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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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06:10

Once again, ‘autonomy camp vs. alliance camp’ — an...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/22

The author is the head of the diplomatic and security news department at the JoongAng Ilbo. In August 2017, President Moon Jae-in received his first policy briefing from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Unification at the Foreign Ministry complex in Doryeom-dong, central Seoul. Yet the scene unfolded in an unexpected way. The session was not moderated by the ministry's chief policy planning officer, as protocol would normally dictate. That absence was no coincidence

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06:11

Education in the AI era: Teaching how to define problems

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/22

Lee Kwang-hyung The author is the president of KAIST. "Knowledge is power." The phrase, attributed to English empiricist Francis Bacon (1561-1626), has long guided and shaped modern civilization. Yet in the age of artificial intelligence, that maxim is steadily losing its force. AI is diminishing the value of knowledge and memorization skills that humans have traditionally prized. Within the next decade, we are likely to enter an era of technological singularity, in which AI broadly

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03:09

Is the Armistice Agreement line being conceded to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/22

It has emerged that the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) issued guidance last September, instructing frontline units to base their response to North Korean incursions on the more southern line when discrepancies arise between the military demarcation line (MDL) marked on South Korean military maps and that used by the United Nations Command (UNC). The MDL is the armistice line established under the Korean War Armistice Agreement signed by the UNC, North Korea and China. At the time, 1,292

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03:21

Seoul Tech Scholarship now open to all international...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/22

This article is by Yoon Seung-jin and read by an artificial voice.The Seoul Scholarship Foundation has opened applications for next year's Seoul Tech Scholarship, which will select 30 international students set to pursue graduate studies and provide them with grants of up to 20 million won ($13,500) per year. The application period runs from Monday through March 6 next year. The scholarship will cover admission fees, living stipends and insurance of the successful candidates who will

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02:37

Nuremberg’s Christmas Market

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/21

The author is an architect and a former president of the Korea National University of Arts. Among European countries, Germany stands out for the scale and vitality of its Christmas markets, temporary fairs that open only during the Advent and Christmas season. Across the country, some 2,500 markets, large and small, heighten the festive mood. Among them, Nuremberg's Christmas market is especially renowned for its long history and size, having flourished in the 17th century. In the central

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06:24

No energy security, no national future

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/21

The author is the CEO of EnableFusion and a former president and CEO of POSCO ICT. Seoul, 2040. One scenario is a nightmare. Power shortages force Samsung and SK hynix to relocate AI semiconductor fabs to Southeast Asia. Across the industry, a bitter phrase circulates: "World-class technology, but no electricity to run it." Data center permits have languished for years. Korea has slipped out of the global AI race. Young people lament that a semiconductor powerhouse has been reduced to an

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05:08

Who speaks frankly to President Lee Jae Myung?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/21

Lee Ha-kyung The author is a senior columnist at the JoongAng Ilbo. U.S. President Donald Trump once described himself as a "very stable genius." Whether that claim holds true is debatable. Judith Herman of Harvard University and other psychiatrists have publicly assessed Trump as exhibiting traits of narcissistic personality disorder, describing him as self-centered and dismissive of others. During his first term, many government workers resigned in protest against what they viewed as

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03:04

The return to the Blue House must end its reputation...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/21

From the end of this year, Korea will enter a renewed era of Cheong Wa Dae, traditionally known in English as the Blue House. The presidential office has begun moving back from Yongsan, and President Lee Jae Myung is expected to relocate his office before the year's end. With this, the Yongsan presidential office era will close after three years and seven months. Public sentiment toward the return is mixed. The Blue House symbolizes the Republic of Korea's authority and continuity, yet it

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05:23

Basquiat exhibit at DDP dives deep into the mind of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/21

This article is by Moon So-young and read by an artificial voice. That space is Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Signs: Connecting Past and Future," where the all-too-brief life of the legendary American artist, who died at 27 in 1988, is being reenacted in the heart of Seoul. The moment you step into the exhibition, you are first overwhelmed by the sheer weight of the numbers. The total insured value of the works on view is an astonishing 1.4 trillion won (nearly $950 million). Lee Ji-yoon, CEO of

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06:08

Samsung, SK hynix profit projected to near $68...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/21

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] Sentiment toward Korea's top chipmakers is decisively turning bullish, as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are widely expected to post unprecedented operating profits nearing 100 trillion won ($68 billion) each next year. A sustained semiconductor upcycle, coupled with Micron's record-high results, is fueling confidence that the rally still has significant room to run. Analysts are predicting fourth-quarter

