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![A model shows off porcelain plates made by ceramic maker ZEN with next year's calendar printed on them, at the company's store in Lotte Department Store's Jamsil branch in southern Seoul, on Thursday. A tiger is featured on the plates to celebrate 2022, the year of the tiger according to the lunar calendar. [LOTTE SHOPPING]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10160285.jpg?imageId=10160285&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Hyundai Steel employees inspect 9-percent nickel thick plate. [HYUNDAI STEEL]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10476755.jpg?imageId=10476755&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)