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  KOSPI at record high

  KOSPI at record highA financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Jan. 12, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index logging a fresh record high of 4,652.54, u
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  Nominee for budget minister

  Nominee for budget minister Lee Hye-hoon, the nominee for the minister for planning and budget, speaks to reporters as she arrives at her temporary office in Seoul on Jan. 12, 2026, to prepare for her
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  Test drive of Hyundai Motor-backed Ioniq 5 robotaxi

  Test drive of Hyundai Motor-backed Ioniq 5 robotaxi Laura Major, chief of Hyundai Motor Group's U.S.-based autonomous driving joint venture, Motional, speaks during a press conference at its techn
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  Test drive of Hyundai Motor-backed Ioniq 5 robotaxi

  Test drive of Hyundai Motor-backed Ioniq 5 robotaxi An Ioniq 5 robotaxi, a Hyundai Motor Group-backed fully driverless vehicle, test-drives on a road in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 8, 2026. The vehicle
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  Test drive of Hyundai Motor-backed Ioniq 5 robotaxi

  Test drive of Hyundai Motor-backed Ioniq 5 robotaxi Ioniq 5 robotaxis, a Hyundai Motor Group-backed fully driverless vehicle, are parked at the technical center of its U.S.-based autonomous driving jo
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  Test drive of Hyundai Motor-backed Ioniq 5 robotaxi

  Test drive of Hyundai Motor-backed Ioniq 5 robotaxi An Ioniq 5 robotaxi, a Hyundai Motor Group-backed fully driverless vehicle, starts to test-drive out of the technical center of its U.S.-based auton
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  S. Korean trade minister in Washington

  S. Korean trade minister in Washington South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo speaks to reporters after arriving at Dulles International Airport, near Washington, D.C., on Jan. 11, 2026, amid U.S. co
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  Seoul city councilor grilled over alleged bribery

  Seoul city councilor grilled over alleged bribery Kim Kyung, a Seoul city councilor, exits a unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Jan. 12, 2026, after undergoing 3 1/2 hours of interrogatio
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  Ruling party's floor leader election

  Ruling party's floor leader election Han Byung-do, a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party, attends a press conference after being elected as the party's new floor leader during a general me
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  Ruling party's floor leader election

  Ruling party's floor leader election Han Byung-do (C), a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party, celebrates with the party's leader, Jung Chung-rae (L), and its election management committee
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  Ruling party's floor leader election

  Ruling party's floor leader election Han Byung-do, a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party, poses for a photo with a bouquet after being elected as the party's new floor leader during a gene
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  Ruling party's floor leader election

  Ruling party's floor leader election Four candidates running in the ruling Democratic Party's race to pick its floor leader -- (from L) Han Byung-do, Jin Sung-joon, Park Jeung and Baek Hye-ryu
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  Ice fishing festival

  Ice fishing festivalThis photo provided by Hwacheon County on Jan. 11, 2026, shows a visitor catching fish at the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in the remote mountain town in the northeastern provi
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  Ice fishing festival

  Ice fishing festivalThis photo provided by Hwacheon County on Jan. 11, 2026, shows visitors catching fish at the Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival in the remote mountain town in the northeastern provin
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  N. Korea from border observatory

  N. Korea from border observatoryNorth Korean residents work at a field in the border county of Kaepung in this photo captured from South Korea's Ganghwa Peace Observatory in the western county of
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  Observing reptiles

  Observing reptilesA child watches a lizard during the 2026 Dinosaurs & Reptile Expo held in western Seoul on Jan. 11, 2026. (Yonhap)(END)
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  Heavy snowfall

  Heavy snowfallA resident removes snow in front of a store in Muan, around 330 kilometers south of Seoul, on Jan. 11, 2026. (Yonhap)(END)
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  Heavy snowfall

  Heavy snowfallA resident removes snow in front of a home in Muan, around 330 kilometers south of Seoul, on Jan. 11, 2026. (Yonhap)(END)
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  View of DMZ from Paju

  View of DMZ from PajuThis photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows a view of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) observed from the border city of Paju. (Yonhap)(END)
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  Winter beach

  Winter beachVisitors watch waves amid strong winds at a beach in the eastern city of Gangneung on Jan. 11, 2026. (Yonhap)(END)