Buddhists carry a dragon-shaped lantern during a lotus lantern parade in celebration of the upcoming birthday of Buddha in Seoul, South Korea, May 7, 2016. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

A man crosses a mud-covered trail carrying his wife on his back at a flooded Han River park in Seoul, South Korea, August 4, 2020. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji plays at his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, Thursday, September 28, 2023. (Photo by Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo)

A leaflet denouncing South Korean President Park Geun-hye lies on the ground after it was torn at a protest calling Park to step down, in Seoul, South Korea, November 19, 2016. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

Participants play with water guns during the Sinchon Water Gun Festival in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2016. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

A woman uses a phone near the scene where many people died and were injured in a stampede during a Halloween festival in Seoul, South Korea on October 30, 2022. (Photo by Kim Hong-ji/Reuters)

A volunteer poses for a photograph with a snowman depicting the Beijing Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen at National Biathlon Centre in Zhangjiakou, China on February 13, 2022. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

A woman poses for photographs with traditional side dish Kimchi during the Seoul Kimchi Festival in central Seoul, South Korea, November 4, 2016. Kimchi made with cabbage, other vegetables and chili sauce and kimchi is the most popular traditional food in Korea. (Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)