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  • Sorin Kwon (C), vocalist of Jazz band 'Retro Twang' performs at opening of a showcase for the third album of South Korean singer-songwriter Baekja at Seongsu art-hall in Seoul, South Korea, September 8, 2016. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Guitarist Gong Jeong-hoon performs during a showcase of South Korean singer-songwriter Baekja's third album at Seongsu art-hall in Seoul, South Korea, September 8, 2016. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Pianist Cha Seung-yeob claps during a showcase of South Korean singer-songwriter Baekja's third album at Seongsu art-hall in Seoul, South Korea, September 8, 2016. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Pianist Cha Seung-yeob performs during a showcase of South Korean singer-songwriter Baekja's third album at Seongsu art-hall in Seoul, South Korea, September 8, 2016. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Guitarist Sin Hee-joon performs during a showcase of South Korean singer-songwriter Baekja's third album at Seongsu art-hall in Seoul, South Korea, September 8, 2016. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A North Korean family in Pyongyang enjoy May Day, one of the most celebrated holidays in the North. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (NORTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • North Korean students display a mosaic by turning pages of books during the Arirang Mass Games at the May Day stadium in Pyongyang, October 10, 2005. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (NORTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • The snow-covered North Korean village of Gijungdong is seen in this picture taken from a South Korean observation post, just south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • Ribbons bearing messages wishing for unification of the two Koreas hang on a barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak pavilion, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) which separates the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul September 30, 2012, on the occasion of Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving Day. Chuseok is a time for Korean families to remember and honour their dead ancestors and Imjingak pavilion is the closest residents of the capitalist south can get to the border with the communist north. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Soldiers of the special warfare command parachute to the ground during a demonstration on the eve of the Armed Forces Day anniversary at the Gyeryong military headquarters in Gyeryong, about 140 km (87 miles) south of Seoul September 25, 2012. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • South Korean Ko Ju-rak (R), 82, who is originally from North Korea's Kabsan in North Hamkyong Province, his sons and grandchildren bow in the direction of the North during a traditional sacrificial ritual at Imjingak pavilion in Paju, north of Seoul September 22, 2010, on the occasion of Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving Day. Ko has not been able to visit his hometown since the 1950-53 Korean War. Chuseok is a time for Korean families to remember and honour their dead ancestors and Imjingak pavilion is the closest residents of the capitalist south can get to the border with the communist north. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Soldiers of the special warfare command give a demonstration on the eve of the Armed Forces Day anniversary at the Gyeryong military headquarters in Gyeryong, about 140 km (87 miles) south of Seoul September 25, 2012. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A North Korean village and military facilities in Kaepung county, North Hwanghae province, are seen in this picture taken from Ganghwa Peace Observatory of South Korea, about 2 km (1.2 miles) south of the North Korean territory, in Ganghwa, 56 km (35 miles) northwest of Seoul, South Korea, Dec 4, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • North Koreans walk at a North Korean village in Kaepung county, North Hwanghae province, in this picture taken from Ganghwa Peace Observatory of South Korea, about 2 km (1.2 miles) south of the North Korean territory, in Ganghwa, 56 km (35 miles) northwest of Seoul, South Korea, Dec 4, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A South Korean man and his son take pictures of them in front of a work that local artists created to criticize South Korean President Park Geun-hye (C), Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-Yong (L) and Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Mong-Koo during a rally in Seoul, South Korea, Jan 7, 2017. About 600,000 people on Saturday participated in a rally in Seoul, held over an influence-peddling scandal centered on Park and her long-time friend Choi Soon-Sil. Park and Choi allegedly extracted US$64.7 million from conglomerates to set up private foundations controlled by Choi. People demanded President Park to step down during a rally, which was held also to mourn over the 1,000th day of the Sewol Ferry disaster on April 16, 2014, which falls on January 9, 2016. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A worker with a construction company, looks out through the window from his empty apartment in the middle class suburb in Goyang, north of Seoul April 1, 2013. The worker says he was forced to buy an unsold 800 million won ($716,400) apartment, built by his employer in 2008, as the company teetered on the edge of bankruptcy. