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Celebrity chef and restaurant business owner Paik Jong-won is putting his skill to use to introduce Korean food to people around the world who are unfamiliar with the cuisine. TvNs new reality show “The Genius Paik,” scheduled to premiere on April 2, invites Paik and a group of celebrities to start their own restaurants in other countries where locals have had few chances of encountering Korean food.

Celebrity chef and restaurant business owner Paik Jong-won is putting his skill to use to introduce Korean food to people around the world who are unfamiliar with the cuisine. TvNs new reality show “The Genius Paik,” scheduled to premiere on April 2, invites Paik and a group of celebrities to start their own restaurants in other countries where locals have had few chances of encountering Korean food.

A-list actor Yoo Ah-in appeared before police for questioning, Monday, over his alleged use of illegal drugs. He had tested positive for four drugs: propofol, marijuana, cocaine and ketamine. Yoo, whose real name is Uhm Hong-sik, entered the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency building in Seouls Mapo District at about 9:20 a.m., as police summoned him as a suspect.

Seouls plan to build a giant Ferris wheel in its western Mapo District as a city landmark is facing allegations that it plagiarized the design of a monument selected at another government-funded project over a decade ago.

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Seoul will build a giant Ferris wheel named “Seoul Ring” in Sangam-dong of the citys western Mapo District to turn the capital into a more attractive, global city, the mayor said, Friday. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon announced the plan during a spring meeting held in attendance of Foreign Minister Park Jin and 150 foreign envoys from 99 countries to Korea at the floating island Some Sevit on the Han River.

Opinions have been divided over the possibility of raising the price cap for meals under the countrys anti-corruption law, after the presidential office said it was considering raising the limit from the current 30,000 won ($23) to 50,000 won. The so-called Kim Young-ran Act, which came into effect in 2016, prohibits public officials, private school teachers and journalists from being treated to meals that cost more than 30,000 won or receiving gifts priced over 50,000 won.

Seoul city will open a no-leash playground for dogs at Yeouido Hangang Park on a trial basis for two months beginning in March. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Sunday that the park will operate from March 2 until the end of April, and a formal opening of the playground will be decided following feedback from residents.