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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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05:02

Neighbours chef-owner Lee Keewuk brings fine-dining...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/14

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. Shin Heung Art Market in central Seoul's Haebangchon was originally a bustling traditional market that opened in 1969. It serviced the local area through the 1980s but stood abandoned for decades until a wave of young creatives moved in. Now it's one of Korea's coolest hangout spots. Among the creatives is chef-owner Lee Keewuk of Neighbours, a brunch cafe by day and a bistro serving wine and cocktails by night. Born and raised

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02:52

Coincidence or revelation? The line of St. Michael

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/14

The author is an architect and a former president of the Korea National University of Arts. Archangel Michael is revered as the supreme commander of the heavenly host, a divine warrior who defeats the forces of evil. Across medieval Europe, monasteries and churches were dedicated to this guardian angel. Among them, seven sites have long attracted particular attention for forming an almost perfectly straight line stretching from Ireland to Israel, a phenomenon venerated as the "Line of St

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05:40

Korea’s national strength and making a Korea–Japan...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/14

The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. In Mapo District in western Seoul stand two institutions that symbolize the twin pillars of Korea's modern history: industrialization and democratization. The Park Chung Hee Memorial Hall and the Kim Dae-jung Library occupy the same neighborhood, a physical proximity that recently led their representatives to convene a joint academic conference. The theme was "Korea-Japan relations opened by Park Chung Hee and broadened by Kim

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06:12

Power and the tripwire of fairness

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/14

The author is a senior columnist at the JoongAng Ilbo. In 1982, researchers at the University of Cologne in Germany published the results of a three-year psychology experiment known as the ultimatum game. In it, one participant - the proposer - was given between four and 10 Deutsche marks and told to divide the money with another participant - the responder - however they wished. If the responder accepted the offer, the money was split accordingly. If the responder rejected it as unfair,

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02:45

Gag order? Prosecutors demoted after protesting...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/14

Senior prosecutors who objected to the decision to abandon an appeal in the first trial of the Daejang-dong development corruption case have been pushed aside in what critics call retaliatory personnel moves by the Justice Ministry. In a reshuffle that took effect on Dec. 15, the ministry reassigned three prosecutor general-level officials - Park Hyuk-soo of the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office, Kim Chang-jin of the Busan District Prosecutors' Office and Park Hyun-cheol of the Gwangju

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00:03

White House grants Korean seasoned gim duty-free status

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/14

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03:55

Why Seoul?: Biance Censori, Ye’s wife, makes art...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/13

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice.Bianca Censori has been in the blurred space of architect, muse and tabloid sensation. Thrust into global attention after her marriage to the controversial rapper Kanye West, now known as Ye, the Australian architect-turned-celebrity has just stepped into a new artistic realm: performance art. And for her debut, Censori chose Seoul. Why the Korean capital? While Ye had a couple of high-profile visits to Korea for a surprise

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08:21

East Asian triangle in flux: Taiwan up, Japan back,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/12

This article is by Jang Won-seok and read by an artificial voice. The U.S.-China power struggle is reshaping the economic landscape of the East Asian "JaKoTa" triangle - Japan, Korea and Taiwan - with Taiwan rising rapidly on the back of its overwhelming strength in the semiconductor foundry sector. Japan, meanwhile, appears to be emerging from its "lost three decades" - a period of economic stagnation - while some argue Korea is now facing a crisis of its own. Taiwan's exports in November

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11:01

[WHY] Engagements that don't start with a proposal:...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/12

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. Just before sunrise on Aug. 16 last year, Kim Kyo-hee felt a nudge on her shoulder. Kim, who was due to fly to Hong Kong that morning, assumed it was her boyfriend of two years waking her to make sure she wouldn't miss her flight. But as she turned around in bed, she saw him on one knee beside her, holding up a ring. "The way he proposed felt so sweet and intimate," she recalled. "We took a photograph while we were still in

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03:13

Exclusive: Newmark, known for ties to Trump's inner...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/12

This article is by Park Eun-jee and read by an artificial voice.Newmark, a New York-based real estate advisory firm known for its ties with U.S. President Donald Trump's inner circle, has officially launched operations in Korea, placing the firm in direct competition with existing players including CBRE, JLL and Cushman & Wakefield. Operating more than 170 offices globally, Newmark is widely considered a leading real estate advisory and brokerage firm. The firm's market clout is linked to

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05:03

50% of couples married five years or less don't have...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/12

