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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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05:05

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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03:55

Exclusive: Taylor plots high-tech cluster as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/26

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. The city government of Taylor, Texas, is gearing up to create an industrial cluster and data center around Samsung Electronics' $37 billion semiconductor plant, betting that the factory's scheduled completion in 2026 will turn the small town into a key Texas powerhouse. The initiative comes amid heightened expectations regarding the Samsung plant's growth potential, following its deal to supply Tesla as a major foundry

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05:45

Ailee's 'Golden' year has taken her from the altar to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/26

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. When veteran singer Ailee first heard "Golden," the standout track from Netflix's smash hit animation film "Kpop Demon Hunters," she knew she had to sing it herself - so did her fans, with one popular comment on her cover video calling her rendition "the shiniest 'Golden' of them all." "I only cover songs that I really like to sing," said the Korean American vocalist during an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily in western

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04:31

[단독] 테일러시, 삼성 반도체 공장 정문 앞에 고용단지 조성한다

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/26

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. 한국의 대표 영어신문, 코리아중앙데일리가 특종과 단독 인터뷰를 한글로 요약해 드립니다. 독자들의 많은 성원 바랍니다. 미국 텍사스 테일러시가 370억 달러 규모(약 52조원) 삼성전자 반도체 공장을 중심으로 산업 클러스터와 데이터센터 조성에 속도를 내고 있다. 2026년 준공 예정인 반도체 위탁생산(파운드리) 공장이 소도시 테일러를 텍사스 핵심 산업 거점으로 끌어올릴 것이라는 전망이다. 이런 결정은 최근 삼성전자가 테슬라와 파운드리 대형 계약을 체결하면서 공장 성장 잠재력에 대한 기대가 한층 높아진 가운데 나온 것이다. 캠퍼스 서쪽에서는 미국 데이터센터 운영사 블루프린트 데이터센터스가 10억 달러를 투자해 30MW(메가와트)급 시설을 짓고 있다. 테일러시 도시계획위원회가 지난 12일 공개한 문건에 따르면, 삼성 테일러 부지 인근 47.634 에이커(약

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04:44

Constitutional reform? First fix presidential pardons

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/26

The author is the editor of the investigative reporting bureau at the JoongAng Ilbo. In late 2003, two groups of Koreans - 163 legal experts and 250 members of the public - sat with surveys in hand, pondering four blunt questions. Were presidential pardons legitimate? Had they become a tool to free corrupt politicians and business figures? Did they undermine legal equality? Were they granted too frequently? The questions seemed almost insolent, challenging the president's power of

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02:36

Netflix’s 'KPop Demon Hunters' and the forgotten...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/26

The author is a playwright and director. The global success of Netflix's "KPop Demon Hunters" has stirred mixed emotions in Korea. The international acclaim is encouraging, but it also raises concern that foreign producers and platforms were the first to recognize and commercialize its potential. Many feel that others are seizing on the promise of Korean culture before Koreans themselves. This sense of ambivalence has a precedent in the history of giak - gigaku in Japanese - a Buddhist

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04:45

The role of 'productive finance' in an era of low...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/26

The author is a professor of economics at Dongguk University. The government has forecast economic growth of just 0.9 percent this year. The figure itself was striking enough to capture headlines. But another pressing issue - asset inequality - deserves equal attention. According to the 2024 Household Finance and Welfare Survey, the top 20 percent of households by income hold 45.8 percent of total assets. The bottom 20 percent account for only 6.3 percent. By net assets, the imbalance is

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03:23

Lee’s first U.S. summit sets the tone, but real test...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/26

President Lee Jae Myung passed his first major diplomatic test with relative success during a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. The lead-up to the meeting was unusually tense. Both the national security and presidential chiefs of staff accompanied Lee to Washington, an unprecedented show of caution. Concerns deepened when Trump posted an unexpected social media message just before the summit. Yet the two leaders appeared at ease throughout, projecting a

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