Dancing Fireworks 

Nakhwa Nori, a traditional Korean fireworks festival, is under way in Haman, South Gyeongsang Province on May 27 Buddha's Birthday. 

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Nuri Blasts Off 

S. Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri (KSLV-Ⅱ) lifts off from Naro Space Center in Goheung on May 25. The third launch marks Nuri's first actual mission of carrying working satellites into space including the next-generation small satellite No. 2 and seven cube satellites. 

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Fight for the Ball 

Boy monks and children from a daycare center take part in a football competition held at Joggye Temple in Seoul Wednesday. 

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Preparations for 3rd Nuri Launch 

The country's homegrown space rocket, Nuri, is erected on the launch pad at Naro Space Center in Goheung, a day before its third launch on Wednesday.  

The Science Ministry said the erection was completed at 11:33 a.m. and thorough checks and installations will be conducted in the afternoon. 

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Job Bulletin

Job seekers comb through employment notices at the 2023 KB Goodjob Job Fair held at COEX in Seoul Monday. 

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Traveling with Companion Dogs

Tourists with their pets board a chartered plane at Gimpo Airport headed to Jeju Island on Friday in a tour program introduced by the travel app "Companion Life." 

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Welcome Rain 

Baby toads move to their habitat in the Mangwolji area in Daegu on Thursday as welcome rain falls after days of heat. This area is the largest spawning ground for toads in Korea.

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Yellow Iris 

A tourist poses for a picture in the backdrop of Yellow flag iris flowers in Geochang, South Gyeongsang Province on Wednesday.

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In the Shade 

A squirrel basks in the shade in a forest at Daegwallyeong mountain pass in Gangneung on muggy Monday. 

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Endemic Declared, Back to Normal 

Office workers enjoy the spring weather at Cheonggye Stream in Seoul on Thursday as the gov't declares COVID-19 an endemic disease, lowering the crisis alert level and ending mandatory isolation for patients effective from June 1. 

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Jeju Garlic Harvest

Farmers harvest garlics in Daejeong township in Seogwipo, Jeju Island on Wednesday morning. 

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Riding the Waves

Surfers take on the waves at Wave Park in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday amid early summer-like weather.

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