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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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07:03

[단독] 美 관세 전쟁의 승자? K배터리, 중국 밀어내고 대미 수출 1300% 급증 '역대 최대'

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/13

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. 한국의 대표 영어신문, 코리아중앙데일리가 특종과 단독 인터뷰를 한글로 요약해 드립니다. 독자들의 많은 성원 바랍니다. 올해 상반기 미국의 한국산 전기차용 배터리 수입액이 전년 대비 1,300% 이상 급증하며 역대 최대 규모를 갈아치웠다. 계속되는 트럼프 정부의 대중국 고율 관세 정책이 LG에너지솔루션·삼성SDI·SK온 등 국내 배터리 3사의 북미 시장 입지 확대에 새로운 기회를 열어줄 것이란 기대감이 커지고 있다. 12일 코리아중앙데일리가 미국 워싱턴의 싱크탱크 애틀랜틱 카운슬(Atlantic Council)으로부터 제공받은 미국 인구조사국(U.S. Census Bureau) 데이터를 분석한 결과, 올 1~6월 한국의 전기차용 리튬이온 배터리의 대미 수출액은 2억3450만 달러로, 지난해 같은 기간(1650만달러)보다 1320% 급증했다. 이는 역대 최대

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02:47

China’s ‘Eye of Heaven’ and the power of scientific...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/13

The author is a principal researcher at the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute.In the limestone mountains of Guizhou Province in southwest China, millions of years of rainfall dissolved the rock to create a basin 1,000 meters (3,281 feet) above sea level. In one of these basins, China built the world's largest radio telescope - the 500-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST. In Chinese, it is called "Tianyan," meaning "Eye of Heaven," a name given by novelist Wang Meng. A

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02:59

Funding questions loom over Lee administration’s...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/13

The Presidential Commission on Policy Planning unveiled the Lee Jae Myung administration's five-year policy blueprint on Wednesday, 70 days after taking office without a transition team due to an early election. Against the backdrop of political turbulence, including martial law and impeachment proceedings, the administration has pledged to reflect public opinion in daily governance, pursue unity and dismantle unfair privileges, with a practical and results-driven approach to improving

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05:26

Exclusive: U.S. EV battery imports from Korea top...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/13

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. The United States imported a record volume of EV batteries from Korea in the first six months of the year, marking a quadruple-digit on-year surge, as it seeks to reduce reliance on China amid ongoing tariff rows. Korea's exports of lithium-ion batteries for EVs to the United States posted a record high of $234.5 million from January to June, a 1,320 percent spike from the same period of last year, according a Korea JoongAng

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04:23

President Lee lays out policy tasks for next five years

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/13

This article is by Jeong Jae-hong, Lim Jeong-won and read by an artificial voice. President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday laid out a sweeping five-year policy agenda, detailing 123 national tasks ranging from constitutional reform to industrial growth and market fairness. The announcement came 70 days after he took office without a transition committee following an early presidential election. The State Affairs Planning Committee presented the plan at the Blue House's State Guest House,

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10:00

The alliance, trade and national interest: What's at...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/13

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. [EXPLAINER] South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump are set to sit for their first summit in Washington on Aug. 25, which could be a defining moment that reshapes the future of the alliance amid rising U.S.-China rivalry and geopolitical security risks and Trump's transactional view that Seoul must continually prove its value. The intertwined nature of trade and security was showcased through

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03:04

A Netflix docuseries could change Korea — if the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/13

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. On the way to a news conference for his upcoming Netflix production, Jo Seong-hyeon still wasn't totally sure if the docuseries would actually be released. It's not the first time he's felt this way. On July 29, The Christian Gospel Mission - better known as JMS, and widely believed to be a cult - filed with the Seoul Western District Court to stop the upcoming two-year project, "The Echoes of Survivors: Inside Korea's

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03:34

Eli Lilly's Mounjaro to land in Korea, setting off...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/13

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] Eli Lilly's cut-price Mounjaro lands in Korea next week, ending Novo Nordisk's domestic monopoly and igniting a price war in the weight loss drug market. In the face of Mounjaro's debut, Wegovy is rolling out its first-ever tiered pricing in Korea, offering the steepest cuts on its lowest dosages. An Eli Lilly Korea spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that prescriptions will be available for both the 2.5-milligram

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02:57

18 hours of work, 2 days off a year: North's laborers...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/13

This article is by Kim Ji-hye and read by an artificial voice. North Korean workers dispatched to Russia to earn money to help finance the Kim Jong-un regime are being subjected to harsh surveillance, control and what defectors describe as "slave-like" conditions, according to a BBC report on Tuesday. Citing testimonies from six defectors, the BBC said North Korean laborers at Russian high-rise apartment construction sites and other locations often work 18-hour days, from 6 a.m. until 2

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04:39

Not just high notes: 'KPop Demon Hunters' No. 1 hit...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/13