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A striking worker at Ssangyong Motor watches from the top of a paint factory of the automaker's plant as the management and the police surround the plant in Pyeongtaek, about 70 km (40 miles) south of Seoul, August 3, 2009. About 600 dismissed workers have been occupying the plant for 74 days, demanding talks over the management's plans for restructuring and a mass dismissal. The Korean characters read,"You would rather kill us all than you do not talk with us!". /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A North Korean flag (L) flutters from a tower in the North Korean village of Gijungdong as a South Korean flag (R) is seen at Daesungdong freedom village of South Korea, near the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul May 26, 2010. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • U.S. activist Gloria Steinem (6th R, front row), Nobel Peace Prize laureates Mairead Maguire (2nd R, front row) from Northern Ireland and Leymah Gbowee (3rd R, front row) from Liberia, walk with other activists toward the Imjingak Pavilion from the Unification Bridge along the military fences near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul, May 24, 2015. About 30 women activists from around the world crossed the DMZ from North Korea to South Korea on Sunday by bus through the western land route instead of their original plan to walk through the truce village of Panmunjom by accepting Seoul's recommendation, to mark the International Women's Day for Disarmament. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • Volunteer Hong Sung-ku (R) cleans thick oil from oyster shells in the port of Gaemok, his favourite fishing spot, after an oil spilled from the oil tanker Hebei Spirit in Taean, about 150 km (93 miles) southwest of Seoul December 13, 2007. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • North Korean soldiers film the South Korean side as soldiers of the U.S. and South Korea, Korean War veterans and officials (not pictured) attend a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the Korean War ceasefire agreement at the truce village of Panmunjom, north of Seoul July 27, 2013. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A North Korean flag (far L) on top of a tower in Gijungdong and a South Korean flag (far R) on top of a tower in Taesung Freedom Village, near the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating two Koreas, are seen in this picture taken from a South Korean observatory, just about 2 km (1.2 miles) south of North Korean territory, in Paju, 35 km (22 miles) northwest of Seoul, South Korea, Sep 29, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A North Korean flag on top of a tower in Gijungdong near the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating two Koreas, is seen in this picture taken from a South Korean observatory, just about 2 km (1.2 miles) south of North Korean territory, in Paju, 35 km (22 miles) northwest of Seoul, South Korea, Sep 29, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A man walks past an advertisement of a local bank in central Seoul April 8, 2010. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • North Korean soldiers working on the road and an ox cart are seen at a village in Kaepung county, North Hwanghae province, North Korea in this picture taken from Ganghwa Peace Observatory of South Korea, about 2 km (1.2 miles) south of North Korean territory, in Ganghwa, 56 km (35 miles) northwest of Seoul, South Korea, October 2, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Suzy (miss A), Nov 1, 2017 : South Korean actress and singer from girl group miss A, Suzy, who is a torch bearer, attends the Olympic Torch Relay on the Incheon Bridge in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea. The Olympic flame arrived in Incheon, South Korea on Wednesday and it is going to be passed across the country during a 100-day tour until the opening ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics which will be held for 17 days from February 9 - 25, 2018.  Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Yuna Kim and Do Jong-Hwan, Nov 1, 2017 : South Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Do Jong-Hwan (front L) and former Olympic figure skating champion Yuna Kim of South Korea, hold the Olympic flame upon arrival at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea. The Olympic flame arrived in Incheon, South Korea on Wednesday and it is going to be passed across the country during a 100-day tour until the opening ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics which will be held for 17 days from February 9 - 25, 2018. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Policemen use pepper spray to workers trying to march toward the presidential Blue House in Seoul, May 1, 2015. Tens of thousands of workers held a rally on May Day in Seoul to oppose the government's plans to change the pension system for public servants and to allow more flexible labour market. They also demanded a thorough investigation into the Sewol ferry tragedy and the resignation of President Park Geun-hye. The police detained dozens of protesters. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • Chinese tourists play golf at a golf course in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang May 1, 2004. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (NORTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Traditional straw shoes, or jipsin, hang from the bags of students in traditional scholars' costume as they arrive at Myeongnyundang, a lecture hall at a Confucian shrine at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul May 11, 2012. The high school students are from the port city of Busan and were taking part in a re-enactment of the traditional state examinations,"Gwageo". The practice of holding "Gwageo" to select government officials began in Korea in 788 and was abrogated in 1894. Jipsin were commonly worn by farmers, common people and scholars in ancient times in Korea until the early twentieth century. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • Members of conservative civic groups (not pictured), which consists of North Korean defectors living in South Korea, release balloons towards North Korea in Yeoncheon, near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, north of Seoul early August 21, 2013. The balloons contain soap, socks, condoms, rubber gloves, toothpaste, toothbrushes and leaflets denouncing the North Korean regime. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • North Korean soldiers (C) talk at a border village in Kaepung county, North Hwanghae province, in this picture taken from Ganghwa Peace Observatory of South Korea, about 2 km (1.2 miles) south of the North Korean territory, in Ganghwa, 56 km (35 miles) northwest of Seoul, South Korea, Dec 4, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • The Olympic Torch Relay, Nov 1, 2017 : People dance before the Olympic Torch Relay on the Incheon Bridge in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea. The Olympic flame arrived in Incheon, South Korea on Wednesday and it is going to be passed across the country during a 100-day tour until the opening ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics which will be held for 17 days from February 9 - 25, 2018.  Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Middle and high school students attend a rally demanding South Korean President Park Geun-hye's resignation in Seoul, South Korea, Nov 5, 2016, a day after President Park said she will accept an investigation over a corruption scandal involving her confidante Choi Soon-sil. Tens of thousands of people marched in central Seoul after a rally as they demanded Park's resignation over a corruption scandal involving Choi who allegedly meddled in state affairs and pursued unlawful benefits for herself, local media reported. The Police said about 43,000 people gathered while organizers of the rally said about 150,000 people attended the rally. Signs read,"Park Geun-hye resign". Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A customs officer checks as a vehicle of a South Korean company carrying products made in inter-Korean Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, arrives at the customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) office, just south of the demilitarized zone separating the North from South Korea in Paju, north of Seoul April 27, 2013. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • North Korean soldiers pose for a photo north of the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, about 55 km (31 miles) north of Seoul. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • North Korean soldiers patrol behind a concrete border as a South Korean soldier (L) keeps watch at the truce village of the Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul, September 14, 2011. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A North Korean soldier watches through a lens at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone in Paju, north of Seoul, that separates North Korea from the South February 20, 2008. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People hold torches as the police block their march toward the presidential Blue House during an anti-government protest in central Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2015. "The People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean government's plans to change the labor market and monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. Policemen set up vehicle barriers and used water cannon to break up people. The organizer said 130,000 people participated in the demo, while the police said 68,000 attended. Photo by Lee Jae-Won
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  • Labour union workers of Ssangyong Motor and their family members fly lanterns, which they say symbolizes layoffs, during a rally against the layoff plan of the company at the main plant of the automaker in Pyeongtaek, about 70 km (43 miles) south of Seoul, April 15, 2009. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Protesters try to enter a U.S. air force base as police officers block them during an anti-U.S. protest demanding the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Korea in Gunsan, about 270 km (168 miles) south of Seoul August 10, 2007. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Names of South Korean soldiers, whose bodies were not collected after the Korean War, are seen on a memorial tablet at the national cemetery in Seoul June 25, 2013. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Tourists take pictures with a mobile phone after playing in the mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon beach in Boryeong, about 190 km (118 miles) southwest of Seoul, July 19, 2013. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Students take a break during a winter military camp, organised by the marine corps at a marine corps unit in Pohang, about 370 km (230 miles) southeast of Seoul, January 8, 2008. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Primary and middle school students participate in a winter military camp for civilians at a camp run by retired marines in Ansan, southwest of Seoul, January 7, 2008. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Soldiers salute during a temporary sacrificial ritual after exhuming the remains of three South Korean soldiers who were believed to have been killed by North Korean soldiers during the 1950-53 Korean War, at an excavation site on the summit of Sang, 1,290 m (4,232 ft) above sea level, which was one of the battlefields of the Mount Seorak combat during the war, in Goseong, about 200 km (124 miles) northeast of Seoul, June 19, 2013. According to the Agency for KIA ( Killed in Action) Recovery and Identification of South Korean Defence Ministry, about 160,000 South Korean soldiers were killed or missing during the war and the bodies of 130,000 among them, were not collected since the Korean War ended with an armistice. