Volunteers serve tteokguk, a traditional rice cake soup eaten during Seollal, the Lunar New Year, at a free meal center.
An older adult undergoes an assessment using the driving ability diagnostic system at the Gangseo driver’s license examination office in western Seoul on Feb. 11.
Rice cultivation begins with seedling preparation in greenhouses before transplanting to paddies, followed by cultivation and harvesting in autumn.
Employees at the Bank of Korea prepare newly issued banknotes for distribution to local commercial banks on Feb. 9, about a week ahead of Seollal.
The nationwide cold spell is expected to continue through Monday morning.
People Power Party leader Jang Dong-hyeok proposed lowering the voting age from 18 to 16.
The government is pressing ahead with ending the grace period for heavier capital gains taxes on owners of multiple homes, signaling that no further extensions will be considered.
Rifts are widening across Korea’s political spectrum, underscoring a broader moment of instability.
Lee Jun-seok argued that unless policymakers themselves divest, the market will conclude they do not believe in their own measures.
Merger talks between the Democratic Party of Korea and the Rebuilding Korea Party have moved to the forefront of political debate, exposing both strategic calculations and internal unease.
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