The 457th Turtle Marathon

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) and the Hankook Ilbo, a sister paper of The Korea Times, co-hosted the 457th Turtle Marathon at Baekbeom Square in Namsan Park, central Seoul, Saturday. Participants including MFDS Minister Sohn Mun-gi, eighth from the left; president of Korea National Council of Consumer Organizations Kim Jai-ok, ninth from left; and Hankook Ilbo President Lee Jun-hee, 10th from left, clench their fists in a show of spirit before the start of the marathon. / Korea Times photo by Shin Sang-soon