Embassline

• ASEAN

Lecture on Asian cuisine:

Kim Hak-hee, on the podium, a professor at Gyeongin National University of Education, speaks during a lecture on Asian cuisine at the ASEAN-Korea Center in Seoul last Wednesday. The lecture was the last one in the center's " A New Look at ASEAN"series.

/ Korea Times Photo by Kim Se-jeong

• Lebanon

Lebanese national day:

Lebanese Ambassador Issam Mostapha, left, his wife Majida, center, pose with Minister for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Chang Tae-pyong during a reception to mark Lebanon's Independence Day at J.W Marriott Hotel in Seoul, last Monday.

/ Korea Times

• Mexico

Mexican beef hits market:

Mauricio Torres, second from left, joins guests at the opening ceremony of the sale of Mexican beef at Save Zeon in Seoul, last Wednesday. From left are Reynaldo Tovar, chairman of the Mexican Beef Exporters Association; Torres; Miguel del Villar, trade commissioner of the Promexico, a Mexican trade and investment promotion agency; and Noh Su-won, CEO of JC Penney Korea.

/ Courtesy of Mexican Embassy