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

N.Korea Threatens Pre-Emptive Strike Against U.S.: North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong in a rare speech in front of the UN Conference on Disarmamenton Tuesday warned that Pyongyang has the power to deter the "ever-increasing nuclear threat" from the U.S. >> Full Text

KOSPI Breaks 2,000-Point Ceiling: The Korea Composite Stock Price Index surpassed the psychologically important 2,000-point level on Tuesday as China's interest rate cuts and quantitative easing by the EU buoyed investor sentiment. It was the first time in five months that the KOSPI broke the barrier. >> Full Text

Pilots Wanted as Airline Industry Booms: The airline industry expects around 53,000 job openings for pilots around the world over the next 20 years. According to the International Civil Aviation Organization, the global airline industry is expected to grow five percent a year for the next 10 years. >> Full Text

HIGHLIGHTS

People play jwibul-nori, a traditional game spinning a can with fire inside to promote a good harvest, in Hampyeong, South Jeolla Province on Monday, ahead of Daeboreum, the first full moon of the lunar year. /Newsis

Senior students try to attract freshmen to their club at Ewha Womans University in Seoul on Tuesday.

Yoon-a of Girls' Generation and Song Seung-hun pose after receiving presidential commendations as exemplary taxpayers in COEX, Seoul on Tuesday. /Newsis