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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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01:59

Ex-NCT member Taeil sentenced to 3 years, 6 months...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/27

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Taeil, a former member of K-pop boy band NCT, has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison on charges of sexual assault. The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the lower court's ruling by rejecting an appeal filed by Taeil and his two friends, surnamed Lee and Hong, who had been indicted on charges of special quasi-rape under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes. Special quasi-rape

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02:41

Inside the story behind President Lee’s enduring...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/27

This article is by Ha Jun-ho and read by an artificial voice. "My younger sister, who passed away, used to sell yogurt. She told me how hard the work was," President Lee Jae Myung said while holding the hand of a yogurt vendor at Bujeon Market in Busan on Dec. 23. Lee bought 13 bottles of a fermented milk drink marketed for liver health, priced at 2,700 won ($1.87) each, and handed them out to aides, including Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik, and

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02:22

Registered foreign nationals in Korea hit record 1.6...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/27

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. The number of registered foreign residents staying in the country stood at 1.61 million as of November, up 9 percent from a year earlier when the figure was 1.49 million, according to the data from the Ministry of Justice's Immigration and Foreign Policy Bureau. Registered foreign nationals are individuals who enter Korea for academic or employment purposes with the intention of staying for more than 90 days and who complete

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02:22

Registered foreign nationals in Korea hit record 1.6...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/27

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. The number of registered foreign residents staying in the country stood at 1.61 million as of November, up 9 percent from a year earlier when the figure was 1.49 million, according to the data from the Ministry of Justice's Immigration and Foreign Policy Bureau. Registered foreign nationals are individuals who enter Korea for academic or employment purposes with the intention of staying for more than 90 days and who complete

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05:02

Sageuk fantasy musicals gain popularity as theater...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/26

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice.Over the past decade, Korean musical theater has looked outward for inspiration. Many of the large, commercial productions that drive the local scene feature Korean actors in blond wigs and medieval European costumes as they call themselves and others names like Armand and Mercédès. Of course, those shows still exist and remain among this year's best-selling musicals, but a new genre is emerging as a potential rival. Among this

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04:01

Wanted by the FBI for $7 million: North Korea’s...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/26

This article is by Ha Su-young and read by an artificial voice.For years, U.S. investigators say he moved money for Pyongyang in the shadows, laundering stolen cryptocurrency across borders and buying everything from Marlboro tobacco to helicopters. Now the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has put a $7 million price on Sim Hyon-sop, an alleged financial fixer for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's regime. U.S. authorities believe Sim played a central role in laundering cryptocurrency

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07:23

Is $400 billion enough? Korea wrestles with foreign...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/26

This article is by Park Yu-mi and read by an artificial voice.Korea's $400 billion foreign reserve has come under scrutiny as the country strives to weather the headwinds of an ongoing drop in the won's value against the dollar, as well as the soon-to-begin $20 billion annual investment requirement for the United States. Foreign exchange reserves refer to foreign currency-denominated assets held to offset balance-of-payments imbalances or stabilize the foreign exchange market. In short,

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03:31

Korean tech giants to unveil AI-powered robots and...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/26

This article is by Yi Woo-lim and read by an artificial voice. Korean tech companies are making their final preparations for CES 2026, the world's largest consumer electronics trade show, which will take place from Jan. 6 to 9, 2026. Themed "Innovators Show Up," the event will feature over 4,500 companies from around the globe. While CES 2025 explored the potential of AI technology under the theme "Dive In," next year's show will go a step further by focusing on how AI can tangibly change

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04:40

From sea snails to barnacles — here are some of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice.In 2019, the country recorded the world's second-highest per capita seafood consumption at 56.6 kilograms (128 pounds) - more than double the global average of about 20 kilograms - according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Yet some of the seafood dishes Koreans cherish remain largely unknown beyond the peninsula. Sea snails, called golbaengi in Korean, are a representative case. While the species is

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05:58

The yellowtail: The raw fish young Koreans will brave...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. Black padded jackets zipped to the chin. Scarves pulled tight around necks. On a recent Wednesday afternoon in Hongdae, Mapo District, western Seoul, roughly 100 people stood outside a sashimi restaurant, stamping their feet to keep warm. "We've been waiting for about an hour," said Kim Min-ji, who stood near the front of the queue with two friends, braving the cold for what everyone else was there for as well - thick slices of

