ADORNING SEOUL'S SKIES -- Fireworks are displayed at the annual Seoul International Fireworks Festival on Saturday at Yeouido Hangang Park, presented by Hanwha Corp., which has been in the fireworks business since 1964. (Yonhap)    

Incheon International Airport Corp. CEO Chung Il-young (center left) and FedEx Express Regional Vice President for North Pacific Masamichi Ujiie (center right) pose at a signing ceremony for the development and operation of an exclusive freight terminal for FedEx at Incheon Airport, Thursday. The new FedEx terminal will span 23,425 square meters and begin operations in the first half of 2021, handling 18,000 cargo per hour. (Incheon Airport)

Gyeongdong Market, a traditional market, in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, saw brisk foot traffic on Monday, with people shopping for their Chuseok offerings and food for the upcoming 10-day-long holiday. This year’s holiday is a record stretch of 10 days that begin Saturday, linking National Foundation Day on Oct. 3 with the Chuseok holiday from Oct. 4-6 and Hangeul Proclamation Day on Oct. 9.People purchased food such as dried fish, fruits and vegetables at Gyeongdong Market. Traditional markets offer

DIGITAL HEALTH STARTUPS ON SHOW -- Bayer Korea and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency held Tuesday a “demo day” showcasing the finalists of their jointly-launched digital health care startup accelerator program Grants4Apps Korea. Three local startups -- rapid-cooling anesthesia device maker RecensMedical, Sky Labs, which developed a ring-type wearable that monitors and detects arrhythmia, and pet-tech company GomiLabs -- presented their products and technologies in front of investors an

Visitors take in the view of a cosmos field in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, on Tuesday prior to the local festival’s opening. A yearly celebration of the season’s blooms, “Guri Cosmos Festival 2017” will take place for a three-day run from Friday.By Park Hyun-koo (phko@heraldcorp.com)

SPEECH CONTEST -- The United Nations Project Office on Governance held its first speech contest -- "Let's Talk about SDGs" -- in Songdo, Incheon, on Friday, co-hosted with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and Incheon Metropolitan City. A total 68 teams of university and high school students applied for the contest to share their insight on the UN-backed Sustainable Development Goals, a set of 17 goals covering global issues to be achieved by 2030. Byun Jung-yoon from Pusan National Univer

Students from the Department of International Tourism Studies at Toyo University in Japan pose at Gimpo Airport‘s international arrivals terminal Wednesday. A total 385 freshmen and professors were invited to visit Asiana Airlines’ main facilities in Seoul, including the company‘s headquarters, control center and training center, from Wednesday to Friday. The program aims to provide a hands-on experience of the skills required in the airline industry, according to Asiana. (Asiana Airlines)

SHARING THE DELIGHT -- Executive members and employees of Deloitte Anjin hand out green apples to passersby in Seoul‘s Yeouido on Wednesday, in a gesture of support for the local agricultural industry which reeled under alternating heat waves and heavy rains throughout summer. The Korean unit of New York-based accounting firm Deloitte has been holding its annual Impact Day here since 2010 as part of the global headquarters’ campaign to promote corporate social responsibility. (Deloitte Anjin)

The annual Weeding around ancestral tombs is ongoing ahead of the Chuseok holidays at Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province.“Beolcho” is an effort by descendants to maintain their ancestors’ burial spots in respectable conditions. It normally takes place two to four times a year following a Joseon-era tradition.(phko@heraldcorp.com)

South Korean politicians Kim Moo-sung and Yoo Seung-min kissed each other on the lips during a Bareun Party lawmakers’ dinner held Sunday. The two reportedly kissed as the dinner mood grew raucous after a number of toasts. Kim Moo-sung and Yoo Seong-min share a smooch (Yonhap)Kim is known for his “no-look pass” of his suitcase to an assistant, whose image went viral news in May. Yoo represented the Bareun Party to vie against the incumbent President Moon Jae-in in the 19th presidential race.Outs

BAYER KICKS OFF STARTUP PROGRAM -- German pharmaceutical giant Bayer kicked off Tuesday its Grants4Apps Accelerator program, which aims to support innovative digital health care startups worldwide. This year, the company selected four startups to receive 50,000 euros ($59,400) in funding and mentorship from the Bayer headquarters on business development and strategizing. This included South Korea’s Sky Labs, which developed a heart rhythm detection wearable device to monitor signs of atrial fibr

Cool breeze and a clear sky signaled the arrival of fall in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday. Daytime temperature dropped to an average of 18 degrees Celsius nationwide, creating an optimal weather for outdoor activities. A dry spell is anticipated in the following weeks. Photographed by Park Hyun-koo (phko@heraldcorp.com)

ON SILKROAD -- A team of SsangYong Motor’s Rexton Trans-Eurasia Trail team travel parts of the Silk Road in eastern China that links Asia and Europe. Kicking off from Beijing on Aug. 11, the team is set to travel 18 cities in seven countries all the way to Europe, or about 10,000 kilometers, before its European debut in Frankfurt on Sept. 12. (SsangYong Motor)

　WATCH YOUR PETS -- A new IoT-based mobile app is showcased at the 2017 Seoul Pet Industry Expo held Friday at Coex in Gangnam, Seoul. Developed by LG Uplus, the app allows pet owners to check on the status of their pets via a home camera as well as control home appliances such as air conditioners and lights inside the home. (Yonhap)

Comic and game fans across the country had a field day last weekend, as the international pop culture festival known as Comic Con landed in Korea for the first time.Comic Con Seoul 2017 allowed the some 40,000 fans to geek out from Friday to Sunday, featuring an extravaganza of subculture never before seen here.It presented business opportunities as well, as total of 113 companies and artists hosted various comic, movie, animation and game related content at 345 booths. Renowned actors Mads Mikk