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| People gather to watch the first sunrise of the year at Gyeongpo Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Jan. 1, 2023. Yonhap |
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| A couple celebrates the New Year watching the first sunrise of the year at Seunghodae, Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, Jan. 1, 2023. Yonhap |
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| People watch the first sunrise of the year from a bridge near Seonyoodo Park in Seoul, Jan. 1, 2023. Yonhap |
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| Nurses at CHA University's Ilsan Medical Center in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, show newborn twins via a video call to their father, who was quarantined at home due to a COVID-19 infection, Jan. 1, 2023. Yonhap |
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| A visitor posts a New Year's wish on a board set up at Jogye Temple in Seoul, Jan. 1, 2023. Yonhap |
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| Hikers watch the sunrise from Baekundae of Bukhan Mountain in Seoul, Jan. 1, 2023. Yonhap |
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| Participants of the Seogwipo Winter Sea International Penguin Swimming Festival take a dip at Saekdal Beach on the southern coast of Jeju Island, Jan. 1, 2023. Yonhap |
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| Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, left, and other citizens take part in the annual bell-ringing ceremony to celebrate the New Year at Bosingak Pavilion in central Seoul, Jan. 1. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| People gather for the annual bell-ringing ceremony at Bosingak Pavilion in central Seoul to celebrate the New Year, Jan. 1. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
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| Traditional musicians take part in a New Year celebration at Jogye Temple in Seoul, Jan. 1. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
