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Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea

Newsroom of the Korea JoongAng Daily

Audio recordings of the Korea JoongAng Daily"s in-depth, on-the-scene news articles and features informing readers around the world of the issues of the day in Korea. Under the slogan "Your window to Korea", the Korea JoongAng Daily is an English-language news organization focused on Korea that strives to publish factual, timely and unbiased articles.

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02:15

Chocolate, gifts and holiday cheer: Lotte Town...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/19

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice.Christmas is coming early this year in Jamsil, Songpa District, where the Lotte Town Christmas Market is set to open Thursday. Now in its third year, the market is back and bigger than ever. Spanning 2,645 square meters (28,471 square feet), it features 51 booths - nine more booths than last year - and an expanded signature carousel that now includes a second floor. "It took almost a year to plan this year's market," said Jang

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02:15

Chocolate, gifts and holiday cheer: Lotte Town...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/19

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. Christmas is coming early this year in Jamsil, Songpa District, where the Lotte Town Christmas Market is set to open Thursday. Now in its third year, the market is back and bigger than ever. Spanning 2,645 square meters (28,471 square feet), it features 51 booths - nine more booths than last year - and an expanded signature carousel that now includes a second floor. "It took almost a year to plan this year's market," said Jang

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05:18

For gemstone carver and sculptor Wallace Chan,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/18

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. [Interview] ZHUHAI, China - During a trip to Venice last year, gemstone carver and sculptor Wallace Chan found himself drawn to a set of simple votive oil vessels. The austere silhouettes of the containers holding the sacred oils used in Catholic rites struck him with surprising force. "What I saw in those vessels was a sense of divinity, and they opened a spiritual door for me," he told the Korea JoongAng Daily on Saturday. A

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02:34

Is Korea’s arts funding system still effective?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/18

Kim Myung-hwa The author is a playwright and director. As autumn settles in, artists across Korea are busy preparing for the upcoming year, drafting applications for funding and support. This season marks the time when many in the arts community begin to dream about their next projects. The government's support for the performing arts dates back to the Kim Dae-jung administration, following the aftermath of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The economic downturn left many theater companies

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05:51

Korea weighs dual-build option for nuclear-propelled...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/18

Cha Se-hyeon The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. The United States under President Donald Trump has approved Korea's plan to build nuclear-propelled submarines, a capability the Korean military has sought for more than three decades. In a joint fact sheet released on Nov. 14, the two governments announced that Washington would work closely with Seoul on the requirements for a nuclear submarine program, including the provision of naval reactor fuel. The decision clears

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05:40

Inequality facing the children of Korea’s second baby...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/18

Park Sun-young The author is a professor of economics at Dongguk University. I belong to the cohort immediately below Korea's second baby boomers, those born between 1964 and 1974. Unlike that older group, my generation did not enjoy the same breadth of opportunity. Even so, I see myself as part of the last group that could build a career and achieve economic independence without direct financial help from parents. This was possible only because I entered society during a favorable period

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03:17

Fiscal favors in the budget: Are taxes being treated...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/18

Parliament's review of next year's record 728 trillion won ($498.6 billion) government budget has been marred by repeated attempts by the Democratic Party (DP) to push through partisan items. At the National Assembly's House Steering Committee on Monday, lawmakers clashed over the presidential office's 8.25 billion won allocation for special activity funds. People Power Party floor leader Song Eon-seog argued that the DP cannot restore what it once eliminated, saying the party "insisted

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04:29

From Tom and Jerry to Pokémon: Animated franchises...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/18

This article is by Hwang Jee-young and read by an artificial voice. From Tom and Jerry to Pokémon and the Smurfs, multiple animated franchises are embracing Korean idols as official partners, signaling that an era of K-pop in cartoons may be in full swing. While past collaborations - such as BTS's team-up with Line Friends to create BT21 or NewJeans' with The Powerpuff Girls - hinted at this trend, recent partnerships are expanding more quickly and in increasingly diverse forms. Industry

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05:01

Chinese, Japanese diplomats differ on vision for...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/18

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. Chinese Ambassador Dai Bing and Japanese Ambassador Koichi Mizushima appeared side by side at a diplomacy forum in southern Seoul on Tuesday amid heightened tensions over the Taiwan Strait - offering divergent visions of the regional order while both diplomats avoided any direct mention of Taiwan. Dai warned that "some countries persisted in a Cold War mentality, form exclusive small groups and apply international rules

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10:21

From foreign student to 'Shooting Stars': Naty...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/18

This article is by Yoon Seung-jin and read by an artificial voice. [Hired in Korea] As more internationals look to build careers in Korea, many find themselves facing practical hurdles - from limited guidance to a lack of firsthand experience. To bridge that gap, the Korea JoongAng Daily talks with professionals who have carved out their paths in diverse fields, offering readers real-world insights on how to start their careers in the country in this series "Hired in Korea." Passionate