This article is by Ahn Hyo-seong and read by an artificial voice. Half of couples in Korea who have been married for one to five years do not have children, and dual-income spouses who do not own a home are especially less likely to have kids, according to new data released by the Ministry of Data and Statistics on Friday. The figures also showed eight out of 10 married couples are in debt, and their liabilities exceed twice their income. As of last year, there were 952,000 couples in

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02:52

Hyundai vice chairman seeks to assure staff after...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/12

This article is by Kim Hyo-seong and read by an artificial voice. Hyundai Motor Group Vice Chairman Chang Jae-hoon sought to steady staff on Friday after the abrupt resignation of Song Chang-hyeon, a senior executive who oversaw the group's software and autonomous driving strategy, telling employees the automaker would press ahead with key projects without disruption. "The transition to a software-driven mobility company is a nonnegotiable goal tied to the group's survival and future,"

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04:43

For actor Jeon Do-yeon, Netflix's 'The Price of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/12

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Netflix's recently released series "The Price of Confession" stars Cannes-winning actor Jeon Do-yeon as An Yun-su, a woman falsely accused of murdering her husband. Yun-su's fight to prove her innocence came with a price, not just in the story but for the actor herself, Jeon said - a steep one she never expected when accepting the role. "When I decided to take the role, I hadn't seen the full script, so I didn't realize it would

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04:43

For actor Jeon Do-yeon, Netflix's 'The Price of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/12

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Netflix's recently released series "The Price of Confession" stars Cannes-winning actor Jeon Do-yeon as An Yun-su, a woman falsely accused of murdering her husband. Yun-su's fight to prove her innocence came with a price, not just in the story but for the actor herself, Jeon said - a steep one she never expected when accepting the role. "When I decided to take the role, I hadn't seen the full script, so I didn't realize it would

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05:07

Actor Ji Chang-wook reflects on reuniting with a...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/12

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice.Starting something new is tough, but stepping into a world that's already been created - one that you once led - and trying to take it even higher is an entirely different challenge. Actor Ji Chang-wook embraced that challenge with a clear goal and a desire to top his previous work in Disney+'s recently ended series "The Manipulated." "A few years ago, I heard rumors that 'Fabricated City' [2017] might be turned into a series

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04:58

'Make it even more brutal': EXO's Doh Kyung-soo...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/12

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Doh Kyung-soo's first time as a villain in Disney+'s recently ended action thriller series "The Manipulated" has been a liberating experience, the singer-actor said, as he ventured into new depths of human brutality and ruthlessness. The EXO member portrays Yo-han, a psychopathic sculptor who ruins innocent people's lives in exchange for money - a striking departure from Doh's long-held image as a gentle and upright sweetheart

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05:50

Once-lowly decaf gets a jolt thanks to premium roasts...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/11

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice.A cafe in Seoul's bustling Gangnam area was offering several specialty hand-drip coffees, with names like White Christmas, Las Moras Sidra and Floral Pink. Right along with them was a special decaf. Yes, decaf. Once treated largely as a disappointingly-flavored substitute for regular coffee, it is now gaining a place among the limited hand-drip lineup at cafes - a space usually reserved for carefully-sourced, flavor-driven

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02:26

Will Korea and the U.S. diverge on interest rates?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/11

Cho Won-kyeongThe author is a professor at UNIST and the head of the Global Industry-University Cooperation Center. The U.S. Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points on Wednesday. Markets focused on the Fed's dot plot, which signaled that only one additional cut is likely next year. Given inflation trends, a larger cut, as preferred by U.S. President Donald Trump, appears unlikely. The Korea-U.S. interest rate gap has narrowed to 1.25 percentage points. Whether

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05:17

Will the Trump White House National Security Strategy...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/11

Michael Green The author is the CEO of the U.S. Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and the Henry A. Kissinger Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Last weekend, the Trump White House released the first National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States for its second term. Based on the NSS, the Pentagon is expected to soon release its own National Defense Strategy (NDS). Both documents will be scrutinized by friends and foes of America. The National

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04:42

Rethinking a science and technology-oriented society

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/11

Oh Se-jung The author is a professor emeritus of physics and astronomy and a former president of Seoul National University. The phrase "science and technology-oriented society" first entered Korea's policy vocabulary in 2003 with the launch of the Roh Moo-hyun administration. At the time, the government presented the goal as one of its core national agenda items. It announced plans to pursue a "second rise of science and technology," to reform the national science and technology system and

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