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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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04:15

Samsung union favors cash bonuses over proposed stock...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/22

This article is by Shim Seo-hyun and read by an artificial voice. What happens to workers when a company's stock price doubles in three years? Unless someone has bet against their own company, most employees would welcome the news. It can be a source of pride - a sign they contributed to the company's growth. Add stock rewards worth 70 to 100 million won ($48,910 to $69,880) per person, and it sounds like a best-case scenario. But some are arguing the opposite - that a doubling of the

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05:31

Popcorn out, prayers in: A movie theater in Seoul...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/22

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. In a darkened movie theater in Seoul, over 100 people sat facing a blank movie screen as the soft chime of crystal singing bowls filled the chamber. This unusual gathering at CGV Dongdaemun wasn't for a film but for a 90-minute "urban temple stay" - a modern meditation program bringing Buddhist practice into the city. "Practicing Buddhism begins with learning to see reality as it is," said Buddhist monk Seon Il, who was leading

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05:31

Popcorn out, prayers in: A movie theater in Seoul...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/22

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. In a darkened movie theater in Seoul, over 100 people sat facing a blank movie screen as the soft chime of crystal singing bowls filled the chamber. This unusual gathering at CGV Dongdaemun wasn't for a film but for a 90-minute "urban temple stay" - a modern meditation program bringing Buddhist practice into the city. "Practicing Buddhism begins with learning to see reality as it is," said Buddhist monk Seon Il, who was leading

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04:46

'Combines mass appeal and artistic value': K-pop goes...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/21

This article is by Choi Min-ji and read by an artificial voice. From viral children's jingles to K-pop chart-toppers and game soundtracks, Korea's pop culture hits are making a grand entrance onto the classical stage - and it's not just a novelty. Orchestras are now playing "Baby Shark" (2015), and the future of entertainment branding may be listening. The Pinkfong Company marked the 10th anniversary of its beloved character Baby Shark on Sept. 19 by releasing an orchestral version of the

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06:55

Hyundai hits a pothole on the road to robotaxis as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/21

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. As autonomous driving technology races ahead - with companies like Waymo and Baidu accelerating at breakneck speed - Hyundai Motor's long-touted vision and hefty investment face a critical moment of reckoning. Hyundai had repeatedly walked back its plan to equip the 2023 Kia EV9 and Genesis G90 with Level 3 autonomous technology due to ongoing technological limitations, but even more telling is its lag in the service-driven

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02:30

The woman of Bube has died

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/21

Kim Dong-ryul The author is a professor at Sogang University. When I first arrived in Seoul for university, the city's streets were filled with signs I had never seen before. Schwabing, Copacabana, Acapulco, Okavango - each evoked an exotic world I could only imagine. Near the entrance to Insa-dong stood a café barely large enough for two people, called Tirol. Yet I didn't know what any of these names meant. Today, a simple question to AI would solve the mystery. But in the 1980s, there

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04:16

Korea must read the global tide where AI meets security

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/21

Suh Sang-duk The author is CEO of S2W and former visiting professor at Konkuk University President Lee Jae Myung vowed to make Korea one of the world's top four defense powers during a Defense Industry Development Forum on Oct. 20. In his Armed Forces Day speech earlier this month, he also emphasized the importance of integrating advanced technologies - AI, drones and robotics - into modern defense systems. The growing role of AI in national defense and security is undeniable. In the war

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04:47

The Oct. 15 real estate plan: A circuit breaker for...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/21

Park Sun-young The author is a professor of economics at Dongguk University. Each time news breaks about another surge in Seoul apartment prices, a sentence by the late novelist Park Wan-suh comes to mind. In a 1989 column, she wrote, "I am a very timid person. When asked where I live, I hesitate. It is because I live in an apartment whose price has doubled in a year. When I quietly calculate the unearned income, I am seized by the fear that the society I belong to is going insane." Her

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03:14

Japan’s new prime minister must uphold...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/21

Sanae Takaichi, the leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was elected on Oct. 21 as the country's 104th prime minister, becoming Japan's first female leader since the introduction of its parliamentary cabinet system in 1885. Though she won the LDP leadership on Oct. 4, she faced a political crisis after the Komeito Party - LDP's coalition partner for 26 years - withdrew from the alliance. Takaichi secured the premiership by forming a new coalition government with the

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01:53

HD Hyundai Chair to deliver keynote address at APEC...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/21

This article is by Park Young-woo and read by an artificial voice. Chung Ki-sun, the chairman of HD Hyundai, will deliver the keynote address at the "Future Tech Forum: Shipbuilding" event held on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting. HD Hyundai said on Tuesday that Chung is scheduled to speak at the forum, which will run for four days starting from Oct. 27. His speech will focus on the future of shipbuilding, with a particular emphasis on HD Hyundai's core technologies -