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03:53

Veteran K-pop idol becomes his own CEO with a debt...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/17

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. K-pop isn't built for lone wolves. In this notoriously capitalistic industry in which idols can rarely take a single creative step without a corporate machine behind them, one veteran K-pop idol has jumped off the cliff alone - and financed his parachute with loans. Without an agency or production team behind him, boy band Infinite's Jang Dong-woo is releasing his second solo EP, "AWAKE," with the long-term goal of not only

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03:52

Veteran K-pop idol becomes his own CEO with a debt...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/17

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. K-pop isn't built for lone wolves. In this notoriously expensive industry in which idols can rarely take a single creative step without a corporate machine behind them, one veteran K-pop idol has jumped off the cliff alone - and financed his parachute with loans. Without an agency or production team behind him, boy band Infinite's Jang Dong-woo is releasing his second solo EP, "Awake," with the long-term goal of not only

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02:21

The body as a page on which life is written

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/17

The author is a novelist. Some books arrive with a heat so intense they feel like a boiling kettle. Johanna Hedva, a Korean American writer, artist and musician born in 1984, brings that heat in "How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom" (2024), a work that rises as a new star among the books that have seared themselves into my memory. While reading it, I felt my mind burn more than once and found myself wanting to share that experience. "Because we want to live, we

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04:17

Time to end the wasteful disputes over early voting...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/17

Kim Bum-soo The author is the president of the Korean Political Science Association and a professor at Seoul National University. The Constitutional Court unanimously ruled on Oct. 23 that the clauses on early voting in the Public Official Election Act are constitutional. The court found that the system improves convenience and access for voters, enabling them to exercise their voting rights more easily. It was the court's first clear judgment that early voting, long suspected by some to

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04:30

Protecting Jongmyo while abandoning Jongno?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/17

Choi Min-woo The author is the editor of political, international, foreign and security news at the JoongAng Ilbo. I visited Jongmyo on Sunday afternoon. It was crowded. Visitors waited about 10 minutes in the ticket booth line, and once inside the grounds, I found foreign tourists and tour groups filling the walkways. The current debate over the Jongmyo skyline is not about the shrine being invisible from the outside because of redevelopment in the nearby Sewoon district. The controversy

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03:07

Inclusive finance is necessary, but 'financial caste...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/17

President Lee Jae Myung last week identified regulation, finance, the public sector, pensions, education and labor as six areas in urgent need of structural reform. His view that reforms must begin now, as signs of economic recovery start to emerge, is sound. Structural reform is painful, but it is also essential for raising Korea's potential growth rate and advancing the economy. Still, concern has grown over the way he framed the need for financial reform. Lee questioned whether the

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03:14

Taste of Italy mixes with local touches at Park...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/16

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice.[AMBASSADOR'S TABLE - RESTAURANT REVIEW] A meal is just a meal - unless it's in the hands of people who refuse to let it be ordinary. With five-star hospitality and a chef who has spent over two decades in hotel kitchens, dining becomes a seamless two-hour experience where every detail plays its part. The experience at Park Hyatt Seoul's Italian restaurant, Cornerstone, begins the moment the elevator doors slide open. Suited

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08:48

From spaghetti to space, Italian ambassador eyes...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/16

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. Seoul's ambassadors are often gastronomes keen to share a taste of their home cuisine. In this series, the Korea JoongAng Daily asks the diplomatic corps to introduce our readers to their favorite restaurants representing cuisine from their homelands, while chatting about issues of interest to our Korean and global audience. - Ed. While pizza and pasta may be ubiquitous, much of what the world eats as "Italian style" strays far

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09:21

Regional cities find recipe for tourism success with...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/16

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. GUMI, North Gyeongsang - If you could try a ramyeon chili burrito, a hanwoo (Korean beef) intestine yaki ramyeon or even grilled samgyeopsal (pork belly) cream ramyeon, would you travel across the country for it? Droves of people did - with 350,000 flocking to this year's Gumi Ramyun Festival in North Gyeongsang to taste one-of-a-kind creations. The number is nearly double last year's crowd of 170,000, and more than half a

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02:46

Takht-i-Bahi, the homeland of Buddhist art

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/16

The author is an architect and former president of Korea National University of Arts. The Gandhara region in northeastern Pakistan became a meeting point of Eastern and Western culture after Alexander the Great reached the area in 326 BC. Around five centuries later, the Kushan Empire unified the region and promoted Buddhism within this Hellenistic environment, giving rise to a distinctive Greco-Buddhist tradition. The earliest human-form Buddha statues emerged here, along with thousands

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