Relocation to Cheong Wa Dae Trucks carrying office equipment of the Yongsan presidential office enter the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Dec. 9, 2025, beginning the office’s relocation, which is scheduled to be completed by the end of the month. (Yonhap)
Snow-capped Mount Halla This provided photo shows Baekrokdam Lake, which sits at the top of Mount Halla on South Korea’s largest island of Jeju, covered with snow on Dec. 5, 2025. The 1,950-meter dormant volcano, a UNESCO-designated world natural heritage site, is the highest peak in South Korea. (Yonhap)
Excavation of Korean War soldiers’ remains Soldiers carry South Korean flag-draped boxes containing the excavated remains of South Korean soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War at White Horse Ridge in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, in this undated photo provided by the defense ministry on Dec. 1, 2025. The military has recovered the remains of 25 bodies believed to belong to soldiers killed in the conflict and 1,962 pieces of their belongings following a 40-day search from Oct. 15-Nov. 28 involving troops from South Korea and member states of the U.S.-led U.N. Command, according to the ministry. (Yonhap)
Heavy snow advisory The Guryong Pass in Yangyang, Gangwon Province, is covered with snow on Nov. 25, 2025, amid a heavy snow advisory issued for the province’s mountainous regions. (Yonhap)