American actor Tom Cruise attends a publicity event in Seoul on July 16, 2018, to promote the 2018 American spy action film, “Mission: Impossible – Fallout.” The film will hit South Korean screens on July 25. (Yonhap)
Defense Minister Song Young-moo (C) presides over a hastily convened meeting of top military officers at the ministry in Seoul on July 16, 2018. The meeting came after President Moon Jae-in ordered the military to submit all documents to his office that are related to an alleged proposal by the Defense Security Command, a military intelligence unit, to consider imposing martial law to deal with possible unrest from nationwide protests last year demanding the ouster of then-President Park Geun-hye. (Yonhap)
Pedestrians walk past street artworks depicting fried eggs and melted rubber slippers in front of Hyundai Department Store in Daegu on July 13, 2018, fitting structures for the city some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul which often records some of the highest temperatures during summer. The mercury rose to 34 degrees C on the day but felt close to 38 degrees due to sun rays and humidity. (Yonhap)
The top finishers of the Miss Korea beauty pageant 2018 pose for a photo during a publicity event at a water park in Hongcheon, a town in South Korea’s northeast province of Gangwon, on July 13, 2018. (Yonhap)
This photo provided by Asan Medical Center in Seoul on July 12, 2018, shows Sarang, who was born at 302 grams, the lowest weight of any newborn in South Korea, in January. She gained weight to over 3 kilograms by the end of June with the help of medical staff at the hospital. (Yonhap)
South Korean female archers train during a media event for the 2018 Asian Games at the National Training Center in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, on July 10, 2018. (Yonhap)
This photo shows Haeundae Beach in Busan on July 10, 2018. (Yonhap)
Ryeowook, a member of K-pop boy group Super Junior, gets his certificate of work experience during military service as he is discharged from the Army at a base in Jeungpyeong, North Chungcheong Province, on July 10, 2018, after completing his mandatory draft. (Yonhap)
This photo provided by the Korea National University of Cultural Heritage on July 6, 2018, shows ancient Korean earthenware of the Balhae Kingdom (698-926) that was excavated in the Russian Far Eastern Amur region recently by a research team from the university. (Yonhap)
