KA-1 light attack aircraft crashes in northeastern town Military police cover the wreckage of a South Korean KA-1 light attack aircraft with a blue plastic sheet after it crashed on a rice paddy in Hoengseong, Gangwon Province, northeastern South Korea, on Dec. 26, 2022. Its two pilots safely escaped with no damage to civilian homes reported, the Air Force said. (Yonhap)
Soldiers clearing snow This photo, provided by the Army’s 35th division, shows soldiers removing piled snow in a village of Buan County, North Jeolla Province, on Dec. 24, 2022. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
Cold snap People walk past an ice wall at Songhae Park in the southeastern city of Daegu on Dec. 19, 2022, amid this year’s strongest cold snap. (Yonhap)
Drying radish leaves A couple hang radish leaves up to dry at their farm in a village in Geochang, South Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on Dec. 20, 2022, in this photo released by the Geochang municipality. Dried radish leaves, called “siraegi” in Korean, are a popular vegetable in many soups. They are rich in vegetable fiber, minerals and calcium.(Yonhap)
Test for spy satellite development conducted: N.K. These images, allegedly taken from a “test-piece satellite” launched by North Korea’s National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) to an altitude of 500 kilometers, with a panchromatic camera on Dec. 18, 2022, show South Korea’s western port city of Incheon (L) and capital city of Seoul. The North’s Korean Central News Agency, which released the photos the next day, said the launch for the development of a reconnaissance satellite was successfully made at Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, Cholsan, North Pyongan Province. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
Yoon, first lady bid farewell to neighborsPresident Yoon Suk-yeol (2nd from L) and first lady Kim Keon-hee pose for a photo with children at an event to bid farewell to neighbors of their private home in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul, on Dec. 17, 2022, in this photo provided by the presidential office. Yoon and Kim moved into the new presidential residence in Hannam-dong, central Seoul, in November, following months of renovation and preparation. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
Families set up altar for crowd crush victims Bereaved families cry at a joint mourning altar for the victims of the deadly Itaewon crowd crush in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2022. The families and a civic group set up the altar earlier in the day at a public square near the site of the Oct. 29 accident that killed 158 people. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
Christmas tree at Buddhist temple Buddhist monks, Christian leaders and children pose for a photo in a ceremony to light a Christmas tree-shaped lantern at Jogye Temple in downtown Seoul on Dec. 14, 2022. The temple is run by South Korea’s largest Buddhist order of Jogye. (Yonhap)
