Others

Charity bazaar

Chisanga Kampumpa, left, from Zambia, assists customers at her stall during an annual international bazaar organized by the Seoul International Women’s Association (SIWA) at Lotte Hotel in Seoul, Monday. Over 40 embassies, local businesses, welfare organizations and volunteers participated in the SIWA & Diplomatic Community Bazaar, one of the largest international fundraisers in Seoul. Thebazaar included dozens of stalls selling crafts, traditional goods and foods from around the world. / Courtesy of John Redmond

Constituency talks resume

National Assembly Speaker Chung Ui-hwa, center, holds hands with Rep. Kim Moo-sung, right, chairman of the ruling Saenuri Party, and Rep. Moon Jae-in, chairman of the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), after their talks at the National Assembly, Monday. Mediated by Chung, the party leaders agreed to resume inter-party discussions to redraw constituencies for the general election next year./ Yonhap

Free hugs

Firemen offer free hugs to citizens in Myeong-dong in central Seoul, Monday, as part of events to celebrate Firefighting Day./ Yonhap

Anger as apartment guards forced to bow to residents

/Screen capture from TwitterPublic resentment over apartment security guards being forced to bow to residents during the morning rush hour is rising.Security guards at the apartment block in Dongnae-gu, Busan, have bowed low to all residents passing through the basement, which is connected to the subway station, since September, following a request from a representative of the block.A resident revealed the case with two images on the Internet Tuesday.“Elderly security guards have bowed low to residents for two months,” the resident wrote. “I heard they started to bow after a representative of my apartment building asked them to greet, claiming ‘why don’t our apartment’s security guards greet us during the morning peak hour?‘“It is abusive to force elderly security guards to bow low to the all the residents.”He said some residents responded to the guard, saying “thank you”. But most, including middle school students, passed without a nod.In the picture he posted, a guard, who seems to be in his 50s, bows to a student.It

November rain

A man walks up stairs at a park in central Seoul, Sunday, the day of “Ipdong,” the onset of winter in traditional seasonal divisions. The rain is forecast to continue nationwide through Monday morning. / Yonhap

Lawmakers in Japan

Rep. Kim Moo-sung, center, chairman of the ruling Saenuri Party, and other lawmakers look around a shopping district in Shinjuku, Japan, Friday. Twenty-nine lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties visited the neighboring country for a friendly football match with Japanese lawmakers to be held in Tokyo, Saturday. Lawmakers from the two countries held a football friendly in Seoul in June for the first time in nine years to mark the 50th anniversary of Korea-Japan diplomatic relations./ Yonhap

Lifting quarantine

Yang Byung-guk, director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) speaks during a press briefing about the unknown disease, which broke out at Konkuk University, at the government complex building, central Seoul, Friday. He said that disease is unlikely to spread from person to person, and lifted a quarantine order on 55 suspected patients. The university was shut down last month for fear of further spread of the unknown disease. / Yonhap

Autumn leaves

Autumn leaves: Two people take a selfie in front of trees with autumn leaves on Mount Palgong in Daegu, Friday./ Yonhap

Today's topic news 전세계에 산호초 백화 위기

Infiltration training

A solider from the Navy’s Underwater Demolition Team (UDT) participates in anti-terror infiltration training in waters off Jinhae, South Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. The naval exercise was held to mark the 60th anniversary of the UDT./ Yonhap