Uzbek residents in South Korea cheer national team during World Cup match SEOUL, June 18 (AJP) - Uzbekistan Ambassador Alisher Abdusalomov and Uzbekistani residents cheer for their country's World Cup match on a screen at the basement of S Tower in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on June 18, 2026. June 18, 2026

Uzbek residents in South Korea cheer national team during World Cup match SEOUL, June 18 (AJP) - Uzbekistani residents in South Korea cheer after their national team scores during a World Cup match at the basement of S Tower in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on June 18, 2026. June 18, 2026

Uzbek residents in South Korea cheer national team during World Cup match SEOUL, June 18 (AJP) - Uzbekistani residents in South Korea cheer after their national team scores during a World Cup match at the basement of S Tower in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on June 18, 2026. June 18, 2026

Uzbek residents in South Korea cheer national team during World Cup match SEOUL, June 18 (AJP) - Uzbekistani residents in South Korea wave national flags at the basement of S Tower in Seongsu-dong, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on June 18, 2026. June 18, 2026

KOSPI leaps to new four-digit milestone SEOUL, June 18 (AJP) -South Korea's benchmark KOSPI crossed another four-digit threshold on Thursday, racing from 7,000 to 9,000 in less than two months in one of the fastest equity rallies in its history. The index closed 2.4 percent higher at 9,072.86, up nearly 50 percent from 6,191.92 just two months ago. The latest milestone arrived in 22 trading sessions after KOSPI first broke above 8,000 on May 15. The pace itself has become the story. The benchmark June 18, 2026

Seoul demonstration highlights election issues SEOUL, June 18 (AJP) - A protester wearing a military-style helmet holds a South Korean flag outside the Handball Gymnasium in Seoul's Olympic Park during an ongoing demonstration protesting ballot shortages reported in the June 3 local elections, June 18, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun June 18, 2026

Seoul demonstrators demand election fairness SEOUL, June 18 (AJP) - Handmade protest signs cover a wall near the Handball Gymnasium in Seoul's Olympic Park during an ongoing demonstration protesting ballot shortages reported in the June 3 local elections, June 18, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun June 18, 2026

Citizens rally against election irregularities SEOUL, June 18 (AJP) - Citizens make protest placards near the Handball Gymnasium in Seoul's Olympic Park during an ongoing demonstration protesting ballot shortages reported in the June 3 local elections, June 18, 2026. AJP Yoo Na-hyun June 18, 2026

South korean flag waved in election protest SEOUL, June 18 (AJP) - A protester waves a South Korean flag during a blockade demonstration outside the Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul's Olympic Park on June 17 over ballot shortages reported during South Korea's June 3 local elections. AJP Yoo Na-hyun June 18, 2026

Visitors wash hair in calamus water ahead of Dano festival SEOUL, June 17 (AJP) - Foreign tourists and children participated in a centuries-old Korean tradition of washing their hair in water infused with calamus root at the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul on Wednesday, two days ahead of this year's Dano festival. The museum held the demonstration in the courtyard of Ochon-daek, a traditional house on its grounds, as part of its seasonal Dano program. Dano falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and has long been marked June 17, 2026