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Seoul honors German President

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, right, awards honorary citizenship of Seoul to German President Joachim Gauck at City Hall on Oct. 13. The president, who was on a four-day trip, met his Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye on Oct. 13 and agreed to make efforts to ensure NorthKorea abandons its nuclear weapons program and joins the international community./ Yonhap

Season of 'gotgam'

A farmer hangs persimmons to be dehydrated in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province, Sunday, where high-quality “gotgam”or dried persimmons are produced. / Yonhap

Against state history textbook

Students stage a protest against the Park Geun-hye government’s decision to publish a state-authored history textbooks at Insa-dong, Seoul,Sunday. / Yonhap

Autumn leaves

Hikers walk along a trail at the Seoraksan National Park in Osaek, Yangyang County, Gangwon Province, Sunday, as trees sport their autumn leaves. The fall foliage is at its peak on the scenic mountain.     / Yonhap

Bull butting

Two bulls butt heads with each other during a bull butting event in Boeun, North Chungcheong Province, Friday. The event is a part of a jujube festival being held there over the weekend. / Yonhap

Today's topic news 중국, 달 뒷면에 무인 우주 탐사선 착륙 목표

Textbook row spills to local council

Councilors from the ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) exchange curses during a session at the Gyeonggi Province Council building in Suwon, Thursday. Saenuri members protested the opposition party’s unilateral endorsement of a resolution against the government’s state-authored history textbook. The provincial council is controlled by the opposition party./ Yonhap

Today's topic news 우주 비행사, 우주에서 원격으로 로봇 제어

Video sets sights on top South Korean military weapons

A YouTube Video titled “Top 10 South Korean military weapons recognized universally” has attracted plenty of online attention.The video caption notes that the list was made after considering a weapon’s global reputation and performance, but may be subjective.

Han River cleanup

Soldiers from the Army’s Special Forces collect garbage from the Han River in Seoul, Wednesday. The Army said that since Monday 200 personnel have been working on removing trash from the river and will continue until Friday. / Yonhap