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Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea

Newsroom of the Korea JoongAng Daily

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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03:02

President Lee vows to designate flood-ridden...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/21

This article is by Sarah Kim and read by an artificial voice. At a welfare center in Sancheong-eup, the headquarters of the support center for rain damage relief, Lee received briefings on the situation from Interior Minister Yun Ho-jung and South Gyeongsang Gov. Park Wan-soo. He later met with individuals impacted by the extreme weather. While visiting the site of heavy rain damage, Lee said that the most immediate priority is to rescue impacted residents, followed by recovery and

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04:09

Samsung, LG and others turn back time with retro...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/21

This article is by Kim Su-min and read by an artificial voice. In Korea's fast-moving tech world, legacy brands are turning back the clock - reviving vintage appliances, restoring founder philosophies and even recreating voices with AI - as companies like LG, Hyundai and SK use heritage marketing to strengthen identity and forge deeper emotional ties with consumers. One eye-catching item in particular that had shoppers often pause was Shinil's retro tabletop fan at Electro Mart in

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00:55

Jeon Somi to release 2nd EP 'Chaotic & Confused' on...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/21

This article is by Yoon So-yeon and read by an artificial voice. Singer Jeon Somi will release her second EP "Chaotic & Confused" on Aug. 11, her agency The Black Label said Monday. The new album comes two years after her first solo EP "Game Plan" was released in August 2023. "With 'Chaotic & Confused,' Jeon Somi will continue her unique and novel attempts to show a new side of herself," the agency said. Jeon released a single titled "Extra" on July 7, her first new music in almost a year

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03:59

Monsta X lights up Seoul with roof-raising 10-year...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/21

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. Boy band Monsta X celebrated its decade-long journey with a roof-raising performance in Seoul that drew 29,000 fans, boldly declaring the beginning of "a new brand." Monsta X brought the audience to their feet immediately with "Beastmode" (2020), "Trespass" (2015) and "Follow" (2019). The presence of a live band, a longtime fan request, amplified Monsta X's signature high-energy stage for the first time. The intensity of the

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02:18

Kakao to separate shipping fees from Gift prices...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/21

This article is by Ahn Hyo-seong and read by an artificial voice. Kakao will soon list shipping fees on its popular KakaoTalk Gift service, breaking from its longstanding policy of offering "free shipping" - a system regulators say unfairly padded the platform's profits while hitting retailers with inflated commission fees. The shift comes as part of a corrective agreement with Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC), which last week finalized a remedial proposal resolving allegations that

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01:53

Korean consortium wins bid for operation of two major...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/21

This article is by Park Young-woo and read by an artificial voice. Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) has clinched the top spot in a high-profile bid to operate two of Montenegro's major airports, marking a significant push in its global expansion strategy, the IIAC announced Monday. The 30-year public-private partnership deal will give the Korean consortium, led by the IIAC and the Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (KIND), control over Podgorica

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03:21

Ever wanted to chat with Lee Byung-hun? With Naver's...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/21

This article is by Kang Kwang-woo and read by an artificial voice. Imagine chatting about your day with actor Lee Byung-hun - or at least, an AI that sounds like him. In aging Japan, where more older people live alone than ever before, Korean tech giant Naver is betting that friendly digital voices can ease loneliness, cut caregiving costs and become a new pillar of social welfare. Inside Naver's exhibition hall at the "Festival Station" of the 2025 World Expo on Yumeshima Island, Osaka,

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05:59

North Jeolla mulls stipends to Donghak revolt...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/21

This article is by Kim Jun-hee and read by an artificial voice. North Jeolla announced in June that it is considering paying stipends to the descendants of participants in the 1894 Donghak Peasant Revolution, starting next year. The province is reviewing whether to offer 100,000 won ($73) per month or between 300,000 and 500,000 won annually. The initiative follows amendments to a provincial ordinance made last September that support commemorative projects for the Donghak Peasant

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03:59

Monsta X lights up Seoul with roof-raising 10-year...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/21

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. Boy band Monsta X celebrated its decade-long journey with a roof-raising performance in Seoul that drew 29,000 fans, boldly declaring the beginning of "a new brand." Monsta X brought the audience to their feet immediately with "Beastmode" (2020), "Trespass" (2015) and "Follow" (2019). The presence of a live band, a longtime fan request, amplified Monsta X's signature high-energy stage for the first time. The intensity of the

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03:55

LS Electric scales up Vietnamese plant to tap into...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/21

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. BAC NINH, Vietnam - Hundreds of towering power systems, each taller than a human, stand in neat rows across the shop floor, marked with signs indicating their destinations - traveling across continents to Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. The operation at LS Electric's plant on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam, runs with quiet precision: Workers in green helmets handle assembly, those in yellow inspect the finished units and

