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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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04:11

Coupang has its head in the AI clouds with push to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Noh Yu-rim and read by an artificial voice. Coupang, the dominant player in Korea's e-commerce industry known for its signature Rocket Delivery service, is now making a full-fledged push into the AI cloud market. The move is reminiscent of Amazon's transformation from a mere e-commerce company into a global tech behemoth. Backed by its logistics and retail data infrastructure, Coupang aims to evolve into a comprehensive IT platform provider - though it still faces key

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03:40

Record-breaking rains cause fatalities as road, train...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Yim Seung-hye, Shin Min-hee, Yoon So-yeon and read by an artificial voice.Korea was battered by record-breaking rains on Thursday that flooded cities, collapsed roads, shut down schools and brought train networks to a halt, leaving at least two people dead and forcing the government to activate its highest-level emergency response. Seosan, a city in South Chungcheong, became the epicenter of the chaos after more than 438 millimeters (17.2 inches) of rain fell over just

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02:13

'Not even trying is the same as failing': Lotte chief...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Kim Kyung-mi and read by an artificial voice. Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin delivered a blunt message to his top brass during the group's biannual executive meeting: Anticipate change or risk irrelevance. "A fatal mistake in corporate management is ignoring a known problem, or failing to recognize one in the first place," Shin told senior executives at Lotte's biannual Value Creation Meeting (VCM), which runs through Friday at the group's human resources development

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01:06

Seventeen's Wonwoo releases self-written single...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Yoon So-yeon and read by an artificial voice. Wonwoo of boy band Seventeen released a surprise self-written single for his birthday on Thursday. Titled "Gogae," the calm ballad compares our lives to a gogae - meaning a small hill in Korean - that we must walk over, even if it's a little tough sometimes. The song, with its soft piano and string sounds, is meant to give listeners the energy and hope to get through each day, according to Wonwoo's agency Pledis

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03:10

Naver unveils generative AI tools to innovate content...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Hong Sang-ji and read by an artificial voice.On Wednesday, a virtual astronaut beamed onto the screen at Naver's Vision Stage, the centerpiece of the tech giant's cutting-edge content production studio inside its Seongnam headquarters, Naver 1784, in Gyeonggi. "Please say hello to everyone here," prompted Oh Han-gi, head of Naver's Realtime Engine Studio team, from the stage - then added with a grin, "Give them a finger heart, too." The astronaut, controlled in

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01:52

SHINee Onew's unique voice is 100 on full-length...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. SHINee's Onew, one of K-pop's most instantly recognizable vocalists, has released his first full-length album in over two years, bold yet unmistakably his own sound. "When I was younger, I didn't really like my voice because I couldn't imitate anyone," said Onew, during a press showcase for his second full-length album, "Percent," held in western Seoul on Tuesday. "But looking at it from a different perspective, I learned that

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05:33

Daunting challenges ahead for Samsung Electronics'...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Kim Su-min and read by an artificial voice. Korea's Supreme Court acquitted Lee Jae-yong, executive chairman of Samsung Electronics, in the final trial over alleged accounting fraud and stock manipulation tied to the 2015 merger of Samsung C&T and Cheil Industries, as well as the accounting practices of Samsung Biologics on Thursday. The ruling closes the book on more than eight years of courtroom battles that have dogged the heir to Korea's largest conglomerate since

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03:02

Taeguk Ladies claim first EAFF title, with a little...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Pih Ju-young and read by an artificial voice. The Korean women's football team sealed their first East Asian title in 20 years with a 2-0 win over Taiwan at Suwon World Cup Stadium, thanks to a confounding goals-based algorithm and a fortuitous result in the other match of the four-team group. Veteran striker Ji So-yun coolly buried a penalty in the 70th minute to break the deadlock, and Jang Sel-gi doubled the lead with a late strike in the 85th. With that, Korea's

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04:31

Actor Ahn Hyo-seop books big-screen breakout with...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. After 10 years in the industry, actor Ahn Hyo-seop is set to make his big-screen debut with the fantasy action film "Omniscient Reader." Having long dreamed of becoming a film actor, Ahn described the experience of seeing himself on the big screen as both "truly moving" and, at times, frankly, a bit "overwhelming." "I already thought the shots were pretty close-up, but seeing myself on such a huge screen was honestly

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04:31

Actor Ahn Hyo-seop books big-screen breakout with...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. After 10 years in the industry, actor Ahn Hyo-seop is set to make his big-screen debut with the fantasy action film "Omniscient Reader." Having long dreamed of becoming a film actor, Ahn described the experience of seeing himself on the big screen as both "truly moving" and, at times, frankly, a bit "overwhelming." "I already thought the shots were pretty close-up, but seeing myself on such a huge screen was honestly

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04:31

Actor Ahn Hyo-seop books big-screen breakout with...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. After 10 years in the industry, actor Ahn Hyo-seop is set to make his big-screen debut with the fantasy action film "Omniscient Reader." Having long dreamed of becoming a film actor, Ahn described the experience of seeing himself on the big screen as both "truly moving" and, at times, frankly, a bit "overwhelming." "I already thought the shots were pretty close-up, but seeing myself on such a huge screen was honestly

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03:00

Actor Song Joong-ki attends The Open Championship as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Sung Ho-jun and read by an artificial voice. Korean actor Song Joong-ki was thousands of miles from Seoul's spotlights, but he couldn't have looked more at home. The Korean actor, best known for hit dramas and red-carpet glamour, turned heads Wednesday at Royal Portrush Golf Club - not as a celebrity fan, but as an official ambassador for The R&A, the governing body behind The Open Championship. Song's visit came on the eve of the 153rd edition of golf's oldest major

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02:44

Korea to showcase economic might at APEC CEO Summit,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Kim Ki-hwan and read by an artificial voice. Chey Tae-won, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and of SK Group, declared Wednesday that Korea will use the upcoming APEC CEO Summit to spotlight the strength of its economy. "The APEC CEO Summit will be a platform to showcase Korea's economic potential," Chey said at the KCCI Summer Forum. "We will use this event to demonstrate Korea's capacity for innovation and sustainable growth." Prime Minister

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05:29

Korea faces new waters in pursuit of Japan, China in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Oh Sam-gwon and read by an artificial voice. Ammonia seems to be the new green breakthrough in next-generation carbon-neutral fuel, and Asian shipbuilders are rearing to take the lead in the burgeoning market. Japan, with its cargo tank technology, is focusing on ammonia carriers, while China, known for building vessels at lower costs, is concentrating on ammonia-powered ships. For Korea, where orders for its highly profitable liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers have

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04:02

AI chatbot Lee Luda popular for sounding natural,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

This article is by Kim Nam-young, Kim Seong-jin and read by an artificial voice.If an AI chatbot uses your chat history without consent, can you make it pay up? You can in Korea, for now. A district court has ordered a startup to pay damages to victims whose private messages were used without proper consent to train an AI chatbot, signaling that data privacy could become a critical fault line in the burgeoning AI sector. What happened? On June 12, the Seoul Eastern District Court's Civil

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05:32

Summer ready: Seoul's districts unveil creative...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. Korea hasn't even entered the hottest part of summer - or chobok, by the Korean calendar - yet. But stifling heat, now followed by intense rain, is already battering the country. As last week's temperatures circled 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit), 1,491 cases of heat-related illness and nine deaths have been reported as of Saturday, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Compared to the same

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07:39

From slaying hearts to slaying monsters, can Byeon...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Byeon Woo-seok, the star of tvN's "Lovely Runner" (2024), has signed on for a demanding new role as the lead in Netflix's "Solo Leveling," an adaptation of the hit web novel of the same name. The fantasy action web novel has already built a solid global fandom worldwide, and news of the adaptation has sparked both excitement and skepticism among fans of the original intellectual property (IP) - eager to see the beloved story

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03:34

Rain or shine: Sun umbrella use picks up among men...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. In summer, umbrellas could be seen as an Asian cultural quirk - a symbol of being overly sun shy - but amid Seoul's recent record-breaking heat, it might be wise to rethink the stigma. Sun umbrellas can reduce the apparent temperature by up to 10 degrees Celsius and the actual temperature by 7 degrees Celsius. It is also much more effective than a hat, reducing approximately 17 percent more sweat according to a study by Japan's

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02:20

The Giant Without a Name

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

Lee Woo YoungThe author is an HCMC distinguished professor at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study. The American mathematician Paul Halmos (1916-2006) once worked on a mathematical problem with a friend. The friend had only offered a few casual remarks, and Halmos eventually solved the problem himself. He believed the friend's input was too minimal to warrant coauthorship and published the paper under his own name. Years later, Halmos came to regret that decision. He realized that a

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04:17

Gold, crypto and dividends: Navigating asset value in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

Kim Kyung-rok The author is an adviser at Mirae Asset Global Investments Gold prices have surged in the past decade. A troy ounce that cost $1,200 10 years ago now trades around $3,300. Just a year ago, it was $2,300. Is gold expensive now - or still undervalued? Opinions vary. Some argue it's overpriced, while others expect further gains. But how do we judge whether gold is overvalued or undervalued? While valuation models exist, there is no definitive method to calculate gold's "fair

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