A customer buys seafood ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday at a market in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 12, 2026. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)

Customers buy vegetable ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday at a market in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 12, 2026. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)

People visit a market ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 12, 2026. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)

A customer buys seafood ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday at a market in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 12, 2026. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)

Customers buy agricultural products ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday at a market in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 12, 2026. (Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua)