American actress Jennifer Lawrence, who stars in the new movie “Passengers,” poses during a press meeting at a Seoul theater on Dec. 16, 2016. She visited Seoul to promote the sci-fi adventure film that will hit local screens on Jan. 4. (Yonhap)
Pregnancy test kits are displayed on the shelf of a Seoul convenience store on Dec. 13, 2016, when the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety allowed such kits to be sold at convenience stores nationwide. (Yonhap)
Defense Minister Han Min-koo (R) presides over a meeting of military leaders at the Joint Chiefs of Staff right after the National Assembly passed an impeachment bill against President Park Geun-hye in a vote of 234 for, 56 against and two abstentions on Dec. 9, 2016. (Photo courtesy of defense ministry) (Yonhap)
South Korean boy group Pentagon performs during a showcase to promote its second mini album “Five Senses” at a concert hall in Seoul on Dec. 6, 2016. (Yonhap)
A farm on the southern Jeju Island is covered in tangerine peels laid out in the field to dry on Dec. 7, 2016. Dried tangerine peels are a popular tea ingredient. (Yonhap)
Skiers dressed as Santa Claus ski down a slope at a ski resort in Gwangju, east of Seoul, to mark its opening on Dec. 2, 2016. (Yonhap)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) and his wife, Ri Sol-ju, watch an air combat training competition held by the Korean People’s Air Force and Defense in this photo released on Dec. 4, 2016. It is the first time in nine months the North Korean first lady has appeared in public. (Yonhap)
Chang Hye-jin, a double Olympic gold medalist in archery, speaks after being named South Korea’s top female athlete of the year during a ceremony at a Seoul hotel on Nov. 29, 2016. (Yonhap)
The memorial hall for late President Park Chung-hee is destroyed in a fire on Dec. 1, 2016, in his birthplace in Gumi, some 261 kilometers southeast of Seoul. The fire took place at around 3:15 p.m., and is being investigated as arson, at a time when his daughter, incumbent President Park Geun-hye, is facing strong public pressure to step down in order to take responsibility for an influence-peddling scandal involving herself and her confidante. (Yonhap)
