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

UN Offices in N.Korea Struggle After Banking Sanctions: UN organizations based in Pyongyang are struggling to get the funds to run their offices after China closed down all accounts by North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank, which had served as the conduit. >> Full Text

N.Korea's Hawkish Military Chief Resurfaces: North Korea's hawkish Gen. Kim Kyok-sik, who led the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island in 2010, has been named chief of the Army's General Staff. There had been hopes that the septuagenarian relic of the military-first era had been fired after he was replaced as armed forces minister. >> Full Text

UN Tells Japan to Educate Citizens About Sex Slave Atrocity: The UN has urged Japan to educate its citizens about how the Imperial Army forced Korean and other Asian women to serve as sex slaves for troops during World War II. The move sends a pointed signal amid a lurch to the right by the Japanese government and persistent attempts to whitewash the country's wartime atrocities. >> Full Text