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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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05:04

Cui bono: Who benefits from the decision to drop the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/12

The author is the head of the editorial board at the JoongAng Ilbo. "Do not multiply assumptions unnecessarily. The simplest explanation is most likely true." This principle, known as Occam's razor, was introduced by 13th-century English friar William of Ockham. In seeking the cause of any event, the simplest answer often proves the most accurate. The government's decision to forgo an appeal in the Daejang-dong corruption case has triggered a tangle of contradictory explanations. Justice

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03:13

Rising volatility shadows Korea's stock market rally

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/12

Korea's stock market is soaring. The benchmark Kospi has risen more than 70 percent this year, the highest gain among global indexes. Much of the momentum comes from the semiconductor boom driven by artificial intelligence (AI). But beneath the rally lies growing unease. Bloomberg warned on Nov. 12 that leveraged buying by Korean retail investors is surging, fueling predictions of volatility. The volatility index, VKOSPI, has spiked to 44, far above the stable range of 10 to 20, signaling

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03:17

Beleaguered acting top prosecutor offers to resign...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/12

This article is by Lim Jeong-won, Cho Mun-gyu and read by an artificial voice. Acting Prosecutor General Noh Man-seok has offered to resign after coming under fire for deciding not to appeal the court ruling in the Daejang-dong land development case. Noh was criticized by prosecutors and the People Power Party after prosecutors decided not to appeal a lower court ruling in the Daejang-dong land development scandal, which acquitted defendants of breach-of-trust charges on Oct. 31. The

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03:04

Mnet facing accusations of unfair biz practices over...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/12

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. CJ ENM's music channel Mnet is facing accusations over one of its audition programs for allegedly abusing its position against an independent music label. MPMG, one of Korea's leading non-idol music labels and a concert organizer, accused CJ ENM of unfair practices during the production of "Great Seoul Invasion" (2022), a band audition program which aired on Mnet. MPMG filed a complaint with the Fair Trade Commission on

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04:56

Samsung lags behind TSMC in chips. So why is Musk...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/12

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] Elon Musk's recent decision to tap Samsung Electronics for AI5 and AI6 chips for Tesla has come as a surprise, given the lingering technology gap in custom fabrication between the Korean chip giant and Taiwan's TSMC. The Tesla CEO cited a surge in demand for high-performing AI chips essential in self-driving cars, humanoid robots and data centers, but industry insiders say he is ultimately pursuing an

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03:21

Korea and France set to celebrate 140 years of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/12

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. Korea and France are preparing to celebrate the 140th anniversary of their diplomatic relations next year with a yearlong series of cultural, scientific and economic events - and a possible visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to mark the occasion. At a press conference at the French Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday, French Ambassador Philippe Bertoux and Cultural Counselor Pierre Morcos announced plans for more than 100

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03:22

French Embassy unveils events, poster to celebrate...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/12

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. Korea and France are preparing to celebrate the 140th anniversary of their diplomatic relations next year with a yearlong series of cultural, scientific and economic events - and a possible visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to mark the occasion. At a press conference at the French Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday, French Ambassador Philippe Bertoux and Cultural Counselor Pierre Morcos announced plans for more than 100

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03:14

Conglomerate families are choosing business marriages...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/12

This article is by Hyeon Ye-seul and read by an artificial voice. An increasing number of family-owned conglomerate owners, heirs and relatives are marrying into the business world or nonfamily-owned conglomerate households rather than pursuing politically arranged marriages, according to a report released on Wednesday. CEOScore, a corporate data research firm, surveyed 380 individuals from 81 family-owned business groups in 2025. The results show a generational shift in marital ties, one

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04:15

Ultra-thin phones: A failed idea or a market worth...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/11

This article is by Yi Woo-lim and read by an artificial voice. Is slimmer really better? Global smartphone makers are taking diverging approaches to the ultra-thin phone market, as both Samsung Electronics and Apple's efforts to launch slimmer models this year were met with underwhelming responses. While Samsung has paused development of a follow-up device, Apple appears determined to try again. Tech leaker Ice Universe on Sunday revealed that Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S26 will be thinner

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07:05

Older Koreans master the digital ropes at Seoul's...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/11

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. Lee Geum-ok, a 74-year-old resident of western Seoul, confidently orders an iced Americano through a kiosk screen on a Tuesday afternoon. It isn't at a cafe or restaurant. Instead, it's a senior center in Sinwol-3-dong, Yangcheon District, in western Seoul. "We all need to learn how to use these machines since almost everywhere has them now, even restaurants," Lee said. "Old people like us tend to forget how to use them, so

