In this aerial photo, bumper-to-bumper traffic in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, clogs one side of a highway linking Seoul to the southwestern port city of Mokpo on Sept. 25, 2015, as South Korea’s annual exodus for the Chuseok fall holiday begins. Chuseok, which falls on Sept. 27 this year, is the season for family reunions, with Koreans traditionally offering a ritual feast to their ancestors on Aug. 15 of the lunar calendar.(Yonhap)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) inspects the northern free-trade city of Rason, which has been devastated by a flood, in this photo provided by North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun on Sept. 18, 2015. Typhoon Goni soaked the northern part of North Korea, particularly hitting Rason. The flood is known to have left at least 40 people dead and about 1,420 families homeless. Kim ordered the completion of flood recovery works in the city before the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea on Oct. 10. (Yonhap)
This provided photo shows black smoke billowing from a food-making plant in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, north of Seoul, on Sept. 17, 2015, as the three-story building is engulfed by a fire. No casualties were reported. (Yonhap)
This photo, taken on Sept. 20, 2015, by the Fighters for Free North Korea, an anti-Pyongyang activist group, shows a balloon that contains leaflets denouncing the hereditary power succession in the North, flying toward North Korea in the South Korean border city of Paju. The group said the next day it sent 200,000 leaflets on 10 balloons to protest against its moves to launch nuclear and missile tests amid opposition from the international community. (Yonhap)
Soldiers from the Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification drape a South Korean flag over a box containing the remains of a South Korean soldier, who was killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, in Yeoncheon near the border with North Korea on Sept. 22, 2015. South Korea has been excavating the remains of the war dead for decades since the war ended in an armistice in 1953. More than 200,000 South Korean soldiers and U.N. troops who fought for South Korea against the invading North Korea were killed in action. (Yonhap)
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Locals harvest peanuts in Taean County, South Chungcheong Province, Sep. 20. (Hankyoreh)
South Korean Marines engage in a shooting drill at a training camp in the western border town of Gimpo on Sept. 17, 2015, as part of a three-week joint exercise. The drill involving 500 South Korean Marines and 600 from the Third U.S. Marine Division, is aimed at improving their combat readiness and boosting joint combat skills. (Yonhap)
A South Korean Marine shows his camaraderie by pouring water on a U.S. Marine’s head to beat the heat at a training camp in the western border town of Gimpo on Sept. 17, 2015, after finishing their training as part of a three-week joint exercise. The drill involving 500 South Korean Marines and 600 from the Third U.S. Marine Division, is aimed at improving their combat readiness and boosting joint combat skills. (Yonhap)
Twelve migrant workers, and migrant workers and Korean couples who work at companies in Gyeonggi Province, kiss during a group wedding ceremony at a community center in Suwon, Monday. [Korea Times]
A South Korean Army multiple-launch rocket system fires during a live-firing exercise at a valley in Cherwon near the country’s central border with North Korea on Sept. 17, 2015. (Yonhap)
