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

How Did Kim Jong-un Consolidate His Power So Fast?: The ouster of Jang Song-taek, widely seen as the eminence grise of the North Korean regime, is prompting experts to speculate how Kim Jong-un has managed to consolidate his power much faster than his father Kim Jong-il. >> Full Text

U.S. Worried About NSA-Style Chinese Spying in Korea: The U.S. government is worried that Chinese telecom firm Huawei is entering Korea's wireless market because that could facilitate the Chinese government's wiretapping of Korea. Huawei was chosen as the supplier for the 2.6 GHz broadband LTE network for LG Uplus in October last year. >> Full Text

Japan Moves to Upgrade Rocks to Islets: Koto in Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture has decided to change the names of a set of submerged rocks in the East China Sea to mean "small island," according to Kyodo News. The rocks are 60 km from Fukue Island and are up to 16 m high with a total surface of 187 sq.m. >> Full Text