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07:05

Older men fall into isolation as employment ends,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

This article is by Special Reporting Team and read by an artificial voice. A growing number of middle-aged and older Korean men are falling into "relationship poverty," as unemployment, retirement and family discord sever social ties and push them into isolation that existing welfare systems struggle to reach. Those affected by relationship poverty often did not see it coming, as in the case of 67-year-old Kim Sang-min, who worked for more than 20 years at a major construction company

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02:26

Vibe coding and how to deploy AI

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

The author is a professor at Unist and the head of the Global Industry-University Cooperation Center.The word chosen by Britain's Collins Dictionary this year is "vibe coding." The idea is simple but disruptive: Give instructions in natural language and AI writes the code instantly. "Vibe" refers to a distinctly human intuition and sense of direction that grasps the essence of a system. In such a world, intention matters more than algorithms and context more than syntax. For years,

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05:08

The risky dream of NPS head Kim Sung-joo

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. Six months after the launch of the Lee Jae Myung administration, the government has appointed a new official to oversee Koreans' retirement savings. On Dec. 15, Kim Sung-joo, a former lawmaker from the Democratic Party, once again assumed office as chair of the National Pension Service (NPS), a role he had previously held from 2017-2020. Kim had sought the party's nomination ahead of the April general election last year in the Jeonju

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05:59

Finding a Trump–Kim Jong-un opening around an April...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

The author is an emeritus professor of North Korean studies at Dongguk University and former director of the Institute for Unification Studies. North Korea's ninth Workers' Party Congress, which Pyongyang has signaled will be held early next year, is expected to mark another inflection point on the Korean Peninsula. The party congress sets the broad contours of the country's strategic direction and domestic and foreign policies for the next five years. As the North remains a central

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05:45

Proposing a new 'movement for dialogue'

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

The author is a political professor at Yonsei University. Even Christmas and the year's end, moments meant for quiet reflection, have passed in Korea not with calm but with breathless tension. Individuals may try to step back and review the year just lived, yet at the level of the broader community, there is little sense of closure. Instead, noisy conflict and constant confrontation persist, making it hard to feel that time has reached a meaningful pause. How long must this community

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03:29

North’s nuclear sub nears completion; Seoul must move...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

North Korea revealed on Christmas Day that it is building an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered submarine, suggesting that the vessel is approaching the final stages of external construction. State media said Kim Jong-un had inspected the project alongside his daughter, widely known as Kim Ju-ae. The submarine was described as a "nuclear shield" and a "nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine." Photographs released by North Korean media show that the submarine's outer structure is largely

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03:33

K-pop and traditional performances heat up Seoul...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. From traditional Korean music to K-pop, electric and energetic performances warmed up Seoul City Hall on a bitterly cold Christmas Day. The usually hushed lobby of the City Hall building in central Seoul was transformed into a packed concert hall as dancers took the stage for the final round of the K-Performance Contest, held as part of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's annual Winter Festa. "It was such a good atmosphere,

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06:15

Can Hanwha build Trump's golden armada? Legal...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Hanwha Philly Shipyard to build a new class of frigates for the U.S. Navy, but unresolved regulatory hurdles and labor shortages may ultimately determine how deeply the Korean shipbuilder can participate in Trump's vision of a "Golden Fleet." Trump's mention of Hanwha on Tuesday in connection to the U.S. Navy's FF(X) frigate project has renewed the push for bilateral

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03:33

Seoul court dismisses injunction, paving way for...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/24

This article is by Sarah Chea, Park Eun-jee and read by an artificial voice.[NEWS ANALYSIS] A Seoul court on Wednesday dismissed an injunction sought by MBK Partners-Young Poong alliance against Korea Zinc, clearing the way for the company's plan to issue third-party shares for its $7.4 billion investment project in the United States. The ruling removes a key legal obstacle that had threatened to derail Korea Zinc's smelting facility in Tennessee, which could allow the U.S. government to

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05:25

South Jeolla tourism chief lays out vision to turn...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/23

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. [INTERVIEW] For decades, Korea's tourism industry has been heavily concentrated in and around Seoul. Now, the government is betting that the country's southern coast - stretching from Gwangju and South Jeolla to Busan and Ulsan - can become its next major growth engine. A wide-area tourism initiative, the name of which roughly translates to "Southern Region Promotion Project," is backed by the central government and aims to

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