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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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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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03:18

Ruling party-government push risks undermining the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/18

The ruling party and the Ministry of Unification are pressing legislation that would allow the Korean government to approve nonmilitary access to the demilitarized zone (DMZ), drawing a sharp response from the United Nations (UN) Command, which oversees the armistice regime on the Korean Peninsula. In a statement issued on Dec. 17, the UN Command said authority over DMZ access is exclusively vested in the command under the Korean War Armistice Agreement. Citing Article I, Paragraph 10, it

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04:27

Gov't to relax forex liquidity regulations to push...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/18

This article is by Ahn Hyo-seong and read by an artificial voice. The government will relax foreign currency liquidity regulations for banks and exporters and urge securities firms to curb overseas investment promotions in an effort to push more U.S. dollars into the market and slow the won's prolonged decline. The Ministry of Economy and Finance jointly announced the measures on Thursday with the Finance Ministry, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Bank of Korea (BOK) and Financial

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03:37

Choi Ji-woo returns to big screen to tackle family...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/18

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Actor Choi Ji-woo is set to return to the big screen for the first time in three years with the film "Sugar: A Mother's Code," in which she plays the mother of a son with Type 1 diabetes. "I hope the film reminds people how precious everyday life is and warms their hearts," said Choi during the film's press conference held in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Thursday, describing the movie as a "warm family film." "And I hope

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03:19

From underdogs to 'perfect all-kills,' the stories...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/18

This article is by Choi Min-ji and read by an artificial voice. Singer Hwasa's "Good Goodbye," Davichi's "Time Capsule" and Woodz's "Drowning" (2023) - these winter hits owe part of their success to the personal stories that inspired them. "Good Goodbye" saw a sudden surge in popularity after Hwasa and actor Park Jeong-min, who also stars in the song's music video, performed a skit at the Blue Dragon Film Awards on Nov. 19, during which they re-enacted a dramatic farewell between

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03:54

Is Ford’s pullback from LG Energy a warning shot for...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/18

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice.The fallout from Ford Motor's decision to terminate a $6.5 billion supply contract with LG Energy Solution - a deal worth roughly 30 percent of the battery maker's annual sales - has sent shock waves through Korea's battery industry, stoking fears of broader contagion. The move follows Ford's earlier dissolution of a $11 billion battery joint venture in the United States with SK On, citing slowing EV demand. LG Energy said

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04:41

Gov't to begin distributing Nvidia GPUs in February

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/18

This article is by Jeong Jae-hong and read by an artificial voice. The government will begin distributing Nvidia GPUs to companies, universities and national AI projects in February of next year as part of a broader push to expand AI infrastructure through research programs supporting domestically developed neural processing unit (NPU)-based AI semiconductors and upgrades to next-generation networks. The Ministry of Science and ICT unveiled the strategies with names that roughly translate

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01:35

HD Korea Shipbuilding workshop showcases...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/18

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering hosted a workshop to present the results of future technology research conducted with global maritime partners, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Greek shipping company Capital and the American Bureau of Shipping, the company said Thursday. The two-day workshop held through Thursday marked the completion of the first year of research by a consortium formed

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