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

Kim Jong-un May Attend Int'l Conference in April: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to make his debut on the international stage at the Asian-African Conference in Indonesia on April 24, the Kompas news agency reported Tuesday. An Asia-Africa Summit will be held in Jakarta on April 22 and 23. >> Full Text

1,709 Soldiers Left Army for Mental Disorders Last Year: Some 1,709 active-duty soldiers were reclassified and discharged from the Army last year due to mental illness. A system of screening conscripts to find out whether they are fit for active duty was introduced in 2010. >> Full Text

Off-Broadway Musical Tackles WWII Sex Slavery: Musical director Kim Hyun-jun says the hardest thing about putting on a stage performance about the suffering of women forced into sexual slavery in World War II is to calm the actresses, who often break down in tears while reading the script. >> Full Text