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Kimchi tasting

A participant tastes kimchi during a kimchi-making class for immigrants and foreign residents, held at the National Folk Museum in central Seoul, Monday./ Yonhap

Nov 3, 2014

Mark Lippert, front row center, the new U.S. ambassador to Korea, poses after a luncheon meeting with members of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) at a restaurant in Seoul, Monday. Second from left inthe front row is AMCHAM President Amy Jackson. / Yonhap

Nov 3, 2014

First snow

Climbers take a photo of hoarfrost on trees on Mount Halla, Jeju Island, Monday, as the mountain saw the season’s first snow. A cold spell has gripped the nation, with a cold wave warning issued in northern Gyeonggi Province. While Seoul’s morning lows will remain around 5 degrees Celsius today, the chill will subside slightly in the afternoon./ Yonhap

Nov 3, 2014

Dutch king in Seoul

President Park Geun-hye, together with Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti, greets flag-waving children at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday./ Yonhap 

Nov 3, 2014

Wife of dead policeman offered job

Wang, second to left, widow of a dead police officer, receives an award from President Park Geun-hye on the 69th Police Day on October 21. / YonhapThe widow of a dead police officer was offered a special job position at a police station in southern Korea.Surnamed Wang, the woman, 51, cared for her husband Shin Jong-hwan during his years in a vegetative state, according to the Gwangju Local Police Agency.Shin was in hospital for 14 years after suffering brain damage in a car accident that happened while he was chasing a suspect in 2001, He was dismissed from his post after a year in hospital.According to the South Korean law, the family of a dead police officer qualifies for financial compensation only in the case of death within three years of an accident. Shin's family had taken care of him for 14 years.Gwangju Police Agency has now offered Wang a position as welfare officer at Gwangsan Police Station."I feel comfortable working where my husband used to, and I wish to look after fellow police officers _ especially their health," Wang told Yonhap News Agency.

Nov 3, 2014

Fight show dropout arrested for human trafficking

Scene from "Crying Fist" / Courtesy of YouTubeA man who dropped out of a television fight survival show has been arrested for business meddling and human trafficking, a newspaper reported Monday.Police in Mokpo, South Jeolla province, arrested the man, identified only as Choi, 25, for allegedly repeatedly disrupting operations at a bar since July to help a rival bar. Two accomplices allegedly helped Choi.He is also charged with locking up a female employee from an unknown bar who wanted to quit because of health problems.After his arrest it was found that Choi auditioned for cable network XTM’s “Crying Fist.” He had passed a regional preliminary stage in January but failed to advance.

Nov 3, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan

Fight show dropout arrested for human trafficking

Pikachu mob heads for Seoul

 / Courtesy of FacebookDozens of people in Pikachu costumes will take to the streets of Seoul on Saturday to celebrate the first Korean to win a world Pokemon championship. Professional gamer Park Se-joon won the 2014 Pokemon Video Game World Championship in Washington DC in August. At the two-day Pokemon Champions Day event in Seoul, Pikachu Show Time will be staged four times a day on November 15 and 16, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Dongdaemun Design Plaza./ Courtesy of FacebookOther activities include card game competitions, card game classes, pop quizzes and a junior match, including opportunities for younger participants to play against the makers of the Pokemon cards, Creatures Inc.Winners will receive 200,000 won ($200) in cash.There will also be an interview with the developers of Pokemon games Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby, Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori.A similar Pokemon Day was held in Yokohama, Japan, in August.

Nov 3, 2014

New group imitates Girls' Generation

/ Courtesy of TwitterA new girl group has chosen the legendary high school look that was the trademark of popular hallyu girl band Girls’ Generation.Woollim Entertainment announced on its Twitter page the launch of Lovelyz, an eight-member group pictured on social media dressed as high school students, reminiscent of Girls’ Generation in 2007.Lovelyz is the first girl group Woollim has represented. The company’s most high-profile band is seven-member boy band Infinite, which made its debut in 2010.A local online news channel reported on Monday that influential composer and producer Yoon Sang produced Lovelyz’ debut song.According to the report, Lovelyz will make their first public appearance on Nov. 12 after rolling out their new song two days before.They will make their first stage appearance on Nov. 17.

Nov 3, 2014By Ko Dong-hwan

Fans throw underwear at Kpop concert

EXO-K member is greeted with fans as he enters Mexico City International Airport for the performance / YonhapExcited fans threw underwear on to the stage at a Kpop concert which had to be halted temporarily, Yonhap reports.The incident happened during a KBS Music Bank World Tour concert in Mexico City last Thursday while B.A.P. and EXO-K were performing.Officials had to halt the performance and warn fans not to throw underwear.“At first, I was embarrassed, but the Mexican fans’ passion was amazing,” said an EXO-K member.A B.A.P. member said, “Some fans were overexcited, but I could see other responsible fans linking their arms to form a human barricade.”Popular Kpop groups BEAST, EXO-K, Girl’s Day, B.A.P., Ailee and  BTS are on the tour.

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