Lee Dong-wook, third from left, managing director of KB Kookmin Card, holds the company's logo with foreign contestants who won prizes after playing a game at COEX in Seoul, Thursday, that tested their Korean language proficiency. The card company sponsored the game hosted by the King Sejong Institute to mark the 572nd Korean Alphabet Day, which falls on Oct. 9. Courtesy of KB Kookmin Card

Visitors to the National Museum of Korea take a look at Bohemian glass relics at a special exhibition marking the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and the Czech Republic, Monday. The exhibition runs until April 26. / Yonhap

Ewha Womans University President Kim Sun-uk, right, points to an artist’s rendering of a dormitory planned for the school’s campus in Seoul, Tuesday, during a groundbreaking ceremony. Those listening to her are, from left, Choi Kyung-hee, the next president of the university; Chang Myong-sue, head of Ewha Haktang; Yoon Hoo-jung, Ewha’s honorary president; and Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon./ Courtesy of Ewha Womans University

An ancient chest used to store Buddhist texts is on display during a ceremony at the National Museum of Korea, Tuesday. The nation’s flagship museum acquired the rare Goryeo Kingdom (918—1392) heritage from a Japanese collector./ Yonhap

2014 Miss Korea Kim Seo-yeon, 22, waves after winning the annual pageant at the Olympic Hall in the Olympic Park, southern Seoul, Tuesday. The first runners-up were Lee Seo-bin, 21, and Shin Su-min, 20; the second runners-up were Kim Myeong-seon, 21, Sarah Lee, 23, Baek Ji-hyun, 21, and Ryu So-ra, 20. The Hankook Ilbo, a sister paper of The Korea Times, organized the beauty contest./ Korea Times photo by Wang Tae-seok

Dami Im, who was the winner of the Australian audition program “The X-Factor” last year sings at the showcase for her debut  album “Dami Im” in Samseong-dong, Seoul, Wednesday. / Yonhap

Tourists arrive at Incheon International Airport, Monday, after being stranded in Guam for several days due to a powerful typhoon. NewsisTourists arrive at Incheon International Airport, Monday, after being stranded in Guam for several days due to a powerful typhoon. NewsisTourists arrive at Incheon International Airport, Monday, after being stranded in Guam for several days due to a powerful typhoon. Newsis

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a meeting with the leaders and top officials of Pacific island nations at Yeongbingwan inside Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul, Monday. Yoon met bilaterally with the leaders of the Cook Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Solomon Islands, Niue and Palau on the sidelines of the Korea-Pacific Islands Summit that began its two-day run. Yoon held summits with the leaders of five other Pacific island nations, Sunday. Yoon pledged to strengthen "tailored" support for each Pacific island country, while noting that Korea respects the independence and sovereignty of all countries and the rules-based international order, according to his spokesman Lee Do-woon. Korea Times photo by Seo Jae-hoon

Ven. Jihye of Shinheung Temple in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, takes part in a ceremony celebrating Buddha's birthday, May 27. Yonhap A ceremony celebrating Buddha's birthday is under way at Shinheung Temple in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, May 27. Yonhap Buddhists celebrate Buddha's birthday at the site of Inwol Temple in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Saturday, May 27. The ceremony took place on a small scale because the temple was burnt down in a fire last month. Yonhap President Yoon Suk Yeol prays during a ceremony celebrating Buddha's birthday at Jogye Temple in Seoul, May 27. Yonhap Lanturns with people's wishes attached are hung at Guryong Temple in Wonju, Gangwon Province, May 27. Yonhap Buddhists wait in line to see a Buddha statue as part of a ceremony celebrating Buddha's birthday at Jogye Temple in Seoul, May 27. Yonhap A child takes part in a ceremony celebrating Buddha's birthday at Jogye Temple in Seoul, May 27. Yonhap People in Haman, South Gyeongsang Province, participate in the Nakhwa Festival celebrating Buddha's birthday, May 27. The festival features falling lights between lotus lanterns. Yonhap

Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri lifts off from Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, southwestern Korea, May 25. Courtesy of Korea Aerospace Research Institute Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri lifts off from Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, southwestern Korea, May 25. Courtesy of Korea Aerospace Research Institute Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri ascends into the sky after liftoff from Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, southwestern Korea, May 25. Yonhap President Yoon Suk Yeol congratulates the staff of Korea's Nuri rocket project on their success during a video call from his Seoul office after liftoff, May 25. Yonhap Science and ICT Minister Lee Jong-ho speaks during a press briefing on Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri's successful liftoff at Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, southwestern Korea, May 25. Yonhap People cheer as they watch Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri lift off from Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, southwestern Korea, May 25. Yonhap People watch Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri lift off from Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, southwestern Korea, May 25. Yonhap

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, joins G7 leaders at a working session during the G7 Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima on May 21. AFP-Yonhap U.S. President Joe Biden, left, poses with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ahead of a trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 2023 G7 Hiroshima Summit, Japan, Sunday, May 21. AP-Yonhap South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they take part in the G7 Summit, with partner countries and Ukraine meeting as a part of the forum in Hiroshima, western Japan May 21, in this handout photo released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Reuters-Yonhap Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, takes part in the G7 Summit, with partner countries and Ukraine meeting as a part of the forum in Hiroshima, western Japan May 21, in this handout photo released by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Reuters-Yonhap Leaders of the Group of Seven nations, guest countries and international organizations pose for a photo after laying flowers at the Cenotaph for the Victims of the Atomic Bomb, back left, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Sunday, May 21. AP-Yonhap First lady Kim Keon Hee, third from left, joins spouses of the G7 leaders feed fish at Shukkeien Garden during a planned activity for the spouses on the last day of the G7 Hiroshima Summit in western Japan. Yonhap Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, shakes hands with Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee, during a visit to the Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-bomb near the Peace Park Memorial in Hiroshima, western Japan, Sunday, May 21, on the sidelines of the G7 Hiroshima Summit. AP-Yonhap Japanese first lady Yuko Kishida, left, and South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee have lunch at a restaurant in Hiroshima, western Japan, Sunday, May 12, the last day of the G7 Summit. Yonhap