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

Should Globe Theatre's Hamlet Tour Take in N.Korea?: The Globe Theatre's ebullient artistic director Dominic Dromgoole may have gone a step too far with plans for Shakespeare's 450th birthday. A planned two-year global tour of "Hamlet" to mark the Bard's jubilee in April 2014 is to take in 250 countries. >> Full Text

Pope Francis to Visit Korea in August: Pope Francis will visit Korea in August to attend a meeting of young Asian Catholics here. The Vatican on Monday said the pope is visiting Korea on Aug. 14-18 at the invitation of President Park Geun-hye and bishops here. He becomes the third pontiff to visit the country and first in 25 years. The last was John Paul II in 1989. >> Full Text

TVs Still Getting Bigger: Proof that bigger is still better in the eyes of many consumers comes from the TV industry, where the dream of an immersive home theatre experience seems alive and kicking. Expensive TVs in the 1980s and 1990s had screens measuring just over 30 inches, growing to more than 40 inches in the 2000s. >> Full Text