This article is by Choi Hye-ri and read by an artificial voice. It went up, up, up to see its moment - the original song "Golden" from Netflix's biggest hit of 2025, "KPop Demon Hunters," topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the week of Aug. 16, signaling the beginning of a new chapter for Hallyu, also known as the Korean Wave, in the global content market. "Golden" climbed up one spot from the previous week's No. 2 ranking on the singles chart, dethroning Alex Warren's

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02:31

Gov't, Korea's three telecom giants join hands to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/13

This article is by Kim Nam-young and read by an artificial voice. The government and Korea's three major telecommunications companies are partnering up to expand domestic investment in AI, with over 280 billion won ($202 million) of investment promised by the three companies in AI. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced a joint event with the heads of domestic telcos at the Westin Josun Hotel in central Seoul to announce joint investment plans and a commitment to collaborate on AI

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04:47

Suspected benefactors get talkative as probe into...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/12

This article is by Lee Chan-kyu, Jeon Min-goo, Yang Su-min and read by an artificial voice. As Special Counsel Min Joong-ki's team expands its probe into whether ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee accepted high-end goods, key benefactors - including Lee Bong-kwan, chairman of Seohee Construction, as well as a former head of a robot dog company surnamed Seo - have begun confessing to providing them. The inquiry has revived a scandal that first surfaced during former president Yoon Suk Yeol's

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07:07

Elite STEM students ditch engineering for medicine's...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/12

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. Going against the trend among his tech-savvy peers, Bae Jang-ho, a 29-year-old Ph.D. student, has been set on engineering since his high school days. "I never considered going to medical school," he says, noting that his passion for engineering endured despite excelling in math throughout high school - grades that in Korea typically propel students toward medicine. Today, Bae's case is considered an outlier in Korea, as many

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04:20

G-Dragon, Ahn Sung-jae, Ha Jung-woo: Star-endorsed...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/12

This article is by Lim Sun-young and read by an artificial voice. Convenience stores in Korea are ramping up their "celebrity alcohol" offerings to attract younger consumers who value novelty and variety in drinking, with collaborations driving rapid sales despite concerns over higher prices, limited celebrity involvement and quality control. A 20-something office worker in Seoul surnamed Seo says she has been hooked on buying and tasting alcohol offerings by celebrities lately. "Drinks

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02:29

Why do lion statues have curly, perm-like manes?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/12

The author is a professor of marketing and public relations at Sogang University. When you pass statues of lions on the street, you may notice their manes spiral in perfect, almost permed curls. In many historical palaces and temples, the heads of lion sculptures often resemble a bowl of curly noodles. As a child, I thought lions looked like that - until I saw them on television or in a documentary and realized that their hairstyles didn't match reality. The answer didn't come from my

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04:12

For friends, everything; for enemies, the law

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/12

The author is the editor-in-chief at the JoongAng Sunday. A phrase from a figure who lived on the other side of the globe resonates strongly today: "For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law." It encapsulates political patronage - treating supporters as the only true citizens and granting them tangible and intangible rewards, while ignoring or punishing opponents. Law itself becomes a tool, applied selectively. In early 20th-century Peru, authoritarian ruler Oscar R. Benavides

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02:46

First Korea-U.S. summit of the new administration to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/12

President Lee Jae Myung will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 25, 82 days after taking office. The presidential office announced on Aug. 12 that Lee will visit the United States from Aug. 24 to 26 at Trump's invitation. The road to the new administration's first South Korea-U.S. summit was not smooth. An initial meeting planned for the Group of 7 summit in Canada in June was canceled when Trump abruptly returned to Washington, citing instability in the Middle East

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03:11

Korea's presidential office launches own sign...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/12

This article is by Sarah Kim and read by an artificial voice. Viewers of K-drama series may be familiar with the Netflix romance thriller "When the Phone Rings" (2024), featuring a sign language interpreter who works for the presidential office. While based on a web novel, with a suspense-driven premise seemingly far from reality, the series highlights the importance of communication. Actor Chae Soo-bin stars as Hong Hee-joo, a woman living with selective mutism, who undergoes a highly

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03:22

Racers drive to keep the sport alive in Korea at...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/12

This article is by Song Ji-hoon and read by an artificial voice. The Inje Speedium circuit in Gangwon blazed with color Saturday night as the Superrace Championship's signature night race - the Toyota Gazoo Racing 6000 Class - roared to life. Stock cars powered by a 6.2-liter V8 with a body modeled after the Toyota GR Supra sat in formation on the grid like predators ready to strike. Engines rumbled. Exhaust notes echoed. At the green light, they surged forward as a wave, the sound of

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04:40

Gov't mulls up to 10 billion won fines for serious...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/08/12

This article is by Kim Yeon-joo, Yang Su-min and read by an artificial voice. The government and ruling party are pushing a plan to impose extremely high fines on companies responsible for serious industrial accidents, following President Lee Jae Myung's declaration of a "war on serious accidents" and his call for strong measures such as punitive damages. Other measures under review by multiple ministries include tighter restrictions on public tenders, stricter suspension-of-business

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