
South Korean peace activists hold a rally in downtown Seoul on Oct. 18, 2017, to call for a halt to South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises and North Korea’s suspension of its nuclear tests. (Yonhap)

South Korean peace activists hold a rally in downtown Seoul on Oct. 18, 2017, to call for a halt to South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises and North Korea’s suspension of its nuclear tests. (Yonhap)

South Korean and U.S. warships carry out a joint exercise in the West Sea on Oct. 19, 2017, in this photo provided by the South Korean Navy. (Yonhap)

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives a lecture during a global knowledge forum in Seoul on Oct. 18, 2017, in this photo provided by the host Maeil Business Newspaper. (Yonhap)

A woman competes in a so-called “space-out” competition held in Seoul on Oct. 14, 2017. (Yonhap)

A harbor seal hunts a gray mullet in a stream in Gangneung on South Korea’s east coast on Oct. 13, 2017. The endangered animal is designated as the country’s Natural Monument No. 331. (Yonhap)

A group of tourists enjoy hiking on Daecheongdo, a South Korean front-line island along the sea border in the Yellow Sea, on Oct. 14, 2017. (Yonhap)

A citizen rides a hang-glider dangling from a crane at a riverside park in Seoul on Oct. 15, 2017. (Yonhap)

This photo, released by the Chosun Sinbo, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2017, shows food packing materials produced at a resin factory in Pyongyang. (Yonhap)

Two B-1B strategic bombers of the U.S. Air Force trained with South Korea’s fighter jets over and near the peninsula earlier this week in yet another show of force against North Korea, defense authorities here said Wednesday. [Yonhap]

A group of supporters of former President Park Geun-hye marches down a street in Seoul on Oct. 7, 2017, after holding a rally to demand the release of Park, who has been on trial for alleged bribery and a few other charges for the past months after her impeachment. (Yonhap)