Foreigners compete in a Hangul (Korean alphabet) writing contest organized by Yonsei University Korean Language Institute at the private university in western Seoul on Oct. 6, 2014. (Yonhap)
Kim Han-sol, a nephew of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, walks on the Le Havre campus of the prestigious French university Paris Institute of Political Studies, Sciences Po in Le Havre on Oct. 1, 2014. He is a son of the North’s late leader Kim Jong-il’s eldest son Kim Jong-nam. Kim Jong-nam was recently witnessed in Paris. (Yonhap)
Shown is a file photo of Jessica, a member of the girl group Girls’ Generation. SM Entertainment said on Sept. 30, 2014, that Jessica will soon depart the nine-member girl group launched in 2007 to do personal business and engage in solo activities. (Yonhap)
According to this Marmot’s Hole posting Jessica Jung says she was forced out.
Soldiers perform martial arts at an event in the Gyeryongdae military headquarters in Gyeryong City, South Chungcheong Province, on Sept. 29, 2014, ahead of the 66th anniversary of the foundation of the country’s military, which falls on Oct. 1. (Yonhap)
Shown is an ad of the Vietnamese carrier VietJet Air captured from the Vietnamese daily Tuoi Tre on Sept. 26, 2014. (Yonhap)
