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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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04:14

Good education is built by parents and teachers together

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/10

The author is president of the Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations A shocking incident occurred recently at a middle school in Gyeonggi. A student, dissatisfied with the way a class was being conducted struck a teacher with a baseball bat, breaking his ribs. At an elementary school in Busan, another student pulled a teacher's hair when she tried to break up a fight between classmates. In such cases, punishing the student is not enough. Education at home must complement discipline

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04:27

A special tribunal on insurrection risks shaking the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/10

The author is a professor of sociology at Seoul National University. The 2017 election that brought Moon Jae-in to power already showed troubling signs during the campaign. Moon pledged to make "eradicating deep-rooted evils" his top priority. The choice of words was puzzling. The very phrase had been used earlier by Park Geun-hye, the impeached former president, during the Sewol ferry tragedy, when she sought to deflect responsibility by blaming the disaster on long-standing ills. Why

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02:58

100 Days of the Lee administration: Time for results...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/10

President Lee Jae Myung marks his 100th day in office. Elected in a snap vote after the Dec. 3 martial law crisis and the impeachment that followed, he moved quickly. With no transition committee, he took office the day after the election, worked to normalize an emergency state, and set out to steady a battered economy. His first executive order launched an emergency economic task force, and the government issued nationwide shopping coupons to spur consumption. The toughest early test was

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03:09

Flight to repatriate Koreans detained in Georgia...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/10

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. A flight chartered by the Korean government to repatriate hundreds of Korean nationals detained in an immigration raid on a battery plant in Georgia has been delayed, Seoul's Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday. The ministry said the flight, scheduled to depart from Georgia at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, would not leave on time "due to circumstances on the U.S. side." No new timetable had been provided as of the newspaper's press

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02:50

OpenAI may open data center in Korea

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/10

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. OpenAI said it may establish a data center in Korea as the ChatGPT maker formally launched its Korean entity on Wednesday. At a press event in eastern Seoul, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Jason Kwon pointed to opportunities for local collaboration, including potential ties with Samsung and SK, as part of OpenAI Korea's launch. "I think there are many ways we can partner when it comes to building compute," Kwon said. "At the

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03:14

Georgia raid costs Korean firms millions as work...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/10

This article is by Jeong Jae-hong and read by an artificial voice. A sweeping immigration crackdown at the LG Energy Solution-Hyundai Motor joint battery plant in Georgia has brought the U.S. factory construction projects of other Korean battery makers to a virtual halt, triggering mounting concerns across the industry. With over 300 Korean workers detained on suspicion of visa violations on Sept. 4, companies are now grappling with delays, revenue loss, increased financial burdens and

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03:23

K-pop system a 'North Star' for global industry,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/10

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. K-pop, despite the "K" in its name, has long outgrown its local roots to become a global production network - one so efficient that it can churn out a complete song in a single day. And that hyper-structured system could serve as a "North Star," says Ghazi Shami, a U.S. industry mogul who founded Empire Distribution. "Things that come out of Korea tend to be very exceptional," said Shami in his keynote remarks during MU:CON,

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02:51

OpenAI launches Korean office with hint at local data...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/10

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. OpenAI said it may establish a data center in Korea as the ChatGPT maker formally launched its Korean entity on Wednesday. At a press event in eastern Seoul, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Jason Kwon pointed to opportunities for local collaboration, including potential ties with Samsung and SK, as part of OpenAI Korea's launch. "I think there are many ways we can partner when it comes to building compute," Kwon said. "At the

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04:27

What is techno music? For these DJs, a religion and...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/10

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. It was meant to be a carefree Saturday night, but I found myself staring at my phone in the middle of a crowd packed inside Sejong Center's underground Sejong S Theater in central Seoul, caught up in an untimely work discussion that was going nowhere. Then the DJ dropped a pulse of beats into a slowly but surely building techno set, and suddenly the sight of people swaying from side to side, eyes either closed or fixed on the

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04:27

Solo diners are on the rise, but restaurants still...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/09

This article is by Lim Sun-young and read by an artificial voice. In Seoul, office worker Park Sang-eon still gets turned away when he tries to eat alone. At one restaurant, he had no choice but to order two meals just for himself. "I've had awkward experiences several times, from Korean restaurants to barbecue places," he said. A university student surnamed Gu recalled a similar moment. "I was turned away at a kimchi stew place and ended up buying ramyeon at a convenience store," Gu