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Suzy (miss A), Nov 1, 2017 : South Korean actress and singer from girl group miss A, Suzy (C), who is a torch bearer, attends the Olympic Torch Relay on the Incheon Bridge in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea. The Olympic flame arrived in Incheon, South Korea on Wednesday and it is going to be passed across the country during a 100-day tour until the opening ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics which will be held for 17 days from February 9 - 25, 2018. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • You Young, Nov 1, 2017 : South Korean figure skater You Young (C) who is the first torch bearer runs with an Olympic torch at the Olympic Torch Relay on the Incheon Bridge in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea. The Olympic flame arrived in Incheon, South Korea on Wednesday and it is going to be passed across the country during a 100-day tour until the opening ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics which will be held for 17 days from February 9 - 25, 2018. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre, Oct 30, 2017 : Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre in Alpensia Olympic Park of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics is seen in PyeongChang, east of Seoul, South Korea. The 23rd Winter Olympics will be held for 17 days from February 9 - 25, 2018. The opening and closing ceremonies and most snow sports will take place in PyeongChang county. Jeongseon county will host Alpine speed events and ice sports will be held in the coast city of Gangneung. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • True believers in late President Park Chung-Hee and his daughter and current President Park Geun-Hye hold the Stars and Stripes and South Korean flags during a rally staged to support the president near the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Mar 9, 2017, a day before the Constitutional Court's ruling on President Park Geun-Hye's impeachment. Park was impeached by the national assembly last December for allegedly letting her long time friend Choi Soon-sil meddle in state affairs and colluding with her to extort millions of dollars from chaebols, including Samsung. The ruling on her impeachment will be delivered by the court at A.M. 11:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Friday, March 10, 2017. If the Constitutional Court upholds the impeachment, President Park should leave office permanently and presidential election is expected to he held on May 9, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People participate in a “Tree Hug” event in Korea National Arboretum in Pocheon, northeast of Seoul, March 21, 2015. Total 1,226 people participated in the event in commemoration of the International Day of Forests on Saturday. The event broke the world records on the largest tree hug in one minute, according to Korea Forest Service. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • Students attend a winter military camp in Ansan, south of Seoul January 6, 2011. Hundreds of students have been attending boot camp training courses ranging from 4 days to 14 days at a camp run by retired marines. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A South Korean soldier stands guard inside of the Military Armistice Commission building at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating North Korea from South Korea, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, September 25, 2013. Panmunjom is located in one of the world's most heavily fortified frontiers, DMZ, the 4-km (2.5 mile) wide buffer that runs along the heavily armed military border. The divided Korean peninsula is still technically at war, with the 1950-53 Korean War ending in an armistice rather than a peace treaty. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A North Korean soldier looks south on the north side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul, December 6, 2008. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A North Korean soldier looks to the South as he patrols at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the North from South Korea in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul March 19, 2013. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Miniatures of the Comfort Women Statue or the Peace Monument symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, are displayed at a plaza in Seoul, South Korea, Aug 14, 2017, during an event to mark the memorial day for the victims, which falls on August 14, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Former North Korean defectors living in the South playing the role of North Korean defectors fleeing in China, perform during a campaign in Seoul December 9, 2008. Attendants asked for protection of human rights of North Korean defectors wandering in China and not to send them back to North Korea by force. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A North Korean soldier (R) watches south as a South Korean soldier stands guard, between at the concrete border separating the two Koreas at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone in Paju, north of Seoul. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • A North Korean military guard post and North Koreans in Kaepung county, North Hwanghae province, North Korea, are seen in this picture taken from Ganghwa Peace Observatory of South Korea, about 2 km (1.2 miles) south of North Korean territory, in Ganghwa, 56 km (35 miles) northwest of Seoul, South Korea, October 2, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Medals of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Sep 21, 2017 : Athletes show medals of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics at an unveiling ceremony in Seoul, South Korea. The XXIII Olympic Winter Games will be held in PyeongChang, about 180 km (112 miles) east of Seoul for 17 days from February 9-25, 2018. