The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea

N.Korean Diplomat in U.K. Defects to Seoul: A North Korean diplomat in the U.K. has defected to South Korea, the Unification Ministry said Wednesday. Thae Yong-ho was the second-ranked official at the diplomatic mission. He is the most senior North Korean diplomat to defect to the South since the ambassador to Egypt, Chang Sung-kil. >> Full Text

N.Korea 'Restarts Plutonium Production': The North Korean regime has resumed the production of plutonium at its Yongbyon nuclear facility, it claimed Wednesday. The regime restarted a 5MW reactor there in 2013 after it was switched off under an abortive international deal, but it had not so far said anything about plutonium for nuclear weapons. >> Full Text

Gov't Willing to Consider Alternative Location for THAAD Battery: Defense Minister Han Min-koo on Wednesday said the government is open to suggestions for an alternative site for a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense battery. Han was meeting with locals in Seongju, the proposed location for the U.S. missiles. >> Full Text