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04:29

Upcoming 'Yellow Envelope' Act driving higher...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/20

This article is by Kim Ki-hwan and read by an artificial voice. With the so-called Yellow Envelope Act - amendments to Articles 2 and 3 of the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act - set to take effect in March next year, disputes over "subcontractor bonuses" are heating up. A recent announcement by Hanwha Ocean to match the bonus rates of its subcontractor employees to those of its own staff has triggered renewed attention, signaling a potential shift in the traditional

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02:36

Samsung unveils Exynos 2600 mobile chip slated to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/19

This article is by Park Young-woo and read by an artificial voice.Samsung Electronics revealed its new mobile application processor, the Exynos 2600, on its official website on Friday. The Exynos 2600 is expected to power the upcoming Galaxy S26 series, slated for release early next year. It is a mobile system-on-chip (SoC) built using a two-nanometer gate-all-around (GAA) process. The chip was designed by the System LSI Business under Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions division and

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04:35

'Don't make small profits from weak won': Senior...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/19

This article is by Ahn Hyo-seong, Yoon Sung-min, Yoon Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. Amid heightened concerns over the weak Korean won - which hovers around 1,480 won to the dollar - Kim Yong-beom, presidential director of national policy, summoned chief financial officers (CFOs) from the country's top seven exporters on Thursday and urged their cooperation. "Don't try to make small profits from the weak won," Kim told the companies. The meeting, dubbed the "Exporters' Foreign

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05:39

New AI data center projects give rise to hopes of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/19

This article is by Shim Seo-hyun and read by an artificial voice.As artificial intelligence (AI) data centers spring up nationwide, expectations are rising for new business opportunities among startups, traditional midsize firms and conglomerate affiliates alike. With the Lee Jae Myung administration's AI transformation initiative gaining momentum, local governments outside the Seoul metropolitan area - including Busan, North Jeolla and South Jeolla - are also moving faster, aware of data

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04:19

Actor Park Jeong-min uses screen 'break' to conquer...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/19

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. In late 2024, actor Park Jeong-min announced he would be taking a yearlong "break." Yet the 38-year-old has spent what is arguably the most publicly visible year of his career - just not on movie or television sets. He has worked a nine-to-six job as CEO of his indie publishing house, hosting book talks, giving interviews and running a booth at the Seoul International Book Fair in June, where he drew one of the longest queues of

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03:50

From snowy décor to matcha cream-dipped strawberries,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/18

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice.Each winter, bakeries, cafes and hotels across the country roll out innovative, never-before-seen cakes, testing just how far a single holiday theme can be reimagined. Many businesses begin announcing their Christmas confection lineups in late November for reservation, and trend-chasers eager to secure the most Instagram-ready cakes book weeks in advance. At some cafes, Christmas week orders are already closed. The practice of

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03:56

Meet the pastry chef behind Four Seasons Hotel...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/18

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. This year's Christmas cake collection at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul isn't playing by the holiday rule book - no trees, no gingerbread houses and not even a hint of the classic red and green color scheme. Instead, one cake resembles a dome of strawberry ice cream, another takes the shape of an elegant bowl with delicate lines and the third resembles a polished block of luxury chocolate. "When management hired me, they asked me to

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10:18

Talks with U.S. expose internal faultlines in South...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/18

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. [EXPLAINER] South Korea's first follow-up talks with the United States on implementing a joint leaders' fact sheet should have been an opportunity to follow up on the leaders' summits. Instead, it has exposed unresolved chasms in Seoul over how North Korea policy should be coordinated with Washington - and which government agency should take the lead. The ROK-U.S. Consultation on Joint Fact Sheet Implementation, held Tuesday in

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02:32

A Christmas truce, or the quiet power of song

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/18

The author is a music critic and the director of the classical music brand Poongwoldang.The episode known as the Christmas Truce took place on Christmas Eve in 1914, in the early months of World War I. Along one stretch of the Western Front, German soldiers in the trenches began to sing. "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, alles schläft, einsam wacht." Hearing the melody drift across no man's land, British troops soon joined in from the opposite side. "Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all

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05:29

Korea trapped in a ‘regulatory Galápagos’ by...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/18

The author is a visiting professor at Yonsei University and chair of Technology Innovation Research Group of the Korea Peninsula Advancement Foundation. Europe's economy appears to be buckling under the weight of accumulated risks. German companies have shuttered factories and carried out large-scale layoffs to survive. France has seen its sovereign credit rating downgraded as public debt continues to snowball. Although the European Union has recognized the seriousness of these problems

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