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

New Faces Make Up Half of N.Korea's New Parliament: North Korea's state-run media on Tuesday revealed the names of the 687 members of the country's rubber-stamp parliament who were elected unanimously amid a 99.97 percent voter turnout. >> Full Text

Korea, Canada Forge FTA: Korea and Canada reached terms for a free trade agreement on Tuesday, ending more than eight years of negotiations. Canada becomes Korea's 12th FTA partner, and Korea Canada's first East Asian signatory. Korean cars are expected to be the biggest beneficiaries of the trade pact since Canada agreed to scrap its 6.1-percent tariff on imported cars within two years. >> Full Text

Samsung Recalls Galaxy Note Phones Over Battery Fault: Samsung is offering to replace faulty batteries of Galaxy Note smartphones for free, the second time the firm has offered free battery replacement since last November for the Galaxy S3. The Korea Consumer Agency on Tuesday said Samsung has launched the battery replacement program after a slew of complaints. >> Full Text