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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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02:31

Power without accountability: Korea’s political elite...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

The author is a columnist at the JoongAng Ilbo. As Korean pop culture continues to soar globally, the country's politics remain mired in public distrust. At the center of this disconnect is the political elite - a group whose privilege appears increasingly detached from public service. Sociologist Peter Turchin, in his book "The Collapse of Complex Societies" (2023 Korean edition), offers a definition of elites that resonates with Korea's current political climate. "Elites are not

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04:56

New science minister faces urgent tasks in AI,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

Oh Se-jung The author is a professor emeritus of physics and astronomy and a former president of Seoul National University. Bae Kyung-hoon was officially appointed Minister of Science and ICT on July 17, becoming the first Cabinet member confirmed under President Lee Jae Myung. His appointment came swiftly after the National Assembly adopted his confirmation report without significant opposition. Concerns have been raised in the scientific community regarding the concentration of expertise

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02:47

U.S. postpones trade talks with Korea without notice,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

The United States abruptly postponed a planned Korea-U.S. "2+2" trade dialogue scheduled for Friday in Washington, a move that has thrown bilateral tariff negotiations into uncertainty. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol, who was set to depart for the talks, received an email just an hour before his flight from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's office, citing an "urgent scheduling conflict." Koo turned back at Incheon International Airport. The meeting had been

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01:17

Webtoon adaptations draw audiences back to theaters

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

This article is by Shin Min-hee and read by an artificial voice. Films based on popular webtoons are drawing audiences back to theaters as they dominate the box office. "Omniscient Reader," based on the web novel of the same name by writer singNsong, topped the Korean box office the day of its release on Wednesday with over 120,000 moviegoers, according to the Korea Box Office Information System. "Omniscient Reader" follows office worker Kim Dok-ja, portrayed by actor Ahn Hyo-seop, whose

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03:00

Huh Mi-mi defends Universiade title, winning gold at...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

This article is by Pih Ju-young and read by an artificial voice. Huh Mi-mi successfully defended her Universiade title on Wednesday, dominating Hungary's Rozsa Gyertyas in the women's 57-kilogram final to take gold at the 2025 FISU World University Games in Essen, Germany. The 22-year-old - a Japan-born Korean national - won by ippon with a clean seoi-nage throw after scoring earlier with osaekomi-waza (grappling). She looked in control throughout the bout and easily handled her opponent,

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03:08

Over 40% of eligible Koreans apply for consumption...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

This article is by Cho Mun-gyu and read by an artificial voice. More than 40 percent of eligible Koreans applied for the first round of the government's consumption coupon program in just three days, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on Thursday. As of midnight Wednesday, a total of 21,486,247 people had submitted applications for the coupon since the program opened on Monday. That includes 7.2 million on the first day, 7.31 million on the second and 6.98 million on the

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04:14

South Korean spy agency suspends loudspeaker...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

This article is by Chung Yeong-gyo and read by an artificial voice. South Korea's spy agency, the National Intelligence Service (NIS), recently suspended its loudspeaker broadcasts toward North Korea, a move a senior official on Wednesday says reflects a shift in the strategic landscape and comes in response to Pyongyang's earlier halt of its own propaganda efforts. The official said the decision was based on the assessment that, given the stark disparity in national capabilities,

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03:56

Former prime minister's home raided in martial law...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

This article is by Suk Gyeong-min and read by an artificial voice. The team investigating former President Yoon Suk Yeol's Dec. 3 martial law declaration raided the home of former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Thursday, marking the first time he has been subject to compulsory investigation related to the case. Investigators from the special counsel team, led by Cho Eun-seok, executed search warrants at Han's residence in Jongno District, central Seoul, and the official prime minister's

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03:20

'We're terrified': Sinkhole triggers panicked hotel...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

This article is by Jun Yul and read by an artificial voice. A gaping sinkhole opened beneath a construction site in eastern Seoul on Wednesday evening, tilting a nearby building and forcing dozens of residents to flee - the latest in a wave of ground collapses rattling cities across Korea amid record summer rains. A massive ground collapse occurred at a construction site in Imun 2-dong, Dongdaemun District, eastern Seoul, on Wednesday around 7:35 p.m., where a multiuse government building

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05:09

Korea thrown into disarray as U.S. cancels tariff talks

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

This article is by Kang Tae-hwa and read by an artificial voice. WASHINGTON - Just two days before a high-level "2+2" economic and trade dialogue, the United States abruptly canceled the meeting, throwing Korea's negotiation strategy into disarray with the Aug. 1 tariff deadline looming. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pulled out of the scheduled Friday meeting, citing "urgent circumstances," but offered no details - nor a new date - prompting speculation in Seoul that Washington may