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06:09

Wrecks off Taean prove a historical treasure trove as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/11

This article is by Kang Hye-ran and read by an artificial voice. The seas off Mado, an island near South Chungcheong's Taean region, were called the "graveyard of ships" by Goryeo (918-1392) and Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) sailors for their fierce tides and violent waves. But hundreds of years later, the ships lost beneath the waves are proving to be a treasure trove of discoveries for modern-day historians. Five shipwrecks have been found in the area alone: the famed 2007 Taean wreck

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02:17

The happiness of a single cabbage

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/11

The author is a garden designer and the CEO of OhGardens. Next to my husband's woodworking studio, our neighbor tends a small plot of land where a new building has yet to rise. He grows peppers and sweet potatoes and often shares his harvest with us. When I once asked if he truly enjoyed farming, his answer was simple and bright: "It's so much fun. This is what I live for." Each day he works his field, while my husband crafts with wood beside him. Perhaps inspired by the neighbor's

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04:58

Three decades of exams, and the inherited hell of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/11

The author is social policy editor at the JoongAng Ilbo. Tomorrow (Nov. 13), my daughter will sit for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), known in Korea simply as the suneung. At 8:10 a.m., when the gates close at testing sites across the country, she will be among 550,000 anxious students listening to her final instructions before starting the test. Like many parents, I will be more nervous than she is, silently wishing her luck. But it is not just families who feel the weight of

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02:58

Presidential office must explain prosecutors’...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/11

As discontent grows among prosecutors over the decision to drop the appeal in the Daejang-dong development corruption case in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, the presidential office said on Nov. 11 it had "no particular position." Such a response is disappointing as the first official reaction to a case that continues to raise serious public suspicion. Dismissing the allegations as "political claims from the opposition" does little to build trust, especially when questions have arisen about possible

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03:14

'Slower than iPhone 11': Complaints rise over iPhone...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/11

This article is by Park Eun-jee and read by an artificial voice. A growing number of Korean users are reporting cellular connectivity issues with the iPhone 17, raising concerns over a potential hardware or software defect. The symptoms include slow internet speeds and lagging mobile response times. The problem has also been spotted by Taiwanese and Japanese users, according to complaints posted on Reddit. Since October, more than 2,000 posts have raised the issue on Asamo, one of Korea's

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03:47

Hyundai Motor replaces four major regional heads to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/11

This article is by Park Young-woo and read by an artificial voice. Hyundai Motor has replaced the heads of its four major regional headquarters - in North America, Europe, India and China - with local executives. The move reflects Hyundai's focus on empowering local leadership and tailoring strategies to each market's respective region. Earlier this year, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung emphasized global talent mobility, saying, "Talent should be able to perform on the

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02:54

Rookie boy band Close Your Eyes flips the script from...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/11

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. How soon is too soon for K-pop rookies to switch up their style? For Close Your Eyes, seven months is just right, as the boy band revs up to break boundaries and reveal new sides, trading poetry for horsepower with its latest release. "We've made a bold change in this album because, as the line 'until we break it' in our new lead track suggests, we wanted to show that we can do anything without limitations," said member Seo

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06:34

Self-publishing: A return to roots in the face of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/11

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. Before Gutenberg's press, every book was self-published. Half a millennium later, that idea has come full circle - this time powered by AI, print-on-demand and social media. The third best-selling poetry book in the first half of 2025, according to local retailer Kyobo Book Centre, was "Tomato Cup Ramyeon," a self-published summer romance anthology by 19-year-old Cha Jeong-eun. Cha published her book through POD, or

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02:25

Iri Station explosion: When corruption and negligence...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/10

Roh Jung-tae The author is a writer and senior fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research. At 9:45 p.m. on Nov. 11, 1977, a deafening explosion tore through Iri Station in North Jeolla. A freight train loaded with around 30 tons of dynamite, ammonium nitrate and detonators exploded, engulfing the station in flames. The blast killed 59 people, injured 1,402 and leveled every building within a 500-meter radius, turning the area into rubble. Investigations revealed that several

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05:15

Too soon to celebrate a ‘nuclear submarine Korea’

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/10

Chae Byung-gun The author is the acting editor-in-chief at the JoongAng Ilbo. The Korean government's success in securing a U.S. pledge to support the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines is being hailed as a diplomatic triumph, but the celebration is premature. Korea has only taken its first step toward becoming a "nuclear submarine nation." The process of acquiring nuclear submarines can be divided into two parts. The first is the "shell," or the hull and reactor. Korea, a major

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