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Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea

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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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04:30

Spend first on what can’t be seen

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/28

Yum Tae-jung The author is the editor of National News at the JoongAng Ilbo. In October 1871, a massive fire destroyed much of downtown Chicago. The blaze, which began in a barn, spread quickly through wooden buildings under strong winds. The city's firefighting system was weak, and more than 300 people were killed while some 100,000 lost their homes. Yet the tragedy became the foundation for rebuilding the city. Chicago's reconstruction required large buildings to use steel and fireproof

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05:30

Korean politics fails to read the future from history

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/28

Yeom Jae-ho The author is the president of Taejae University. In 1405, Chinese Adm. Zheng He set sail across the Indian Ocean under the order of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty - nearly 90 years before Columbus embarked on his voyage to the New World in 1492. On his first expedition, Zheng reached India and Vietnam, and over the next 30 years he led seven grand voyages that extended as far as modern-day Kenya and Mozambique on Africa's eastern coast. Zheng's fleet dwarfed that of

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02:54

The broken ladder of mobility

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/28

Climbing the social ladder through one's own work has become harder. According to the National Data Office's 2023 Income Mobility Statistics released on Oct. 27, only 17.3 percent of income earners aged 15 or older moved up by one or more income brackets from the previous year. Among those in the lowest 20 percent, only 29.9 percent escaped that tier. More alarmingly, 27.8 percent have remained in the bottom bracket for seven consecutive years. It is no longer an era where "dragons rise

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06:44

For bereaved families, painful questions remain three...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/28

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. Three years on, the pain from the deadly crowd crush in Itaewon, central Seoul, still runs deep - particularly among those who lost their beloved family members in the tragedy. "My son was a young man full of energy and dreams," said the father of French victim Guenego Limamou Laye during a press conference with families of foreign victims in central Seoul on Tuesday. According to the father, his son had loved Korean culture

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05:46

Author Cheon Seon-ran and the good side of the zombie...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/28

This article is by Choi Hye-ri and read by an artificial voice. What if the end of the world wasn't a tragedy, but a chance to begin again? In Cheon Seon-ran's new collection of linked short stories, the zombie apocalypse doesn't just end life as we know it - it reveals what else life could be. These scenes are depicted in Cheon's new short story collection, "Where No One Comes," which will be published on Oct. 27. Though the time and place change across the book's three parts, they all

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04:16

From SK to OpenAI and AWS, global firms tout AI...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/28

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. GYEONGJU, North Gyeongsang - Korea is rapidly emerging as an AI hub in the Asia-Pacific region, powered by its leading chipmakers and expanding network of data centers. Global players such as OpenAI and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are deepening investments in AI infrastructure projects aimed at reinforcing the region's technological leadership, according to global leaders gathered at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

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04:00

Korea's trifolds, chips and transparent TVs wow at...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/28

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. GYEONGJU, North Gyeongsang - Samsung Electronics unveiled its first-ever trifold smartphone at the K-Tech Showcase, an exhibition held alongside the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit to highlight cutting-edge Korean technologies. The showcase, which opened Tuesday, spans 1,652 square meters and features displays from major conglomerates including Samsung, SK, LG Electronics and Hyundai Motor. Samsung's

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03:09

Inspire hosts APEC-related meetings on finance,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/28

This article is by Shin Min-hee and read by an artificial voice. Ahead of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting this week, where top officials from the Asia-Pacific region will flock to Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, the Inspire Entertainment Resort in Incheon has already hosted two related events in advance - the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting (FMM) and Structural Reform Ministerial Meeting (SRMM) from Oct. 21 to 23, the integrated resort said on Tuesday. The FMM and SRMM were chaired by

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09:18

Gyeongju comes alive: Exhibitions to see in the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/28

This article is by Lee Jian, Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. GYEONGJU, North Gyeongsang - Once the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla (57 B.C. - 935 A.D.), Gyeongju in North Gyeongsang is not only a place where history lives on in its royal tombs and temples, but also within its museums. As the city prepares to welcome visitors from around the world for the 2025 APEC summit, its museums are holding exhibitions that celebrate the city's rich cultural legacy. From shimmering

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07:44

'Is this a Barbie room?': Int'l students share their...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/28

This article is by Yoon Seung-jin and read by an artificial voice. It all started with an "emergency" when German student Lydia Rouka returned to Korea from vacation only to find that her room and all her clothes were covered in mold - a water pipe had burst while she was away. "I was really shocked, and it was in the middle of the semester, so I had no other options but a gosiwon. At first, I was going to stay for a month, but I ended up living here until now," said Rouka, who has lived

