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

N.Korean Media Mum on Pledge to Return to 6-Party Talks: North Korean state media proudly reported that envoy Choe Ryong-hae met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, but omitted Choe's promise to resolve the nuclear issue or Xi's repeated calls for a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. >> Full Text

Letters from 50 POWs in N.Korea Come to Light: Some 50 letters sent by South Korean prisoners of war who still remain in North Korea provide a revealing insight into their plight. The letters, obtained by the Chosun Ilbo, were sent by the survivors to relatives in the South between 2000 to 2005. >> Full Text

Osaka Mayor Backs Down Over Brothel Gaffe: Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto in a statement Saturday apologized for recent comments suggesting that sex offenses committed by U.S. soldiers overseas could be resolved if the servicemen visit prostitutes. But he did not retract his claim that there is no evidence that Asian women were forced to serve as sex slaves. >> Full Text