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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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04:43

How actor Kim Seon-ho plays his opposite in Netflix's...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/23

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Actor Kim Seon-ho transforms into Joo Ho-jin, a multilingual interpreter defined by his precision, rationality and emotional restraint, in Netflix's newly released romance series "Can This Love Be Translated?" While his performance appears effortless, Kim explained that every detail, down to the faint lift of an eyebrow, was meticulously calculated, as his character's personality is quite different from his own. "I wanted to

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03:46

CookieRun to open art exhibition featuring...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/23

This article is by Cho Yong-jun and read by an artificial voice. Lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl, or najeon chilgi, is not something you often get to see in real life. And the ones we do have access to are usually on display at museums and feature carved phoenixes, tigers and flowers. But the najeon chilgi on display at CookieRun: Kingdom's "Legacy of the Kingdom" art exhibition offers something quite different. For example, instead of animals or flora, the naljeon chilgi piece is

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12:01

I tried making Dubai chewy cookies. Did I bite off...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/22

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice.[GIVE IT A GO] I am sitting on an absurd amount of power right now. Not two. Not five. But I have 15. I have 15 Dubai chewy cookies. If you are unfamiliar with the cookie's insane popularity, this might sound confusing. But in Korea right now, the cookie, also known as "Dujjonku" — a portmanteau of "Dubai" and the Korean words for "chewy" and "cookie" — is power. With its extravagant price and near-impossible availability, the

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04:52

Weak won equals strong sales? Local retailers hope...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/22

This article is by Noh Yu-rim and read by an artificial voice. With the won hovering near 1,500 to the dollar, foreign arrivals in Korea are expected to keep rising, and offer a lifeline to local retailers as domestic demand remains sluggish. The number of foreign tourists visiting Korea totaled 17,418,270 from January to November of last year, up 15.4 percent from 15,098,766 during the same period a year earlier, according to the Korea Tourism Organization on Tuesday, already surpassing

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06:30

As China tightens silver exports, Korea emerges as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/22

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] Silver's rising strategic value is adding a new dimension to the critical minerals alliance between Korea and the United States as China implements export controls on the most conductive element vital to producing semiconductors. At the heart of the cooperation is Korea Zinc, the world's largest zinc smelter and one of the top silver producers, as it outputs around 2,000 tons of silver per year, nearly 6 percent

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02:40

Meanwhile: Why Iran’s economy collapsed

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/22

The author is a professor of economics at Sejong University.Egg prices doubled within a single week. For Iran's working poor, inflation is no longer an abstract statistic but a daily hardship. A plunging currency has pushed the cost of basic necessities beyond control, turning the streets of Tehran into arenas of economic survival. Unlike earlier protests focused on women's rights or disputed elections, the current unrest has spread across all 31 provinces. It began when even

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05:21

Why Samsung should revisit Jun Young-hyun’s 'letter...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/22

The author is a deputy director of economic and industry news at the JoongAng Ilbo. Few television dramas would dare script a plot this dramatic. Samsung Electronics' past 15 months read like a series of plot twists worthy of prime time. This year alone, consensus forecasts put Samsung's operating profit at about 101 trillion won (roughly $70 billion). Citigroup goes further, projecting as much as 155 trillion won (about $105 billion). That translates into roughly 420 billion won (roughly

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04:43

Where Korea stands as a quasi-great power and where...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/22

The author is a political professor at Yonsei University. Today's Korea stands out globally in national power and culture, technology and material capacity, appeal and public favor. As previously argued in an assessment marking the nation's aspiration toward maturity at the centennial of liberation, Korea's comprehensive national power has risen to a level just below that of empires and hegemonic states. Subsequent international indices, whether broad or detailed, have repeatedly confirmed

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02:48

Kospi hits 5,000, but not yet time for a victory lap

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/22

On Thursday, the Kospi briefly broke through the 5,000 mark during intraday trading, just 87 days after first crossing 4,000. The milestone is meaningful, as it signals that Korea's capital market may be emerging from a long period of deep undervaluation and entering a higher tier. But news released the same day that the economy contracted in the fourth quarter of last year serves as a reminder that it is still too early to celebrate. Unless Korea bridges the widening gap between capital

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03:41

Art Basel Hong Kong director bullish on art market's...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/22

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice.[Interview] Art Basel Hong Kong director Angelle Siyang-Le said she is bullish about the upcoming edition of the fair, citing renewed confidence in the global art market after a difficult few years. "What has been very positive is that in Q4 of 2025, we saw an uptake in the art market. The year as a whole actually ended on a high note," Siyang-Le said in a video interview on Monday. The global art market has been slow to recover