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Yoo Jae-Suk, Nov 1, 2017 : South Korean TV host and comedian Yoo Jae-suk who is a torch bearer attends the Olympic Torch Relay on the Incheon Bridge in Incheon, west of Seoul, South Korea. The Olympic flame arrived in Incheon, South Korea on Wednesday and it is going to be passed across the country during a 100-day tour until the opening ceremony of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics which will be held for 17 days from February 9 - 25, 2018. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • PyeongChang Olympic Stadium, Oct 30, 2017 : PyeongChang Olympic Stadium of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics is seen under construction in PyeongChang, east of Seoul, South Korea. The 23rd Winter Olympics will be held for 17 days from February 9 - 25, 2018. The opening and closing ceremonies and most snow sports will take place in PyeongChang county. Jeongseon county will host Alpine speed events and ice sports will be held in the coast city of Gangneung. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Policemen use a water cannon to block protesters trying to march toward Gwanghwamun gate near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, April 18, 2015. About 30,000 people (8,000 people by police estimate) demonstrated on April 18, two days after the first anniversary of Sewol ferry tragedy to demand that the government hold a thorough investigation into the tragedy and President Park Geun-Hye resign. The police detained about 100 people during the protest. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • Visitors talk in front of a painting of the late North Korean founder Kim Il-Sung and his son and leader Kim Jong-Il in Pyongyang August 19, 2003. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (NORTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • North Korean students study at the largest public library in Pyongyang December 19, 2006. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (NORTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Prostitutes, wearing traditional costumes, attend a protest against the police's crackdown on brothels in Chuncheon, about 100 km (62 miles) northeast of Seoul May 31, 2011. Hundreds of prostitutes and their pimps demonstrated to call for the abolition of anti-prostitution laws, which they say threatens their livelihood. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • China's Yu Dabao (C) controls the ball to shoot as South Korea's Jang Hyun-soo (L) and Lee Yong (R) look on, during their East Asian Cup soccer championship match in Hwaseong, south of Seoul July 24, 2013. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • A South Korean soldier keeps watch northwards as he stands guard on the south side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul April 28, 2010. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A cross is hung on barbed wires near the Imjinkak pavilion, about 7 km (4.3 miles) south of the demilitarized zone, which separates the two Koreas, in Paju, about 50 km (31 miles) north of Seoul January 1, 2007. North Korea marked the New Year proudly on Monday, hailing its first nuclear test as one of the most auspicious events in the nation's history and vowing to boost its deterrent force even further. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A U.S. soldier stands guard on the Bridge of No Return at the truce<br />
village of Panmunjom, about 50 km (31 miles) north of Seoul August 6,<br />
2003. South and North Korea are still technically at war as the<br />
armistice has not been replaced by a peace treaty. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Deoksugung Palace is seen in central Seoul, South Korea, December 03, 2015. Deoksugung Palace is one of the five royal palaces of Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), which still remain in Seoul. Picture taken through a window. Photo by Lee Jae-Won  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Thousands of South Koreans take part in a candle-light demonstration demanding an apology from South Korean President Park Geun-Hye to take responsibility for a spy agency scandal, reform of the national spy agency and organize a special prosecution team to investigate the scandal, in central Seoul August 23, 2013. Local media reported that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) conducted an online smear campaign to sway public opinion in favor of then ruling Saenuri party candidate Park before last December's presidential election. The spy agency's former chief Won Sei-hoon was indicted on June 14, 2013 in violation of election law, according to media reports. The signs read,"Park Geun-Hye take responsibility!" (C), "Examine truth with special prosecutor team!" (in blue) and "Park Geun-Hye who was elected illegally, resign!" (bottom L in red). /Lee Jae-Won