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07:06

AI, food security on the agenda as Incheon gears up...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. Thousands of officials from across the Asia-Pacific are set to gather in Korea's port city of Incheon this month for high-level discussions on pressing regional issues, including artificial intelligence and food security, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit this fall. The upcoming Third Senior Officials' Meeting, or SOM3, will serve as a critical milestone leading up to the APEC Economic Leaders'

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02:00

Former President Yoon absent for third time in court,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

This article is by Cho Mun-gyu and read by an artificial voice. Former President Yoon Suk Yeol did not appear in his third successive court session in the trial over charges of leading an insurrection on Thursday, prompting prosecutors to request a warrant to compel Yoon's appearance in court. The special prosecution team, led by Cho Eun-seok, submitted the request during the 12th hearing in the case, held at 10:15 a.m. on Thursday at the Seoul Central District Court in southern

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04:52

How HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk went from K-pop visionary to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

This article is by Park Eun-jee and read by an artificial voice. [EXPLAINER] Bang Si-hyuk, the creative force behind BTS and chairman of K-pop powerhouse HYBE, is widely considered a trailblazer in the industry - but now, he is the focus of a criminal probe. The police raided the headquarters of HYBE on Thursday after financial regulators concluded that he reaped "unfair gains" estimated at 200 billion won ($146 million) from the listing of HYBE. The case has drawn intense nationwide

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03:45

SK hynix runs China plants despite U.S.-China tensions

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. SK hynix said on Thursday that it will continue operating its China facilities to support growing demand for legacy DRAM amid geopolitical tensions, after posting record-high quarterly earnings fueled by global demand for high bandwidth memory (HBM). The reaffirmation followed rising caution among domestic analysts that the utility of China-based plants may diminish due to the recent tightening of U.S. semiconductor export

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03:43

As small businesses tumble, gov't pushes to end...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

This article is by Hwang Soo-yeon and read by an artificial voice. The government is pushing a plan to allow struggling franchise owners to terminate contracts without paying penalties, describing it as a step toward restoring the everyday economy. But critics warn it could lead to increased risk exposure by facilitating indiscriminate closures without sufficient self-help efforts. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said Wednesday that Chairman Han Ki-jeong had briefed President Lee Jae Myung

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03:48

Ambassador anxiety continues to mount as Korea awaits...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/24

This article is by Wi Moon-hee and read by an artificial voice. Amid a growing pattern of politically connected ambassadorial picks under U.S. President Donald Trump's second term, Korea is still waiting for a nominee to fill the vacant post of U.S. ambassador - an absence that has drawn concern as diplomatic challenges mount between the two allies. At a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on July 9, an exchange between Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Anjani Sinha, nominee for U.S

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05:06

Slicing through air at 0.144: Hyundai builds the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/23

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. HWASEONG, Gyeonggi - A white sedan, not so different from Hyundai Motor's Ioniq 6, sits stationary as six streams of wind hit it at 140 kilometers per hour (87 miles per hour). Here it is, a car holding the record for the lowest drag coefficient in the world. It might all sound a bit too technical, but drag coefficient is one of the crucial factors in the era of EV as it is a direct contributor to how far an EV can go on a

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07:29

What to know on where to go: Seoul's public pools...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/23

This article is by Baek Jong-hyun and read by an artificial voice. Think you know summer in Seoul? Think again. Along the Han River, a string of once-overlooked public pools has transformed into one of the city's hottest urban escapes - mixing playful design, skyline views, art installations, and even a touch of nightlife, all for just a few thousand won. Last year, around 310,000 people visited the city-run pools. This year, with upgraded amenities and the rollout of night swimming at all

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05:26

Anticorruption chief says APEC meeting offers...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/23

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. [INTERVIEW] The head of Korea's Anti-corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) says an upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) high-level dialogue in Incheon could serve as a "turning point" for international cooperation in combating corruption. "The upcoming event is the first high-level dialogue on anticorruption in APEC's history,"ACRC Chairperson Ryu Chul-whan told the Korea JoongAng Daily in a written

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04:44

A contradiction at the heart of the Lee...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/23

The author is a senior editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. Chey Tae-won, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, recently described the state of Korean manufacturing as having "lost a decade." But it's not just manufacturing. The past 10 years - spanning the Park Geun-hye, Moon Jae-in and Yoon Suk Yeol administrations - have been marked by political paralysis, populist policies like income-led growth and a lack of forward-looking industrial strategy. While Korea stalled,

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