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08:55

What is 'nammisae'? Viral parody clip accused of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/22

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. She is the kind of boss women warn each other about. A female superior who coddles male subordinates while acting cold and harsh toward women. She is also overly invested in workplace gossip — "I think those two are dating," she remarks, half-whispering. She meddles in co-workers' personal lives, asking questions like, "Do you have a boyfriend?" and "Why don't you have a boyfriend?" Married, she brags about her husband's wealth

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03:49

Warehouse-style pharmacies expand consumer choice,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/21

This article is by Hwang Hee-gyu and read by an artificial voice. GWANGJU — Shoppers pushing carts through aisles and perusing over-the-counter medicines are becoming familiar sights in parts of Gwangju, where newly opened warehouse-style pharmacies are drawing crowds and, at the same time, stirring opposition from pharmacists and regulators. At 1 p.m. on Jan. 18, customers filled a warehouse-style pharmacy in Ssangchon-dong, Seo District, browsing shelves stacked with medicines. While

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09:55

Doomed from the start? Why Seoul dropped its foreign...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/21

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. Seoul's attempt to recruit foreign caregivers has been shelved after months of controversy over wages, working conditions and legal protections, exposing deeper questions about whether the country is ready to accept more foreign workers. The pilot program, launched in August 2024 by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, was intended to ease a growing shortage of child care workers as the

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02:36

Meanwhile : An unexpected reversal

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/21

The author is an HCMC distinguished professor at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study. Several years ago, on Oct. 31, an American mathematics journalist was invited to a one-hour radio interview devoted entirely to math. He was puzzled. Who would schedule an hour of complex mathematics on the radio? Before the program began, he asked the producer what had prompted the idea. The producer smiled awkwardly and replied, "It's Halloween tonight. We thought nothing was scarier than

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04:58

Locking the gate on defense technology requires swift...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/21

Park Jong-seung The author is a professor at KAIST and former head of the Agency for Defense Development. The news that the former employees who leaked Samsung's core semiconductor technologies to China have been indicted and detained has sent shock waves through Korea. The case unmasked the fragility of the country's industrial technology protection regime. Advanced technologies accumulated over decades through massive investment and talent development have flowed outward because

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05:21

The politics of the hunger strike

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/21

The author is a professor at Kwangwoon University. People Power Party (PPP) leader Jang Dong-hyeok has launched a hunger strike in what appears, at first glance, to be a sudden move. The timing, however, is telling. His decision came immediately after the party's ethics committee voted to expel former leader Han Dong-hoon, prompting intense speculation inside and outside the party about Jang's true motives. There are broadly two ways to view a politician's hunger strike. One is cynical

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02:55

Court rules Dec. 3 martial law an act of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/21

A court has delivered its first ruling that the emergency martial law declaration on Dec. 3, 2024, and the subsequent chain of events constituted an act of insurrection. On Wednesday, the Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Division 33 sentenced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in prison and ordered his immediate detention. The sentence exceeded the 15-year term sought by the special prosecution led by Cho Eun-seok by eight years, an unusually severe outcome. The court

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09:43

A master descends the mountain: Legendary Chinese...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/21

This article is by Son Min-ho, Baek Jong-hyun and read by an artificial voice. A "Hu Deok-juk mindset." That's the catchphrase that took off after the second season of Netflix's "Culinary Class Wars." It can be understood as "the generosity or grace a master shows by yielding." Viewers were moved by the sight of a 76-year-old working chef with 58 years of experience — someone who didn't hesitate to run errands and tackle the kind of grunt work others might avoid — and a new slang term was

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02:44

In defense of the humble em dash

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/20

Jim Bulley The author is a columnist at the JoongAng Sunday and head of content strategy at Korea JoongAng Daily. In the past year, a curious debate has flared up in the world of English writing: Whether the em dash — that long, unmistakable line — has become a liability in writing. For generations, the em dash has been a quiet workhorse of English prose. It lets writers interrupt themselves or slip in an explanation without breaking momentum and is more assertive than parentheses and more

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05:00

Why Trump’s order targeting share buybacks deserves...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/20

The author is an economics professor at Singapore National University. U.S. President Donald Trump is swinging what many see as the world's strongest fist with little restraint. He has openly discussed actions ranging from the forcible transfer of Venezuela's president using special forces to claims over Greenland and the possibility of renewed airstrikes on Iran. It can feel as though the clock has been turned back to an era of imperial competition. The global economy is gripped by an

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