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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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03:19

Korea and Canada announce broad range of energy,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/05

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice.Korea and Canada announced a broad economic partnership spanning energy, critical minerals, hydrogen and defense, with Korean defense conglomerate Hanwha at the center of numerous proposals that could reshape both countries' industrial landscapes. The announcement followed a meeting on Tuesday in Ottawa between Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson and Korea's Chief of Staff to the President and Special

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05:27

Who is fueling retail investors' greed?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/05

The Kospi is now approaching 9,000. Yet only a minority seem truly content. Whether they have made money or not, many retail investors remain anxious. Park Su-ryon The author is the deputy editor of Content Division Three and the head of corporate research at the JoongAng Ilbo. News of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's visit to Korea sent the stock market swinging wildly over the past week. Shares of companies scheduled to meet Huang surged, with some reaching daily price limits or record highs,

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05:38

Time to design a Korean system of governance

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/05

The task of our time is not merely to redistribute power. It is to build a distinctly Korean system of governance — transparent, legitimate and dynamic — with institutions capable of meeting the demands of a new era. Cho Yoon-je The author is a special appointment professor at the Graduate School of Economics at Yonsei University. There is a saying that for every complex question, there is almost always a simple, neat and plausible answer that is wrong. The idea of Korea's "imperial

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05:04

Can free AI for everyone be sustained?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/05

A notable exchange during a Cabinet meeting last month highlighted a growing debate over the government's proposed "AI for Everyone" initiative. The project is part of President Lee Jae Myung's campaign pledge to build an "AI basic society," aimed at guaranteeing a minimum level of access to AI for all citizens. When Lee asked about the program's progress, Deputy Prime Minister and Science and ICT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon replied that preparations were underway, with a target launch in

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03:41

Token anxiety and the hidden cost of control in the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/05

Automation that lacks clear rules about when AI should stop and when human verification should begin creates a new form of waste. An uncontrolled loop is inefficiency disguised as efficiency. Park Chul-wan The author is a professor of Department of Smart Automotive Engineering and Future Mobility Master's Program at Seojeong University. The atmosphere at Silicon Valley house parties is changing. Developers no longer keep checking social media feeds or stock prices. Instead, many find

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01:36

Additional Korean tidal flats likely to join Unesco...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/05

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the advisory body for natural heritage under World Heritage Committee, concluded that tidal flats in Yeosu, Goheung, Muan and Seosan collectively nominated as "Korea Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats Phase Ⅱ" meet the criteria for inscription for preserving biodiversity by serving as critical habitats for endangered species, according to Korea Heritage Service (KHS), in

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03:34

Public verdict for the People Power Party: Reform...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/05

The People Power Party (PPP) emerged from this local election with a far more consequential mandate than the number of governorships or National Assembly seats it managed to secure. Voters delivered a clear message: Reform the party into a credible leading opposition force representing conservative values and rebuild the conservative camp itself. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on Thursday described his victory as a "platform for the revival of conservatism." In other words, voters have granted

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03:05

Popular character Hirono finds a permanent home with...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/05

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. Pop Mart's popular character Hirono has found a permanent home among the mung bean pancake stalls and vintage textile shops in Seoul's Gwangjang Market. The global toy brand unveiled the standalone Hirono Gwangjang Market store during a media event on Thursday, ahead of its grand opening on Friday. Lang, the artist behind Hirono, and boy band ZeroBaseOne member Sung Han-bin attended the press event. The shop marks the fourth

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07:58

Election agency budgeted for 110 percent voter...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/04

This article is by Lee Ah-mi, Ryu Hyo-rim, Kim Gyu-tae and read by an artificial voice.Korea's election agency is facing a deepening credibility crisis after a ballot shortage on Election Day left voters at over a dozen polling stations unable to cast their votes, with new figures showing the agency had budgeted to print enough ballots for 110 percent of eligible voters but printed only half that number. The incident has left political parties on both sides calling for accountability from

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08:43

Korea is aging alone. A Yakult delivery woman can be...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/04

This article is by Seo Ji-eun, Fergus Goodall Smith and read by an artificial voice. On a summer morning in Seoul two years ago, Yoon Gap-yeon, an 81-year-old woman who lives by herself, collapsed just at the threshold her front door. After that, she remembers little. She lay alone on the floor of her basement home for roughly half an hour — long enough, in the heat, that the outcome could easily have been different. Fortunately, her Yakult delivery woman arrived — one of Korea's roughly

