoul, on Dec. 6, 2022.

This photo, provided by the National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage on Dec.

Tourists wear warm traditional clothes at Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on Dec. 4, 2022. (Yonhap)
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This photo, provided by the culture ministry, shows visitors experiencing the cooking of Korean food at the Korea 360, a Korean culture-related products promotion center set to open in Jakarta, Ind

A man puts a donation into a red kettle of the Salvation Army Korea on Myeongdong Street in Seoul on Dec.

The South Korean children's art troupe Little Angels performs at the Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul on Dec. 1, 2022, to wish for peace on the Korean Peninsula and the world. (Yonhap)

South Korea's Choi Mina Sue is crowned at the 2022 Miss Earth Pageant in Manila on Nov. 29, 2022, in this photo provided by the event's organizer. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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