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01:09

'I only asked for money once': Blogger doubles down...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/21

This article is by Yoon So-yeon and read by an artificial voice. A blogger who claimed to reveal lewd chats with Lee Yi-kyung refuted assertions by the actor's agency that she was lying. The blogger, who claimed to be a German woman, uploaded a video where she showed that the message she shared with an account named Lee Yi-kyung was linked to the actor's official Instagram account. The video was a rebuttal of a statement by Sangyoung ENT, Lee's agency, which called the blog a lie, after

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02:32

Asia-Pacific Music Summit highlights rise in indie...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/21

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. While K-pop acts such as BTS and Blackpink still dominate global perceptions of Korean music, the country's indie scene is steadily carving out its own place in the international spotlight. "Beyond the mainstream, Korea's indie and alternative scenes are thriving," noted Marty Ro, the vice chair of Record Label Industry Association of Korea (LIAK), during the Asia-Pacific Music Summit on Tuesday. "The indie market has grown

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03:39

More women than men donate organs in living donor...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/21

This article is by Rhee Esther and read by an artificial voice. A total of 13,552 living donors gave organs between 2020 and August 2025, based on data submitted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, minor liberal Rebuilding Korea Party Rep. Kim Sun-min, a member of the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee, revealed Monday. Of those donors, 6,965, making up 51.4 percent, were women and 6,587, making up 48.6 percent, were men - a difference of 378 in favor of women. The gender

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07:20

[Hired in Korea] Taiwanese pharmaceutical worker...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/21

This article is by Yoon Seung-jin and read by an artificial voice. As more internationals look to build careers in Korea, many find themselves facing practical hurdles - from limited guidance to a lack of firsthand experience. To bridge that gap, the Korea JoongAng Daily talks with professionals who have carved out their paths in diverse fields, offering readers real-world insights on how to start their careers in the country in this series "Hired in Korea." Ying Wei Wang, a Taiwanese

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06:28

Korea's hangover relief market gets regulated, but...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/20

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. Every indulgence has a price to pay. For alcohol, the most immediate is a hangover. The unavoidable aftermath of liquid courage has led any half-trained drinker to develop their own ritual for recovery - from a greasy, cheese-filled hamburger to a bubbling bowl of coagulated ox blood seonji soup. Some swear by a 24-hour alcohol fast, while others reach for a hair-of-the-dog Bloody Mary first thing in the morning. In Korea -

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09:11

Not just nukes: North Korea weaponizes AI, drones in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/20

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. In honor of the Korea JoongAng Daily's 25th anniversary, we present a series of in-depth feature stories tackling the complex challenges Korea faces today. This edition delves into how North Korea's growing AI capabilities pose new threats in cybersecurity and the growing AI arms race. - Ed. A new arms race is underway, not over nuclear warheads, but over AI. As global powers scramble to weaponize AI, North Korea is muscling

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07:44

'Koreans know what it means to be a refugee,' says...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/20

This article is by Lee Soo-jung and read by an artificial voice. UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi urged Korea to build an "efficient" asylum system by harnessing advanced technology as a nation that has a unique experience of overcoming mass displacement because of the 1950-53 Korean War. "As former [UN] Secretary General Ban Ki-moon used to say, Koreans know what it means to be a refugee," Grandi said as he sat for an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily and

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04:33

Tragedy of Korean youth caught in Cambodia’s crime web

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/20

Park Chan-sung The author is a lawyer and a member of the Human Rights Advisory Council, Pohang University of Science and Technology Sixty-eight young Koreans detained in Cambodia, including 64 flown home on a chartered flight, have been repatriated as of Oct. 18. The National Intelligence Service estimates that more than 1,000 more Koreans are being held by criminal syndicates in Cambodia. The recent returns mark only the first step in a long process to secure their safe return. Concerns

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04:53

Real estate totalitarianism restricts freedom to move

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/20

Choi Min-woo The author is the editor of political, international, foreign and security news at the JoongAng Ilbo. Who has the most to lose from the government's Oct. 15 real estate policy? Young Koreans in their 20s and 30s, now blocked from mortgages that might have helped them buy their first apartments? Wealthy provincial buyers who hoped to move into Seoul? Perhaps not. The most frustrated group may be residents of Seoul's mid- to lower-priced districts - areas like Nowon, Dobong and

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02:51

Who really wants a judiciary weakened by ‘reform’?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/10/20

The Democratic Party's (DP) special committee on judicial reform has unveiled a plan to expand the number of Supreme Court justices from 14 to 26. Supporters argue that the measure would ease the court's workload and reduce delays, an issue that has been raised even within the judiciary. Yet the proposal lacks public consensus in both its purpose and process. If the law is revised as proposed, President Lee Jae Myung would appoint 22 of the 26 justices - 84.6 percent of the total. The bill

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