Teheran-ro, a business hub lined with high-rise office buildings in Seoul’s Gangnam district, is seen nearly empty of vehicle traffic on Sunday, as South Korea enters its peak summer vacation season, typically spanning the last week of July to the first week of August. (Yonhap)
Teheran-ro, a business hub lined with high-rise office buildings in Seoul’s Gangnam district, is seen nearly empty of vehicle traffic on Sunday, as South Korea enters its peak summer vacation season, typically spanning the last week of July to the first week of August. (Yonhap)

Pedestrians walk past closed shops at the Dongdaemun fashion market in Seoul’s Jongno district on Sunday, as vendors take their summer leave through Wednesday. (Yonhap)
Pedestrians walk past closed shops at the Dongdaemun fashion market in Seoul’s Jongno district on Sunday, as vendors take their summer leave through Wednesday. (Yonhap)

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