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05:21

No rest for 'Wicked': International cast turns up...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/21

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. [REVIEW] "Wicked" the musical has been around for over 20 years, and its original material, the book by Gregory Maguire, for 30. But with Hollywood's star-studded boost, the decades-old antihero witch tale currently sits at the height of its most significant cultural moment - and the hype is expected to continue throughout this year, as the sequel movie, "Wicked: For Good," is set for release in November. Amid this backdrop, the

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04:59

For Hong Seok-cheon, love has been the answer since...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/20

This article is by Chun Su-jin and read by an artificial voice. A quarter-century after becoming Korea's first openly gay celebrity, Hong Seok-cheon still believes love is the answer. In a recent interview at his office in Itaewon, central Seoul, the 54-year-old actor and comedian jotted down those very words - "Love is the answer" - on a whiteboard when the photographer asked to capture him writing something. Fittingly, he was wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a stylized Chinese character

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02:42

Rock and refuge: Finland’s Temppeliaukio Church...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/20

The author is an architect and professor emeritus at Korea National University of Arts. In Helsinki's Toolo district, a church carved directly into granite has become one of Finland's most visited landmarks. Temppeliaukio Church, also known as the "Rock Church," was dedicated in 1969 after decades of delay due to World War II. Its bold design combines Lutheran tradition with a distinctly Nordic reverence for nature and minimalist aesthetics. Plans for a parish church in Toolo date back to

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05:00

President Lee must go all-In on AI to build a...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/20

The author is the senior columnist at the JoongAng Ilbo. Here's a quiz: when was the following poem written? "I imagine a cybernetic meadow where mammals and computers live together in mutually programming harmony. I imagine a cybernetic forest filled with pine trees and electronics where deer stroll peacefully past computers. I imagine a cybernetic ecology where we are free of our labors and joined back to nature, returned to our mammal brothers and sisters, watched over by machines of

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03:07

Monster rain becomes the summer norm

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/20

Fourteen people were confirmed dead and 12 missing as of Sunday following last week's torrential rains. With search and recovery operations still underway, the number of casualties may rise. Although no typhoon made landfall, the rainfall reached record-breaking levels. On July 17, Gwangju saw 426.4 millimeters (16.8 inches) of rain in a single day, submerging parts of the city. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said it was the highest single-day rainfall recorded in the region

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03:55

National security adviser heads to U.S., sparking...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/20

This article is by Yoon Sung-min, Park Hyun-ju And Kim Yeon-joo and read by an artificial voice. Korean National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac departed for Washington on Sunday, just 12 days ahead of the U.S.-imposed deadline of Aug. 1 for finalizing a deal over tariffs proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Senior presidential aide Woo Sang-ho told reporters the same day that Wi intends to meet with U.S. officials through "various channels" and would report back to President Lee Jae

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09:14

Adoptees left with mixed feelings, unanswered...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/20

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. For decades, thousands of Korean children were sent abroad for adoption, their lives determined by private agencies operating with minimal oversight and often incomplete documentation. One of those children was John Quick, now a 42-year-old restaurant owner in Seoul, who was adopted just six months old by an American family in 1983. More than four decades later, the truth of his origins remains elusive. "The adoption papers I

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03:17

Olive Young and Musinsa go offline in global expansion

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/20

This article is by Kim Kyung-mi and read by an artificial voice. CJ Olive Young and Musinsa, two of Korea's leading lifestyle and fashion giants, are moving beyond digital borders and opening brick-and-mortar stores overseas, betting that online-to-offline (O2O) strategies will secure their place in the global market. With Korean pop culture, beauty and fashion drawing fans worldwide, both companies are racing to capitalize on K-wave momentum by planting physical flags in key shopping

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08:00

[WHY] Popular pups: Why Koreans like certain tiny dog...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/18

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice.There are select dog breeds that are popular in the K-pop scene. Girls' Generation's Taeyeon has a Poodle, EXO's Sehun owns a Bichon Frise, Seventeen's S.Coups has a Coton de Tulear and Blackpink's Jennie has a Pomeranian. What do they have in common? They're all small purebreds. This celebrity preference reflects a broader national trend. At one pet store in Songpa District, southern Seoul, all the puppies for sale were small

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08:00

[WHY] Popular pups: Why Koreans like certain tiny dog...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/18

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. There are select dog breeds that are popular in the K-pop scene. Girls' Generation's Taeyeon has a Poodle, EXO's Sehun owns a Bichon Frise, Seventeen's S.Coups has a Coton de Tulear and Blackpink's Jennie has a Pomeranian. What do they have in common? They're all small purebreds. This celebrity preference reflects a broader national trend. At one pet store in Songpa District, southern Seoul, all the puppies for sale were small

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