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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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00:36

BTS to return with new album on March 20

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/31

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice. The album marks the septet's first release in three years and nine months since "Proof" in June 2022. The comeback date had already been hinted at in handwritten letters sent to fans' homes, which expressed gratitude for their continued support. The letters were stamped with the date "2026.03.20." "Details about the new album and the concerts will be announced through official channels at a later date." All seven members

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08:00

Art in Seoul: What to see and where to be in 2026

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/31

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. With international art fair Frieze returning to Seoul for the fifth year, from Sept. 2 to 5, 2026 - again running alongside the local Kiaf fair - the city is gearing up for another packed art calendar. From time-honored Korean traditions to the sharpest edges of contemporary aesthetics, major institutions are rolling out exhibitions that span centuries in style and sensibility. Here are shows to look out for at seven galleries

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06:05

The productions that you need to watch in 2026

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/31

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. From January openings to year-end runs, Seoul already has a dense schedule on the books for 2026. The Korea JoongAng Daily compiled a chronological list of its recommended productions - including anticipated musicals, plays, contemporary dance performances and classical concerts - slated for Seoul stages in the new year. First half of 2026 "Musical Arang" - Jan. 27-Feb. 22, National Theater of Korea One of the most anticipated

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08:00

Art in Seoul: What to see and where to be in 2026

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/31

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. With international art fair Frieze returning to Seoul for the fifth year, from Sept. 2 to 5, 2026 - again running alongside the local Kiaf fair - the city is gearing up for another packed art calendar. From time-honored Korean traditions to the sharpest edges of contemporary aesthetics, major institutions are rolling out exhibitions that span centuries in style and sensibility. Here are shows to look out for at seven galleries

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06:41

Samsung flooded with foundry inquiries in U.S. as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/31

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] Samsung Electronics' soon-to-open factory in Taylor, Texas, is likely to come under intense scrutiny from Elon Musk following the Korean chipmaker's landmark $16.5 billion deal with Tesla. The deal has since acted as a catalyst, prompting other U.S. Big Tech firms to approach Samsung about contract chip manufacturing - a sharp contrast from the past, when its foundry business struggled to attract major

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06:12

Sensational sweets: The viral food trends that made...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/31

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice.At the end of every year, there are awards for the music that echoed across streets, the films that lingered and the dramas that kept people waiting week after week. But one thing that arguably fills the year with just as much excitement - and just as much joy, yet rarely receives formal recognition - is food. Despite its massive role in giving people something to crave and savor, it is often left out of the conversation. In

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06:12

Sensational sweets: The viral food trends that made...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/31

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. At the end of every year, there are awards for the music that echoed across streets, the films that lingered and the dramas that kept people waiting week after week. But one thing that arguably fills the year with just as much excitement - and just as much joy, yet rarely receives formal recognition - is food. Despite its massive role in giving people something to crave and savor, it is often left out of the conversation. In

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04:16

Consumer prices rise 2.1% in 2025, with inflationary...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/31

This article is by Nam Soo-hyoun and read by an artificial voice. Consumer prices rose 2.1 percent in 2025, close to the government's target of 2 percent. While overall inflation was subdued, prices for food and dining - categories with a high impact on everyday life - saw significant increases. In December alone, prices rose 2.3 percent, driven by the weakening won and higher petroleum prices. The annual increase of 2.1 percent marks the lowest inflation rate in five years, according to

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06:27

How EU’s shift on EVs gives Hyundai room to maneuver

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/30

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice.[NEWS ANALYSIS] Hyundai Motor and Kia stand to benefit handsomely in Europe, thanks to their core competency in hybrid powertrains, as the European Union (EU) rolls back its 2035 plan to end combustion-engine cars, with hybrids retaining enduring favor. With a 15 percent tariff imposed by the Donald Trump administration likely to squeeze margins in the United States, the automaker is doubling down on Europe, a market it sees as

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08:09

How Koreans came to celebrate the New Year twice

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/30

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. A curious feature of the modern Korean calendar is that it includes two New Year holidays: Jan. 1 and a later three-day break to mark the Lunar New Year. Today, both are statutory holidays in Korea. But for decades, successive governments insisted that only one New Year truly counted - and it was not the one Koreans had celebrated for centuries. While Jan. 1, officially known as Sinjeong in Korean, was elevated as the

