Shoppers hunt for deals ahead of Chuseok

Customers shop for goods at a traditional market in Seoul on Monday, two weeks before the three-day Chuseok holiday starts.

A total of 60 traditional markets in the capital city started selling items popularly given as gifts during Chuseok as well as agricultural, livestock and fishery products, up to 30 percent cheaper from Monday, as part of the government's initiative to stabilize prices for the holiday season.