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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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03:47

Light and shadow in media art for national heritage

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/28

The author is a senior reporter on culture at the JoongAng Ilbo. The 2025 National Heritage Media Art project has begun in Gunsan, North Jeolla, and Jinju, South Gyeongsang, with plans to expand to eight sites across the country. The initiative combines historic cultural assets with digital technology to create nighttime spectacles that highlight storytelling as much as visual display. This year, events will also be staged at Goryeong County, North Gyeongsang's Jisan-dong Tumuli, the

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04:17

Is the world’s experience now useless?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/28

The author is a special appointment professor at Yonsei University School of Economics. The world is drifting in confusion as it enters an era of sweeping change marked by shifting balances of power, the digital revolution in artificial intelligence, the retreat of democracy, demographic shifts and climate change. In the United States, which has shaped the global order for the past 80 years, the election of U.S. President Donald Trump has fundamentally altered the country's role. Europe,

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02:39

Kim Jong-un to attend Victory Day ceremony in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/28

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will attend the 80th anniversary ceremony of the end of World War II in Beijing on Sept. 3, North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) announced on Thursday. China's Foreign Ministry confirmed the visit and offered a warm welcome. Russian President Vladimir Putin will also be present. Images of the three leaders standing together atop Tiananmen Gate are expected to create a sharp contrast to the 2023 Camp David summit among South Korea, the

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04:02

Bessent's remark on stakes in shipbuilders rattles...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/28

This article is by Kim Hyo-seong and read by an artificial voice. Concerns are growing among Korean shipbuilders involved in the "Make American Shipbuilding Great Again" (MASGA) project after the U.S. treasury secretary hinted at possible U.S. government equity stakes in domestic shipbuilding companies. Industry insiders worry that even if Korean firms pour vast amounts of capital and a considerable work force into revitalizing U.S. shipyards, they could end up ceding management control to

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02:50

K-beauty rising: Korea's dermatology clinics see...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/28

This article is by Jang Gu-seul and read by an artificial voice.The number of foreign patients visiting dermatology clinics in Korea has surged 117-fold over the past 15 years, according to new government data. A report released Thursday by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute showed that 705,044 foreign nationals received dermatological treatment in Korea in 2024, nearly tripling from 239,060 the previous year. The figure marks a dramatic increase from just 6,015 patients in

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01:55

CJ CheilJedang to export all-purpose kimchi cooking...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/28

This article is by Kim Min-young and read by an artificial voice. CJ CheilJedang will begin exporting a kimchi-based all-purpose cooking sauce for business-to-business (B2B) food service market in 12 countries, including several in Europe. The product, All-purpose Kimchi Cooking Sauce, will hit shelves in early September in Britain, France, Japan, Brazil, Chile, Uzbekistan and Guam, among others, the company said Thursday. It is expected to be used primarily by Asian restaurants to offer

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09:08

Grandmaster Lee Se-dol reveals how he beat AlphaGo:...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/27

This article is by Son Min-ho and read by an artificial voice.[INTERVIEW] In 2016, when Google DeepMind's AlphaGo stunned the world by defeating Korea's Go champion Lee Se-dol 4-1, the ancient board game seemed to collapse overnight under the weight of AI. Humanity took consolation in Lee's lone victory - "the divine move" in Game 4 - but the game's foundations, built over 5,000 years, were suddenly shaken. Novelist Chang Kang-myoung captured much of that upheaval in his nonfiction book

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05:05

Forget 'just one.' Cocktail courses are the new trend...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/27

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. At the M29 in western Seoul's Fairmont Ambassador Seoul, mixologists take the authentic approach of omakase - meaning "I will leave it up to you" - by spontaneously creating a course of cocktails tailored to each guest's taste. The intimate H. Bar within central Seoul's Four Seasons Hotel Seoul adopts a set course style, similar to that found at high-end sushi restaurants, where diners enjoy a sequence of predesigned special

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06:09

Watery tomb of the king who returned as a dragon to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/27

Just beyond the shore of Gampo in Yangbuk-myeon (renamed Munmudaewang-myeon in 2021) lies one of Gyeongju's most captivating sights: the rocky islet known as Daewangam, said to be the underwater tomb of King Munmu the Great (reign: 661-681). According to legend, it is where the monarch's remains were scattered, in accordance with his own wishes. According to the 12th-century history text "Samguk Sagi," the king was clear about this: "To waste wealth in vain would be subject to criticism in

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02:41

A painful assignment, a source of sustenance

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/27

The author is an HCMC distinguished professor at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study. When mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, often called the "prince of mathematics," died in 1855, he left a peculiar request: He wanted a regular 17-gon inscribed on his tombstone when he died. Gauss had solved the construction of a regular 17-sided polygon when he was just 18, cracking a problem that had eluded mathematicians for centuries. The discovery made him a prodigy. His wish to see it engraved

