Members of an anti-nuclear civic group shout slogans during a rally in front of the Nuclear Safety Commission, South Korea’s nuclear watchdog, in Seoul, on May 12, 2015, to demand that the commission close nuclear reactors. (Yonhap)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) inspects a recently remodeled trout farm under the North’s Army Unit No. 580 in the North’s Kangwon Province, in this photo released by the North’s state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper on May 11, 2015. The paper, published by the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, also said Kim examined a cattle ranch under the same Army unit. It was not reported when the photo was taken. (Yonhap)
A group of bikini-clad bodybuilders poses for a photo during a bodybuilding competition in Incheon, west of Seoul, on May 5, 2015. (Yonhap)
A group of bikini-clad bodybuilders poses for a photo during a bodybuilding competition in Incheon, west of Seoul, on May 5, 2015. (Yonhap)
Patriots and Veterans Affairs Minister Park Sung-choon (R) and Korea Military Academy chief Yang Jong-soo applaud after the school unveiled a statue for Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun at the academy in Seoul’s Nowon Ward on May 1, 2015. in honor of Ahn. The independence fighter under the Japanese colonial rule of Korea was executed at a prison in China by Japanese authorities after being arrested in 1909 for assassinating Ito Hirobumi, the Japanese resident-general in Korea, at a railway station in Harbin, a city in China’s Heilongjiang Province. (Yonhap)
A model shows off two new inverter dehumidifiers, manufactured by LG Electronics Inc., during a publicity event in Seoul on May 3, 2015, in this photo released by LG on May 4. The two products have the largest capacity of 17 liters among dehumidifiers available in South Korea. (Yonhap)
People dressed head-to-toe as Darth Vader and storm troopers, characters of the film “Star Wars,” pose for a photo during a publicity event, held by Japanese retailer Uniqlo, in Seoul on May 4, 2015. The “Star Wars Day” event originated from the English expression from the movie, “May the Force be with you,” which sounds like “May the Fourth.” (Yonhap)
People gather to see colored lanterns on display at a festival in northern Seoul on Friday. /Newsis
Filipino actress Jessy Mendiola tastes kimchi during a publicity event in Seoul on May 1, 2015, to make the traditional fermented Korean dish made of seasoned vegetables in this photo released by food maker Pulmuone. Mendiola, designated as a tourism ambassador for South Korea, represents Korea’s culture through a popular TV program in the Philippines. (Yonhap)
