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

Health Warning Issued in Seoul as Toxic Haze Lingers: Seoul was blanketed on Thursday by the highest-ever concentration of fine particles this year as toxic haze from China lingered for a third day. The Seoul Metropolitan Government issued the first pollution warning at 4 p.m. >> Full Text

Kimchi-Making Culture Joins UNESCO Intangible Heritage List: The Korean traditions of making and sharing kimchi have been included in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Korea now has a total of 16 intangible cultural assets on the list. >> Full Text

U.S. Worried About NSA-Style Chinese Spying in Korea: The U.S. government is worried that Chinese telecom firm Huawei is entering Korea's wireless market because that could facilitate the Chinese government's wiretapping of Korea. Huawei was chosen as the supplier for the LTE network for LG Uplus. >> Full Text