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  • The carcass of a crab is seen at a storage reservoir cracked by prolonged drought in Siheung, south of Seoul June 22, 2012. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A woman prays for her son's success in the upcoming college entrance exams during a special service at a Buddhist temple in Seoul November 11, 2009. Acceptance into a prestigious university in South Korea is highly sought-after, resulting in students beginning preparations for these entrance exams from a very early age, often studying up to 16 hours a day for years. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • South Korean Kim Jong-bok (R) gives three patriotic cheers as his bride Song Hee-jung (front L) looks on during their traditional wedding ceremony on the Dokdo islets off the Korean peninsula April 23, 2005. Song Kyung-chan (back L), the captain of the Sambong-ho, which plies between Ulungdo and Dokdo, officiated at the wedding. Traditional martial arts performer Kim and stage actress Song held the first-ever wedding on Dokdo, organised by local online companies, to protest against Japan's claim over the islets, which Japan calls "Takeshima". /Lee Jae-Won
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  • North Korean soldiers patrol in the northern part of the Joint Security Area, at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, north of Seoul April 30, 2008. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • South Korean soldiers from the Special Warfare Command participate in a drill at an unit in Inchon, west of Seoul November 3, 2006. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A North Korean military guard post and a village in Kaepung county, North Hwanghae province, North Korea are seen in this picture taken from Ganghwa Peace Observatory of South Korea, about 2 km (1.2 miles) south of North Korean territory, in Ganghwa, 56 km (35 miles) northwest of Seoul, South Korea, October 2, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • The Olympic flame holder, Oct 30, 2017 : The Olympic flame holder is seen at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, east of Seoul, South Korea. The 23rd Winter Olympics will be held for 17 days from February 9 - 25, 2018. The opening and closing ceremonies and most snow sports will take place in PyeongChang county. Jeongseon county will host Alpine speed events and ice sports will be held in the coast city of Gangneung. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Policemen carry a supporter (C) of former South Korean President Park Geun-Hye as her supporters hold a sit-in in front of her home in an attempt to block her before she leaves to go to the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Mar 30, 2017. The court held a hearing on Thursday to decide whether to issue an arrest warrant for her over corruption allegations that fired her. South Korea's prosecutors filed the request on Monday to detain Park Geun-Hye on charges of abuse of authority, coercion, bribery and leaking government secrets, citing the graveness of the alleged crimes and the possibility of the destruction of evidence, local media reported. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A South Korean dog sled racer competes in the first dog sled race held in North Korea at Mount Kumgang, North Korea February 17, 2008. About 35 teams took part in the event held at a mountain resort run by an affiliate of the South's Hyundai Group. Due to a lack of snow, the racers used sleds mounted on wheels and competed on a coastal road with the Diamond Mountain range in the background. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A supporter of striking workers at Ssangyong Motor scuffles against policemen as the police block a protest in front of the automaker's main plant in Pyeongtaek, about 70 km (40 miles) south of Seoul, June 27, 2009. About 1,000 fired labour union workers have been on strike in the plant since May 21. The carmaker has called for more than 1,000 workers to be laid off, triggering protests from the labour union. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Workers of Ssangyong Motor labour union keep watch at its main plant in Pyeongtaek, about 70 km (40 miles) south of Seoul June 16, 2009. About 1,000 unionised workers at the automaker have been on strike since May 21, demanding management keep the assembly line workforce at current levels in a self-rescue plan the company is devising under a court order. The carmaker has called for more than 1,000 workers to be laid off, triggering protests from the labour union. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A South Korean captain from an unit of non-combat troops, carries his son on his back on the eve of his departure to Iraq at a departure ceremony at a military unit<br />
in Gwangju, about 40 km (25 miles) southeast of Seoul October 14, 2003. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A high school graduate who escaped from North Korea weeps during a graduation ceremony at Hangyeore Middle and High School, which was built to educate North Korean teenage defectors, in Anseong, about 80 km (50 miles) south of Seoul February 10, 2012. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Guards of honor from the South Korean marine corps wipe sweat after a performance at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul April 3, 2009. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • North Korean soldiers stand guard at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone which separates the two Koreas, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, November 1, 2006. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A North Korean soldier (top) looks on as a South Korean soldier stands guard at the truce village of the Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, north of Seoul. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com/