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04:30

Changing tax policy can transform the culture of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/30

Park Hun The author is vice president for external affairs at the University of Seoul and the president of the Korean Association of Tax Law. "I would like to give part of my assets back to society, but when it comes time to write a will, I feel lost." That was the concern recently shared by an acquaintance approaching retirement. Like many others, he did not want to pass everything he had accumulated over a lifetime solely to his children. He hoped to donate at least part of it to a

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02:29

Meanwhile: We Are All Stars and Fireflies

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/30

The author is a professor at Sogang University. As a child in elementary school, I was especially drawn to monkeys whenever I visited the zoo. A teacher once told us that a nuclear war could wipe out humanity and leave the world to monkeys. I also remember films depicting apes ruling over a ruined Earth. Around the same time, arguments rooted in Thomas Malthus's "An Essay on the Principle of Population" (1798) warned that starvation would spread rapidly as population growth outpaced

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05:33

Korea needs a command center for economic security

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/30

Kim Byung-yeon The author is a chair professor of economics at Seoul National University. The era in which the economy and security could be treated as separate domains has ended. Today, the economy has become a weapon that serves both offensive and defensive purposes. The "weaponization of the economy" means that economic tools are now central instruments for controlling and constraining rivals at geopolitical fault lines. Countries that are vulnerable to economic attacks inevitably

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03:19

Alleged nomination trading laid bare by the Kim...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/30

The Democratic Party (DP) has been engulfed in allegations of illicit dealings over election nominations. What began as claims of favoritism and workplace abuse revealed by a former aide to the party's floor leader has spiraled into a far graver controversy, exposing what appears to be long-hidden corruption in the nomination process itself. Rep. Kim Byung-kee resigned from his post on Tuesday after issuing a broad apology for the various allegations. Given the seriousness of the case,

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02:01

Hangang Bus ferry service to resume full operations...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/30

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. Seoul's Hangang Bus ferries, which have been allowed to operate on half of their routes out of safety concerns, are expected to fully resume service in January 2026. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on Tuesday that it has submitted a report to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, detailing measures already taken to address regulatory violations, along with additional improvements scheduled for completion by March

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02:04

KakaoTalk, Youtube dominate smartphone app usage in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/30

This article is by Ko Seung-pyo and read by an artificial voice. While Koreans turned to KakaoTalk most often to connect, they spent the most time watching videos on YouTube this year, reflecting a clear divide in how different apps are used throughout the day. Market researcher WiseApp Retail said Tuesday that it analyzed data from a sample of Korean users of Android and iOS smartphones from January to November this year. Only apps that are available on both platforms were included in the

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03:10

More than 80 suspicious real estate transactions in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/30

This article is by Kim Jun-yeon and read by an artificial voice. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has uncovered dozens of suspected illegal real estate transactions involving foreign buyers, including cases of unreported overseas funds and the misuse of corporate money to purchase property in Seoul. The Land Ministry said Tuesday that it has concluded a targeted investigation into suspicious transactions involving foreigners' purchases of nonresidential properties -

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03:11

Coupang follows 'U.S. playbook' for aftermath of data...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/30

This article is by Choi Hyun-ju, Noh Yu-rim and read by an artificial voice. Consumers are growing increasingly baffled by how Coupang is handling the aftermath of the data leak, but one thing appears to be clear: The company has the U.S. investors' best interests at heart, not those of the users who suffered from the data breach. Although more than 90 percent of Coupang's revenue comes from Korea, the company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, which functionally makes it a U.S

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05:13

For older adults, Seoul Inclusive Digital Plaza takes...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/29

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. On a recent afternoon in Gangdong District in eastern Seoul, a classroom filled with older adults sat focused on their smartphones. Fingers flicked across cluttered home screens as an instructor explained how to rearrange icons and manage apps, skills that many younger users take for granted. The lesson was held at a newly opened Seoul Inclusive Digital Plaza branch, a city-run facility designed to help older residents

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08:04

From tarot to talismans, young people ring in New...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/29

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. Goodbye 2025 - and come on in, 2026. Every year, the arrival of a new one brings a quiet excitement - the belief that we can begin again with a clean slate, as if life itself could restart. It's all about manifesting these days. Seeking to refresh both mind and body, many Koreans have long marked the new year in familiar ways - by gathering on mountain peaks and watching the sunrise or sitting down to a bowl of tteokguk (rice

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