SUPER MOON PROJECT IN JAMSIL -- Lotte Group and the Songpa District Office are together showcasing the “Super Moon Project” -- a 20-meter-wide sphere-shaped installation accompanied by eight smaller inflatable sculptures symbolizing planets -- at the Seokchon Lake next to the Lotte World Mall in Jamsil, southeastern Seoul from Sept. 1-30. The moon and the planets will be lit up in seven different colors from 6-10 p.m. every day this month. The project was created by FriendsWithYou, a Los Angeles

Shinhan Bank Vice President Yoon Seung-wook (left), Korean Ambassador to Hanoi Lee Hyuk (center) and Nguyen Thi Thu Huong (fourth from right), director general for finance at the State Bank of Vietnam, hold a tape-cutting ceremony to mark the launch of the 16th and 17th Shinhan Bank branches in Hanoi on Tuesday. (Shinhan Bank)

Jung In (left), CEO of Dong In Optical, Korea’s leading red dot sight manufacturer, and Hamad Salem al-Ameri, CEO of Caracal International, an arms manufacturer based in Abu Dhabi, pose after signing a memorandum of understanding to foster mutual growth by sharing expertise and technology at a defense expo at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, northwest of Seoul, Wednesday. (DI Optical)

Hanwha Techwin’s K9 self-propelled howitzer (right) and Hanwha Corp.’s Korean ballistic aerial target system are displayed at the Defense Expo Korea 2016 held from Wednesday through Sunday at Kintex in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province. The four defense units of Hanwha Group -- including Hanwha Defense systems and Hanwha Thales -- featured a joint booth at Korea’s biggest defense industry exhibition to demonstrate their weapon systems. They include the Chunmoo multiple rocket launching system and the lon

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo (right) talks with Tom Kearns, chief designer of Kia Motors’ design center in California, during his visit to the US on Monday. (Hyundai Motor)

Shinhan Financial Group Chairman and CEO Han Dong-woo delivers a speech at a ceremony held at the firm’s headquarters in Seoul on Thursday to mark the 15th anniversary of the group’s foundation. He outlined five key strategies for a new era of growth, including transitioning to the digital era, globalization and proactive risk management. (Shinhan Financial Group)

Members of the Committee of Economic Cooperation Korea-Chile attend its 21st meeting, organized by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in a hotel in Seoul on Thursday. KCCI

Jaguar Land Rover Korea hosts a showcase for the Range Rover Evoque Convertible, the world’s first compact SUV convertible, slated for launch in Korea in September, at Yeong Bin Gwan, Hotel Shilla in central Seoul on Wednesday. (Yonhap)

Michael Grund (right), managing director of Merck Korea, poses with professor Choi Jong-seon, president of the Korean Information Display Society, after receiving an honorary award on behalf of Merck during the International Meeting of Information Displays 2016 on Jejudo on Tuesday. (Merck Korea)

Kim Hyung-suk, vice president of Samsung Electronics’ multimedia R&D group, presents the development process and application areas of Galaxy Note 7’s iris recognition at the company’s headquarters in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)

Models pose with Kia Motors’ new compact SUV New Soul released Monday in Seoul. It comes with both gasoline and diesel engine options and is a revamped version of the second-generation Soul unveiled in 2013. (Kia Motors)

Customers shop at the Lotte Department Store in Myeong-dong, central Seoul on Sunday, where diverse foreign luxury goods are being sold at discounted prices as part of a clearance sale. Korean shoppers have been heading indoors to local department stores lately, to avoid the heat wave that has swept the nation over the past few weeks. (Yonhap)

CEO Cho Hwan-eik of Korea Electric Power Corp. (left) talks with Vice Industry Minister Woo Tae-hee during a government-ruling party meeting in Seoul on Thursday on a controversial plan to cut monthly electricity bills for households, which are expected to be excessive due to the record-breaking summer heat. (Yonhap)

A model shows the electronic shelf label developed by electronics components firm LG Innotek, which announced Thursday that it would soon provide the electronic price display system to GS supermarkets nationwide. (LG Innotek)

KT and Samsung SDS introduce a specialized home monitoring service that uses Internet of Things technology in South Korea on Wednesday. The GiGA IoT Home Premium Pack connects a wall pad installed inside a home to a smartphone, allowing users to monitor the status of their homes. (KT)