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04:11

Something is coming, and it is not small

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/27

The author is a data analyst and writer. In recent weeks, I met acquaintances who each described changes unfolding in their lives. Their stories revealed how swiftly artificial intelligence is reshaping daily routines, professional decisions and even longstanding industries. The first story came from the father of a high school student preparing for university admission. Unlike in the past, when entrance exams such as the national scholastic ability test determined college placement, today

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04:45

To Prove Its Sincerity, Media Reform Must Go Beyond...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/27

The author is a professor of communications at Seoul National University. The Democratic Party has made punitive damages for intentional distortion or falsehoods the centerpiece of its push for media reform. With the Presidential Commission on Policy Planning placing "politics that bring people together" at the top of the administration's agenda, the ultimate aim of reform is ostensibly national unity through a restoration of public discourse grounded in truth. Yet today's media

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02:37

Time to prepare for a comprehensive, future-oriented...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/27

President Lee Jae Myung returned early this morning from a six-day trip to Japan and the United States. His summit with U.S. President Donald Trump drew positive assessments while his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru restored "Shuttle Diplomacy" and laid a foundation for rebuilding bilateral trust. Another notable outcome was the shared commitment to future-oriented goals among Korea, the United States and Japan. The visit was widely regarded as Lee's first major

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04:15

Lim Soo-jung wraps acclaimed role in 'Low Life': 'I...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/27

This article is by Choi Hye-ri and read by an artificial voice. Actor Lim Soo-jung is winning praise for her dramatic transformation in Disney+ original series "Low Life," where she plays her first-ever villain role - one she says was both challenging and liberating. "Some viewers said they ended up rooting for Yang Jung-sook because of how unapologetically honest she was about her desires. I think the series also came out at just the right time," the 46-year-old actor said in a recent

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03:37

June births rise 9.4 percent, the largest increase on...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/27

This article is by Kim Kyung-hee and read by an artificial voice. Korea's birthrate recorded its fastest growth since the government began compiling such data more than four decades ago, with the number of babies born in June rising 9.4 percent from a year earlier - the steepest increase on record. June also marked the country's 12th straight month of rising births, pushing the total for the first half of this year above 120,000. The trend is expected to continue, with projections

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03:20

Cultural leaders from APEC discuss the economic...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/27

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice. GYEONGJU, North Gyeongsang - Cultural leaders from 21 APEC member economies convened in the historic city of Gyeongju this week for the "APEC 2025 High-Level Dialogue on Cultural and Creative Industries," a three-day ministerial meeting centered on the economic potential of the cultural sector. It marks the first time that culture has been presented as a stand-alone agenda item at an APEC meeting, reflecting growing

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03:10

Korean tech behind Apple's 'awe dropping' ultra-thin...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/27

This article is by Lee Ga-ram and read by an artificial voice. When Apple sent out invitations Tuesday for its Sept. 9 product launch, teasing with the tagline "awe dropping," attention turned to the star of the show: the iPhone 17 Air, expected to be the thinnest iPhone ever at just 5.5 millimeters (0.21 inches). Industry sources say the breakthrough rests heavily on Korean technology. LG Innotek pioneered the "copper post" semiconductor substrate, a miniaturization method now central to

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03:14

Hanwha invests $5 billion in Philly Shipyard as part...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/27

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice.Hanwha will invest $5 billion in its U.S. arm, Hanwha Philly Shipyard, to sharply expand vessel output as part of Korea's $150 billion push into the U.S. maritime and defense sector. The $150 billion package - collectively dubbed "Make American Shipbuilding Great Again" (MASGA) in Korea - was announced as the centerpiece of a bilateral trade deal reached in July, which set tariffs on Korean exports to the United States at a

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02:32

Seoul apartment prices more than 2.6 times national...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/27

This article is by Jeong Eun-hye and read by an artificial voice. Apartments in Seoul now cost more than 2.6 times the national average, with the price gap hitting its widest point since 2008 as buyers continue to flock to the capital. Real House, analyzing KB Kookmin Bank time-series data, said the average sales price of an apartment in Seoul in July was 1.4 billion won ($1 million), or 2.62 times the national average of 535.4 million won. Seoul prices were 2.5 times higher than those in

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04:09

Kakao Mobility, Uber Korea rev up competition with...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/27

This article is by Yu Sung-kuk and read by an artificial voice. From playlists to parcels, everything has a subscription these days - now even your taxi ride wants in, with Kakao Mobility and Uber Taxi Korea rolling out rival monthly plans. While Uber is a global mobility giant, it has struggled to expand its footprint in Korea, where Kakao Mobility dominates. The company hopes the new service will help it gain ground. In a press conference in Seoul's Lotte Hotel on Tuesday, Uber Taxi

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