A Korean golden frog is seen at a watercourse in Dangjin, a city in the central province of South Chungcheong, in this undated photo released by the Dangjin municipality on Sept. 2, 2016. The endangered species is indigenous to the Korean Peninsula. (Yonhap)
A damaged car sits on the roadside in the southern city of Daegu on Sept. 3, 2016, after an accident. Five teenagers were reportedly killed. (Yonhap)
Senior high school girls get information at a special forces booth to recruit noncommissioned officers in a job fair for high school graduates at a Seoul convention on Aug. 31, 2016. (Yonhap)
This is a mascot of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup set to be held in South Korea from May 20-June 11. The event’s organizing committee disclosed the tiger-shaped mascot, dubbed “Chaormi,” on Aug. 25, 2016. (Photo courtesy of the organizing committee)
Patrol boats from the Korea Coast Guard and Navy surround vessels simulating foreign boats illegally fishing in South Korean waters during an exercise in the West Sea on Aug. 26, 2016. A vast number of Chinese boats cross into South Korean waters to illegally fish every year. (Yonhap)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) appears delighted with military officers after watching a successful launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile in this photo released by the (North) Korean Central News Agency on Aug. 25, 2016. The North claimed full success in the test firing of “Pukguksong” carried out a day earlier. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
North Korea’s submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), “Pukguksong,” is being transported to be loaded onto a sub in this photo released by the (North) Korean Central TV on Aug. 25, 2016. The North claimed full success in the test firing of Pukguksong carried out a day earlier. The missile flew about 500 kilometers toward Japan, according to the South Korean military. (Yonhap)
Kakao Friends store in Seoul.
The Korea Minting, Security Printing and ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO) produces 50,000 won (US$45.13) notes at its printing factory in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongang Province, on Aug. 12, 2016. The amount of the circulated large-denomination bills has surpassed a 70 trillion won mark thanks to their surging demand and production. (Yonhap)
A group of air force instructors makes a high altitude, low opening (HALO) jump from a military chopper at a height of 10,000 feet on Aug. 18, 2016, in this photo provided by the air force. (Yonhap)
