Volunteers from a branch of the National Red Cross carry relief packages on their heads while walking up steps in the southeastern port city of Busan on Sept.
A medical worker holds up a vial of SKYCovione, the country's first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine, at a public health facility in Incheon, west of Seoul, on Sept.
People tidy up a grave at a family cemetery at a town in northern Jeju Island on Sept. 3, 2022, ahead of Chuseok -- the major Korean harvest holiday, which falls on Sept. 10 this year.
Participants start a race at the 19th Cheorwon DMZ International Peace Marathon held on Sept. 4, 2022.
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (2nd from L) listens to explanations from an employee of SK Bioscience during a visit to the bio company in Andong, 191 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Sept.
Volunteers pack food for a Chuseok holiday ritual to be delivered to flood victims at a social welfare center in Seoul on Sept. 2, 2022. (Yonhap)
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A visitor looks at displays at the Korea International Art Fair (KiaF) Seoul 2022, the country's largest art fair, at COEX in Seoul on Sept. 2, 2022. (Yonhap)
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An annual memorial service is under way at Yokoamicho Park in Tokyo on Sept.
Visitors look around Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on Sept. 1, 2022, as the royal palace began its fall nighttime tour program, which will run through Nov. 6. (Yonhap)
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Confucian scholars clad in traditional clothing attend the autumn "Seokjeon" ceremony at Daegu Hyanggyo, an educational institute of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), in the southeastern city of Daeg