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  • A South Korean flag flutters in the wind on a South Korean observation post, just south of the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul January 1, 2011. North Korea called for end to confrontation and emphasised the need for dialogue with the South in a joint editorial published on Saturday by official newspapers, repeating the line from a year ago in the wake of clashes in 2010. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A North Korean soldier briefs North Korean officials visiting the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul, September 29, 2010. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • The Comfort Women Statue or the Peace Monument symbolizing Korean Comfort Women or sex slaves by Japanese military during the Second World War, is seen installed in a bus in Seoul, South Korea, Aug 17, 2017. Five blue buses numbered 151 in Seoul run from August 14 - September 30, 2017, carrying the peace monuments to mark the memorial day for the victims which falls on August 14, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • A North Korean soldier (R) works at a border village in Kaepung county, North Hwanghae province, North Korea in this picture taken from Ganghwa Peace Observatory of South Korea, about 2 km (1.2 miles) south of North Korean territory, in Ganghwa, 56 km (35 miles) northwest of Seoul, South Korea, October 2, 2017. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Olympic Sliding Centre and Media Village, Oct 30, 2017 : Olympic Sliding Centre (top L) and Media Village of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics are seen in PyeongChang, east of Seoul, South Korea. The 23rd Winter Olympics will be held for 17 days from February 9 - 25, 2018. The opening and closing ceremonies and most snow sports will take place in PyeongChang county. Jeongseon county will host Alpine speed events and ice sports will be held in the coast city of Gangneung. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Wearing masks, protesters march during an anti-government rally in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2015. The "People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean President Park Geun-hye to change the labor market which protesters insist, will allow easier layoff and more temporary workers and to monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. People wore masks at the rally to denounce Park who recently compared local protestors in masks to ISIS. The organizer said 50,000 people participated in the demo, while the police estimated that 14,000 attended. A sign (R) reads,"You are much distressed because of me". Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • People help Baek Nam-gi (bottom), 68, a farmer from Boseong, who fell down after being hit by a direct blast from a police water cannon during an anti-government protest in central Seoul, South Korea, November 14, 2015. Policemen continued to fire the water cannon containing capsaicin toward the farmer and other protesters while he was receiving assistance. "The People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean government's plans to change the labor market and monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. Policemen set up vehicle barriers and used water cannon to break up people. The organizer said 130,000 people participated in the demo, while the police said 68,000 attended. Baek Nam-gi who had remained in a coma at Seoul National University Hospital since being struck by a police water cannon during the anti-government protest on Nov. 14, 2015, died on September 25, 2016, local media reported. He was 69. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)
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  • Lawmakers of South Korea's main opposition parties (R) scuffle with lawmakers (C,L, 2nd - L, 3rd-L) from Uri Party backing President Roh Moo-hyun at parliament in Seoul March 12, 2004. South Korea's opposition-dominated parliament passed an unprecedented bill to impeach President Roh Moo-hyun for violating election laws. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A Catholic writes the Korean characters for "Unification" on a steel wall during a mass for peace and reunification of the Korean peninsula at Imjingak Peace Park in Paju, near the demilitarised zone separating North Korea from South Korea, June 17, 2011. About 20,000 South Korean Catholics participated in the mass. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • A military binocular is seen as North Korean soldiers watch south behind it at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, north of Seoul September 29, 2010. /Lee Jae-Won
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  • Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre, Oct 30, 2017 : Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre in Alpensia Olympic Park of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics is seen in PyeongChang, east of Seoul, South Korea. The 23rd Winter Olympics will be held for 17 days from February 9 - 25, 2018. The opening and closing ceremonies and most snow sports will take place in PyeongChang county. Jeongseon county will host Alpine speed events and ice sports will be held in the coast city of Gangneung. Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA) www.leejaewonpix.com
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  • Wearing masks, people march during an anti-government rally in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2015. The "People's Camp for Rising Up and Fighting", representing various groups of farmers, students, workers and the poor, demonstrated to oppose South Korean President Park Geun-hye to change the labor market which protesters insist, will allow easier layoff and more temporary workers and to monopolize the authorship of history textbooks. People wore masks at the rally to denounce Park who recently compared local protestors in masks to ISIS. The organizer said 50,000 people participated in the demo, while the police estimated that 14,000 attended. A sign (front R) reads,"We are not IS, we are people". Photo by Lee Jae-Won (SOUTH KOREA)  www.leejaewonpix.com
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