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  KOSPI surges to hit record high

  KOSPI surges to hit record high A financial data screen in the dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul on Jan. 2, 2026, shows the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index having gained 95.46 points, or
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  Icicles form on ground

  Icicles form on ground This photo, taken on Jan. 2, 2026, shows icicles having formed on the ground at a closed railway tunnel in Yeoncheon, north of Seoul. The icicles were made by water drops fallin
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  Start of business for new year

  Start of business for new yearFinancial Services Commission head Lee Eog-weon addresses a ceremony at the Korea Exchange in Seoul on Jan. 2, 2026, to mark the start of business for the new year at Sou
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  Cold snap

  Cold snap This photo shows frozen tidal flats at a beach in Ansan, south of Seoul, amid a cold wave on Jan. 2, 2026. (Yonhap)(END)
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  Cold snap

  Cold snap This photo shows frozen tidal flats at a beach in Ansan, south of Seoul, amid a cold wave on Jan. 2, 2026. (Yonhap)(END)
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  1st queen crab auction at S. Korean port

  1st queen crab auction at S. Korean port Licensed auctioneers prepare to take part in this year's first auction of queen crabs, known as "daege," at a fish market in Yeongdeok, a seasi
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  1st queen crab auction at S. Korean port

  1st queen crab auction at S. Korean port Workers place freshly caught queen crabs, known as "daege," at a fish market in Yeongdeok, a seaside town in South Korea's southeastern provinc
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  Opposition leader meets ex-President Lee

  Opposition leader meets ex-President Lee Jang Dong-hyeok (R), leader of the main opposition People Power Party, shakes hands with former President Lee Myung-bak during their meeting at Lee's offic
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  Frozen road due to ruptured water pipe

  Frozen road due to ruptured water pipe A road is frozen in Seoul's Songpa Ward on Jan. 2, 2026, after a water pipe ruptured in the area amid a cold snap gripping the country. (Yonhap)(END)
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  Nat'l security adviser at press conference

  Nat'l security adviser at press conference National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac attends a press conference at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Jan. 2, 2026, about President Lee J
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  New top auditor inaugurated

  New top auditor inaugurated Kim Ho-cheol, new head of the Board of Audit and Inspection, speaks during a ceremony at the board's headquarters in Seoul on Jan. 2, 2026, to mark his inauguration. (Y
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  Start of business for new year

  Start of business for new year Kim Sang-hwan, chief justice of the Constitutional Court, addresses a ceremony to mark the start of business for the new year at the court in Seoul on Jan. 2, 2026. (Yon
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  Finance ministry divided into 2 bodies

  Finance ministry divided into 2 bodies Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol (L), who doubles as the deputy prime minister for economic affairs, and Vice Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il react during a ceremon
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  Finance ministry divided into 2 bodies

  Finance ministry divided into 2 bodies Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol (5th from L), who doubles as the deputy prime minister for economic affairs, and others clap their hands during a ceremony at the
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  Start of business for new year

  Start of business for new yearJeong Eun-bo, president of the Korea Exchange, addresses a ceremony at the bourse in Seoul on Jan. 2, 2026, to mark the start of business for the new year at South Korean
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  Start of business for new year

  Start of business for new yearJeong Eun-bo (6th from L), president of the Korea Exchange, and others take part in a ceremony at the bourse in Seoul on Jan. 2, 2026, to mark the start of business for t
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  Start of business for new year

  Start of business for new year National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik addresses a ceremony to mark the start of business for the new year at the parliamentary building in Seoul on Jan. 2, 2026. (Yonha
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  Minor party's leader

  Minor party's leader Cho Kuk, leader of the minor Rebuilding Korea Party, burns incense to pay tribute to South Korean patriotic martyrs and war dead at the National Cemetery in Seoul on Jan. 2, 2
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  Start of business for new year

  Start of business for new year Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae addresses a ceremony to mark the start of business for the new year at the court in Seoul on Jan. 2, 2026. (Yonhap)(END)
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  DP lawmaker quits party over bribery allegations

  DP lawmaker quits party over bribery allegations The office of independent lawmaker Kang Sun-woo is seen at the National Assembly in Seoul on Jan. 2, 2026, a day after the ruling Democratic Party (DP)