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03:24

Department stores bet bigger on 'cultural centers' to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/28

This article is by Kang Ki-heon and read by an artificial voice. Korea's major department stores are ramping up investments in their cultural centers, expanding academy-style spaces that offer classes and workshops in a bid to keep customers longer and stand out from rivals. Cultural centers - a longstanding feature of Korean department stores - provide lessons in art, cooking, wellness and traditional culture. The renewed focus marks what industry officials call "round two" of retail

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03:01

Korea's GDP up by 1.2 percent in third quarter

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/28

This article is by Han Young-hye and read by an artificial voice. Korea's GDP grew 1.2 percent in the third quarter this year compared to the previous quarter, buoyed by a rebound in consumer spending and facility investment, as well as continued strength in exports, according to preliminary data released by the Bank of Korea (BOK) on Tuesday. The figure marks the highest quarterly growth rate since the first quarter of 2024, when the economy also grew 1.2 percent. It also surpassed the

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05:05

'The Murky Stream' emphasizes realism, human-level...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/27

This article is by Hwang Jee-young and read by an artificial voice. As Korean dramas dive deeper into fantasy worlds filled with magic, monsters and royal intrigue, director Choo Chang-min turned the tide with the Disney+ period drama television series "The Murky Stream" - a gritty, ground-level tale of survival set on the eve of the Japanese invasions during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). "I'm not a fan of fantasy," Choo said in a press interview at a cafe in central Seoul on Oct. 21

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08:32

Killer or savior? AI use in film 'Run to the West'...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/27

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. AI has been generally considered a threat in the art world, and this includes the commercial film sector. But the recent release of Korea's first AI feature film "Run to the West" might play a role in upending such a trend by presenting a new possibility of AI use in cinema - an industry that's in desperate need of some sort of breakthrough to survive a prolonged slump. Directed by Kang Yun-sung, who was behind the Disney+

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02:31

The rapture scare of the Dami Mission

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/27

Roh Jung-tae The author is a writer and senior fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research. On the evening of Oct. 27, 1992, hundreds of people who believed they had been chosen by God gathered at the Dami Mission in Seoul's Mapo District, western Seoul, and other locations, beginning an all-night prayer session. They believed that only the faithful would ascend to heaven in the "rapture," while those left behind would face seven years of Satan's rule filled with terror and

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04:43

A real estate policy without direction, control or...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/27

Cho Min-geun The author is the business and industry news editor at the JoongAng Ilbo. The government's Oct. 15 real estate measures have stirred controversy not only for their severity but for their quality. The flaws began early - from how the policy was drafted to how it was presented and explained. No one seemed to know where the control tower was, and the supposed "pan-government plan" lacked any sign of detailed coordination among ministries. Even after the announcement,

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04:26

Real estate politics is the problem

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/27

Suh Kyoung-ho The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. Dutch economist Jan Pen illustrated income inequality vividly in his 1971 book "Income Distribution" with the image of what he termed a "parade of dwarfs." In his thought experiment, everyone in Britain marches in a line, with height proportional to income. The procession begins with bankrupt businesspeople whose heads are buried in the ground, followed by the unemployed and low-wage workers barely half a meter tall

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02:59

Kospi breaks 4,000: Time to strengthen the real economy

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/27

The benchmark Kospi has surpassed the 4,000 mark for the first time, setting a new milestone in Korea's capital markets. The surge reflects a combination of factors: ample liquidity fueled by low interest rates, a rebound in the semiconductor cycle driven by rising demand for artificial intelligence and expectations of further rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Investor confidence also grew as the Lee Jae Myung administration's commercial law amendments strengthened shareholder rights,

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02:14

After public pressure, FSS chief agrees to sell one...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/27

This article is by Hyeon Ye-seul and read by an artificial voice. Lee Chan-jin, governor of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), has put one of his two apartments up for sale, following criticism of him for owning multiple homes in Seoul's affluent Gangnam area. During a parliamentary audit session on Monday, Lee made the remark in response to a question from Rep. Kang Min-kuk of the People Power Party regarding the controversy over his real estate holdings. On Oct. 21, during a

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04:08

Boy band NEXZ pushes K-pop's border with 3rd EP...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/26

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice.JYP Entertainment's rookie boy band NEXZ is the latest to blur the lines of what defines K-pop today as the genre continues to expand beyond its birthplace. While carrying the torch from 2PM, GOT7 and Stray Kids, NEXZ is forging its own way as an up-and-coming performance powerhouse. The seven-member group is made up almost entirely of Japanese members except for So Geon, a Korean national born and raised in Japan. But for

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