Won hits over 13-yr low against greenbackAn electronic signboard in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul shows the South Korean currency closed at 1,390.90 won against the U.S. dollar on Sept. 14, 2022, down 17.30 won from the previous session, breaching the 1,390 won mark for the first time in more than 13 years. (Yonhap)
Samsung chief meets Mexican president Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong (L) poses for a photo with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sept. 8, 2022, in this photo provided by the company on Sept. 12. Lee urged Mexico’s support for South Korea’s bid to host the World Expo in 2030. (Yonhap)
Visitors at Gyeongbok Palace on final day of Chuseok Visitors, some of whom are wearing the traditional hanbok, spend time touring the royal Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul on Sept. 12, 2022, the last day of the four-day Chuseok fall harvest holiday. (Yonhap)
Queen Elizabeth II in Seoul This 1999 file photo shows Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (R) being greeted by students at Midong Elementary School in Seoul during her visit to South Korea. (Yonhap)
S. Korea’s first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine released Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and employees of SK Bioscience pose for a photo during a ceremony to mark the release of SKYCovione, the country’s first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine, at the bio company in Andong, 191 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Sept. 2, 2022. (Yonhap)
Defense chief meets U.S. congressional group South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup (C, front row) poses for a photo with a U.S. congressional delegation belonging to foreign relations and defense committees at the defense ministry in Seoul on Sept. 5, 2022, in this photo provided by the ministry. (Yonhap)
N. Korea’s meeting on reviewing disaster prevention work North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other senior officials take part in a meeting in Pyongyang to build counter-crisis capabilities to prevent various types of disasters, in this undated photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Sept. 6, 2022. The KCNA said a two-day meeting reviewing the state’s disaster prevention work was held from Sept. 4 to examine the country’s overall situation for disaster prevention and take decisive measures for strengthening the crisis response capacity. (Yonhap)
Flooded Jeju road amid typhoon Water pours out from a manhole cover in a street on Jeju Island as Typhoon Hinnamnor moves northward toward South Korea on Sept. 4, 2022. (Yonhap)
Preparations against Typhoon Hinnamnor A dinosaur model is roped down to prevent possible damage from Typhoon Hinnamnor at the Haenam Uhangri Dinosaur Museum in the southern county of Haenam, 423 kilometers south of Seoul, in South Jeolla Province, in this photo provided by the county office on Sept. 3, 2022. Typhoon Hinnamnor is forecast to land on the southern part of the country on Sept. 6. (Yonhap)
How to put out EV fire Firefighters demonstrate putting out a fire in an electric vehicle by using a special cover at an international firefighting safety fair in Daegu, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Aug. 31, 2022. (Yonhap)