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  Lines for lottery tickets

  Lines for lottery ticketsPeople line up to buy lottery tickets outside a lottery shop in the Nowon district in Seoul on Jan. 1, 2026, the first day of the new year. (Yonhap)(END)
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  National flag in east sea

  National flag in east sea A man waves the national flag, the Taegeukgi, at Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Jan. 1, 2026, to show support for the country. (Yonhap)(END)
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  2025 exports exceed 700 bln won

  2025 exports exceed 700 bln won Containers are piled at a port in Pyeongtaek, about 60 kilometers south of Seoul, with South Korean annual exports exceeding US$700 billion for the first time in 2025 o
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  First sunrise of 2026

  First sunrise of 2026People watch the first sunrise of 2026 from the coast near King Munmu's underwater tomb in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, on Jan. 1. (Yonhap)(END)
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  Penguin swimming festival

  Penguin swimming festivalParticipants jump into the sea at Jungmun Saekdan Beach in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, during the 27th Seogwipo International Winter Sea Penguin Swimming Festival on Jan. 1, 2026 (
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  New Year's celebration in Pyongyang

  New Year's celebration in Pyongyang Fireworks are set off over May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Dec. 31, 2025, as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends an event to celebrate the new year, in this
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  New Year's celebration in Pyongyang

  New Year's celebration in Pyongyang North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers a speech during an event to celebrate the new year at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Dec. 31, 2025, in this photo prov
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  New Year's celebration in Pyongyang

  New Year's celebration in Pyongyang North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L), alongside his daughter Ju-ae (C) and his wife, Ri Sol-ju, attends an event to celebrate the new year at May Day Stadium in
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  Lee honors patriotic martyrs, war dead

  Lee honors patriotic martyrs, war deadPresident Lee Jae Myung burns incense to pay tribute to South Korean patriotic martyrs and war dead at the National Cemetery in Seoul on Jan. 1, 2026. (Yonhap)(EN
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  Lee honors patriotic martyrs, war dead

  Lee honors patriotic martyrs, war deadPresident Lee Jae Myung places a wreath to pay tribute to South Korean patriotic martyrs and war dead at the National Cemetery in Seoul on Jan. 1, 2026. (Yonhap)(
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  Lee honors patriotic martyrs, war dead

  Lee honors patriotic martyrs, war deadPresident Lee Jae Myung burns incense to pay tribute to South Korean patriotic martyrs and war dead at the National Cemetery in Seoul on Jan. 1, 2026. (Yonhap)(EN
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  S. Korean actor Lee Je-hoon

  S. Korean actor Lee Je-hoonSouth Korean actor Lee Je-hoon speaks after winning the grand prize during the awards ceremony for the 2025 Acting Awards of the broadcaster SBS in Seoul on Dec. 31, 2025, i
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  Year's first sunrise in S. Korea

  Year's first sunrise in S. KoreaPeople look at 2026's first sunrise on Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung on South Korea's east coast on Jan. 1, 2026. (Yonhap) (END)
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  Year's first sunrise in S. Korea

  Year's first sunrise in S. KoreaPeople look at 2026's first sunrise on Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung on South Korea's east coast on Jan. 1, 2026. (Yonhap) (END)
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  Year's first sunrise in S. Korea

  Year's first sunrise in S. KoreaPeople look at 2026's first sunrise at Cape Ganjeol, a coastal point where the sunrise can be viewed the earliest on the Korean Peninsula, on the coast of Ulsan
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  New Year's celebration

  New Year's celebration Drones are lit up to create an image of a child bowing in a New Year's Day greeting over Cape Ganjeol, a coastal point where the sunrise can be viewed the earliest on th
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  New Year's celebration

  New Year's celebration Drones are lit up to create an image of a red horse, the 2026 animal symbol in the Chinese zodiac, over Cape Ganjeol, a coastal point where the sunrise can be viewed the ear
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  New Year's celebration

  New Year's celebration Drones are lit up to create an image symbolizing the rising sun over Cape Ganjeol, a coastal point where the sunrise can be viewed the earliest on the Korean Peninsula, on t
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  New Year's celebration

  New Year's celebration Fireworks are set off over Cape Ganjeol, a coastal point where the sunrise can be viewed the earliest on the Korean Peninsula, on the coast of Ulsan in southeastern South Ko
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  Lee delivers New Year's address

  Lee delivers New Year's addressPresident Lee Jae Myung delivers a New Year's address at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Jan. 1, 2026, in this photo released by the office. Le