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02:28

Do Not Cry, Shim Cheong

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/09

The author is a playwright and director. I remember bursting into tears while reading "Simcheongga," a classic pansori (traditional Korean musical) tale. It was the moment when Lady Kwak gives birth to Shim Cheong and dies. I had not realized I carried so much grief inside. Sitting in a crowded cafe, I could not hold back the sobs. When the tears subsided, I wondered if many had turned to "Simcheongga" in the same way, using the story as a vessel for their sorrow. A classic can serve as an

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04:19

A dilemma for both Trump and Korea

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/09

The author is the editor-in-chief of JoongAng Sunday. The recent crackdown on undocumented workers at the Hyundai Motor-LG Energy Solution joint battery plant in Georgia came as a surprise to many. Some in Korea view it as an unfair response to large-scale investment. But was it truly unexpected? Warning signs were visible. In October last year, the Korea Daily reported that Korean travelers arriving at Atlanta airport under the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) were being

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02:52

Repatriation of detained workers does not end the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/09

More than 300 Korean nationals detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Hyundai Motor Group-LG Energy Solution joint battery plant construction site in Georgia are expected to return home on a chartered flight as early as Thursday, one week after the arrests. The safe repatriation of citizens following swift coordination between Seoul and Washington is welcome. But images of Korean workers in chains, taken to harsh detention centers while building a factory in the

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04:26

How 'KPop Demon Hunters' showcases Seoul's global...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/09

This article is by Kim Min-wook and read by an artificial voice. When Netflix's monster hit "KPop Demon Hunters" turned Seoul's rooftops and neon streets into a supernatural battleground, the city itself stole the spotlight. From hanok (traditional Korean house) eaves framing N Seoul Tower's night glow to action sequences in the touristy neighborhood of Myeong-dong, central Seoul, Korea's capital got the kind of cinematic treatment usually reserved for Rome or Paris. For example, instead

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05:59

President calls U.S. detention of Koreans an 'unjust...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/09

This article is by Park Hyun-ju, Shim Seok-yong and read by an artificial voice. President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday expressed "a deep sense of responsibility" for the detention of more than 300 Korean workers in Georgia, stating that such an "unjust infringement" on Korean nationals and businesses must never recur. The government plans to dispatch a charter flight as early as Wednesday to repatriate all detained Korean nationals under a "voluntary departure" arrangement. Speaking during a

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02:12

FSS employees wear black to protest gov't plan to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/09

This article is by Shin Hye-yeon and read by an artificial voice. Hundreds of employees at the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) wore black to work on Tuesday to protest the government's plan to restructure financial oversight agencies. Around 700 staff members - roughly 30 percent of the work force - gathered in the lobby of the FSS headquarters in Yeouido, western Seoul, holding placards denouncing the separation of the Financial Consumers Protection Agency (FCPA) from the FSS and the

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03:09

Chinese national arrested for illegal entry attempt...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/09

This article is by Choi Choong-il and read by an artificial voice. JEJU - A Chinese national was arrested in Jeju for allegedly attempting to illegally enter Korea by sea after a rubber boat was discovered on the island's western coast, police said on Tuesday. Authorities from the Jeju Seobu Police Precinct detained the individual at a motel in Seogwipo at around 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The person is under investigation for violating the Immigration Control Act. "I entered Korea illegally to

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02:23

HD Hyundai shows off AI, latest carriers at Gastech 2025

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/09

This article is by Lim Jeong-won and read by an artificial voice. HD Hyundai is presenting a range of environmentally friendly and AI-powered ship technologies at Gastech 2025, the world's largest gas exhibition, which opened in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday. The four-day event brings together more than 1,000 companies and is expected to draw over 50,000 visitors. Six HD Hyundai affiliates, including HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, HD Hyundai Mipo, HD

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03:38

Hyundai unveils concept EV THREE in Munich. Could it...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/09

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. MUNICH - Hyundai Motor has torn the wrapping off a new concept car named THREE at the IAA Mobility 2025 event on Tuesday. The car hints at potentially becoming the Ioniq 3 and specifically targets European consumers. Set to become the most compact vehicle in Hyundai's Ioniq EV range, the model is expected to launch in 2026 and will sit beneath the high-performance SUV, Ioniq 5. The hatchback-style design features a vertical

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01:52

LG Chem cathode material plant becomes IRA compliant...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/09/09

This article is by Choi Sun-eul and read by an artificial voice. LG Chem announced Tuesday that Toyota Tsusho, part of Japan's Toyota Group, has acquired a 25 percent stake in its Gumi cathode material plant, becoming the second-largest shareholder as the two companies join forces to expand their presence in the global cathode material market. The new ownership structure allocates 51 percent to LG Chem and 25 percent to Toyota Tsusho, while China's Huayou Cobalt's stake has been reduced

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