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

Most Seoul Citizens Consider Themselves Lower-Class: More than half of Seoul citizens consider their social status as below average, according to a survey of 45,605 people released Wednesday. Some 51.7 percent regarded their social, economic and political standing as lower middle-class. >> Full Text

Korea Unveils New Bullet Train: The Korea Railroad Research Institute on Thursday unveiled a next-generation bullet train with a maximum speed of 430 km/h, the HEMU 430X. The HEMU on a test run covered a 28.2 km distance at a speed of 150 km/h from a station in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province. >> Full Text

Toyota Wants to Take Advantage of Korea's FTAs: Toyota will bring more than 90 percent of the cars it sells in Korea from regions other than Japan, because it wants to take advantages of Korea's free trade agreements. Korea in recent years signed the FTAs with European Union and the U.S. and is negotiating with China. >> Full Text