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06:09

How Hyundai, LG stole the spotlight from Samsung for...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/04

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] While Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's visit to Korea last October sent chipmakers soaring, news of his latest trip to Korea this week has sparked a rally in robotics-related stocks — shares of LG Electronics hit the daily trading limit for two consecutive sessions right after his visit was reported, while Doosan Robotics surged around 50 percent. During the same period, Samsung Electronics gained 17 percent, while SK

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03:27

Token anxiety and the hidden cost of control in the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/04

The author is a professor of Department of Smart Automotive Engineering and Future Mobility Master's Program at Seojeong University.The atmosphere at Silicon Valley house parties is changing. Developers no longer keep checking social media feeds or stock prices. Instead, many find themselves constantly monitoring the status of AI agents running in the background. Venture capitalist Nikunj Kothari has called this phenomenon "token anxiety." A token is the basic unit of computation used by

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05:10

Can free AI for everyone be sustained?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/04

Kim Won-bae The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. A notable exchange during a Cabinet meeting last month highlighted a growing debate over the government's proposed "AI for Everyone" initiative. The project is part of President Lee Jae Myung's campaign pledge to build an "AI basic society," aimed at guaranteeing a minimum level of access to AI for all citizens. When Lee asked about the program's progress, Deputy Prime Minister and Science and ICT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon

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05:24

Time to design a Korean system of governance

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/04

Cho Yoon-je The author is a special appointment professor at the Graduate School of Economics at Yonsei University. There is a saying that for every complex question, there is almost always a simple, neat and plausible answer that is wrong. The idea of Korea's "imperial presidency" often strikes me as one such answer. Whenever constitutional reform is discussed, the same diagnosis appears: The concentration of presidential power is blamed for the failures of Korean politics, and

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03:38

Election watchdog forgets its purpose, fails...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/04

The fallout from the ballot shortage that struck 17 polling stations across Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon during the June 3 local elections continues to spread. Although the election has ended, a ballot box containing roughly 2,000 votes cast in Jamsil 7-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, remained unopened as of Thursday, while protests by citizens outraged over the botched administration of the vote persisted. Because the National Election Commission (NEC) failed to prepare an adequate number of

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07:17

'A graveyard for pollsters': Exit polls, surveys miss...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/04

This article is by Yeo Sung-kuk and read by an artificial voice. Major discrepancies between election forecasts and the final results of the June 3 local elections and National Assembly by-elections have sparked growing doubts about the accuracy of exit polls and pre-election surveys. Changing voting patterns, declining survey participation and methodological shortcomings all contributed to the misses. The result has been a growing debate over whether Korea's polling industry needs to

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07:21

'A graveyard for pollsters': Exit polls, surveys miss...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/04

Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Major discrepancies between election forecasts and the final results of the June 3 local elections and National Assembly by-elections have sparked growing doubts about the accuracy of exit polls and pre-election surveys. Changing voting patterns, declining survey participation and methodological shortcomings all contributed to the misses. The result has been a growing debate over whether Korea's polling industry needs to rethink how it

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04:31

With launch of SpaceX IPO, AI-related stock rally may...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/04

This article is by Park Yu-mi and read by an artificial voice.Elon Musk's space company, SpaceX, is set to make its Nasdaq debut on June 12. It's expected to become the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history and potentially reshape global equity markets — and the Korean bourse is no exception. SpaceX is expected to be valued between $1.75 trillion and $2 trillion, with the offering size projected at $75 billion to $80 billion, according to foreign media reports and industry

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04:35

With launch of SpaceX IPO, AI-related stock rally may...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/04

Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Elon Musk's space company, SpaceX, is set to make its Nasdaq debut on June 12. It's expected to become the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history and potentially reshape global equity markets — and the Korean bourse is no exception. SpaceX is expected to be valued between $1.75 trillion and $2 trillion, with the offering size projected at $75 billion to $80 billion, according to foreign media reports and industry estimates as of June

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07:45

Along Dulle Trail, travelers can see a thousand faces...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/06/03

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. GANGJIN, South Jeolla — The sea never really leaves you on the Korea Dulle Trail. One moment it emerges beyond dense pine trees, and the next it glimmers past wild tea fields, above temple rooftops and even along roadside paths, always finding its way into view. The 4,500-kilometer (2,800-mile) trail network connects the coastal edges of the Korean Peninsula, stretching along the east, west and south coasts as well as the

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