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

N.Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles: North Korea launched four short-range missiles into the sea from an area near Wonsan, Kangwon Province on Saturday and Sunday. They were aimed away from South Korea in a northeasterly direction. They flew for about 140 km. >> Full Text

4.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Korean Waters: A 4.9-magnitude quake hit an area near Baeknyeong Island off Incheon, west of Seoul, on Saturday. It follows a series of temblors in Northeast Asia, including a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the Chinese province of Sichuan on April 20 and a 5.9-magnitude quake in waters off Sendai, Japan last Saturday. >> Full Text

Chinese Tourists Outnumber Korean Visitors to China for First Time: More Chinese tourists have visited Korea so far this year than vice-versa for the first time, according to the Immigration Office at Incheon International Airport. Some 598,460 Chinese have had their passports stamped at the nation's main air gateway from January to April, up 37 percent from the same period last year, it said Thursday. >> Full Text