Organ donation campaign Sports trainers participate in the “Nine Parade Campaign,” an organ donation movement, in Myeongdong, Seoul, on Dec. 20, 2024. The campaign highlights that a single brain-dead donor can save up to nine lives through organ donation. (Yonhap)
Seoul Square ice rink returns ahead of Christmas Citizens enjoy skating on the ice rink temporarily set up each year in front of Seoul City Hall, on Dec. 20, 2024. The rink officially opened earlier in the day, marking the festive season. (Yonhap)
Rally against Yoon’s parliamentary impeachment Members of conservative organizations hold a rally near the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Dec. 17, 2024, claiming the National Assembly’s impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol is invalid. (Yonhap)
Snowing in Suwon A person walks past Hwahongmun Gate of Hwaseong Fortress in Suwon, 33 kilometers south of Seoul, amid snowfall on Dec. 15, 2024. (Yonhap)
Props from ‘Squid Game’ at Gwanghwamun Square Props from Netflix’s megahit series “Squid Game” Season 1 are installed at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul on Dec. 16, 2024. The display comes ahead of the highly anticipated release of “Squid Game” Season 2, scheduled for Dec. 26. (Yonhap)
Police chief under arrest review Cho Ji-ho (C), commissioner-general of the Korean National Police Agency, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on Dec. 13, 2024, for a court review of his arrest in connection with the botched martial law. (Yonhap)
Top court upholds lower court’s 2-year prison sentence for Cho Kuk Members from conservative civic organizations react in front of the Supreme Court in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2024, as the top court finalized a two-year prison term for the conviction of Cho Kuk, head of the minor opposition Rebuilding Korea Party, on charges of academic fraud involving his children and unlawful interference in a government inspection during his time as a presidential aide. (Yonhap)
Fog-shrouded lake The Soyang Lake in Inje, 118 kilometers northeast of Seoul, is shrouded in mist on Dec. 10, 2024, in this photo provided by the county office. (Yonhap)
Winter swim People swim in the sea at Haeundae Beach in South Korea’s southeastern city of Busan on Dec. 8, 2024, as a winter festival is under way. (Yonhap)
Umbrella union calls for ruling party’s breakup Members of the progressive Korean Confederation of Trade Unions tear papers bearing the names of lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party during a news conference in front of the PPP headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2024. They demanded the party’s dissolution, holding it accountable for boycotting a parliamentary vote on an impeachment bill against President Yoon Suk Yeol. (Yonhap)
