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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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04:26

Korea sees worst hiring slump for full-time job...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/14

This article is by Kim Min-joong and read by an artificial voice. The number of job openings per job-seeker in June hit its lowest level since the aftermath of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, reflecting a stark decline in the availability of quality jobs amid entrenched low growth. The number of new job openings through the government's employment platform "Work 24" stood at 151,000 last month, down 11.2 percent on-year, according to the "June Labor Market Trends Based on Employment

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05:35

Trade minister signals openness to concessions as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/14

This article is by Kim Won, Im Soung-bin and read by an artificial voice. As the United States steps up pressure on Korea to open its agricultural market - particularly to U.S. beef and rice - Seoul's top trade official signaled that some concessions may be on the table for strategic gain. "Opening the agricultural market has never been painless - not with the United States nor with any other country - but through such experiences, Korea's industrial competitiveness has strengthened," said

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01:55

LG eyes entry into HBM race with advanced packaging

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/14

This article is by Park Eun-jee and read by an artificial voice. LG Electronics is developing a next-generation chip packaging method essential to boosting the power efficiency of high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, heralding a potential entry into the new, lucrative business. Dubbed hybrid bonding, the technique could allow for higher chip stacking and capacity by using direct copper-to-copper bonding, and major chipmakers like Samsung Electronics and SK hynix plan to adopt it for their

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04:02

'China had to latch on': Voice of America's demise...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/14

This article is by Han Jee-hye and read by an artificial voice. China has been rapidly expanding its influence in the global media market by filling the vacuum left by outlets like Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia (RFA), particularly in Africa and Asia, after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled funding from the government-sponsored media outlets. The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that Chinese state media had taken over coverage in various countries and is expanding its

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03:24

Boy band NCT Dream goes 'back to the future' in fifth...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/14

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. Boy band NCT Dream is back on hoverboards for its fifth full-length album "Go Back To The Future," a cinematic throwback gliding across the septet's nine-year journey. In the music video for "BTTF," one of the album's two lead tracks, NCT Dream rewinds time to the eve of its debut on Aug. 25, 2016, when the fresh-faced members first performed "Chewing Gum" on hoverboards. Now, atop a time-traveling hoverboard, NCT Dream

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02:58

YouTubers owed 8.9 billion won in taxes last year....

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/14

This article is by Jang Gu-seul and read by an artificial voice. Tax offices audited 67 YouTubers between 2019 and last year, imposing a total of 23.6 billion won ($17.12 million) - an average of 350 million won per person, new data showed Monday. The figure includes taxes on not only YouTube-related income, but also other business income, according to data submitted to Democratic Party lawmaker Jung Tae-ho of the National Assembly's Strategy and Finance Committee by the National Tax

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04:23

Senior Hiroshima official honors Korean survivors of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/14

This article is by An Dae-hun and read by an artificial voice. HAPCHEON, South Gyeongsang - Mika Yokota, vice governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, on Saturday traveled to the rural town long known as "Korea's Hiroshima" and publicly acknowledged the pain of Korean survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing, a historic first for a sitting Hiroshima vice governor. Yokota met with Korean atomic bomb survivors at the Hapcheon Atomic Bomb Victims Welfare Center, marking the first official visit of its

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03:32

Son returns to Spurs as questions about future at...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/14

This article is by Park Rin and read by an artificial voice. Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min has returned to the club after an extended summer break in Korea, rejoining the team as transfer rumors swirl, the team adjusts to a new manager and questions rise about his role in the upcoming 2025-26 season. "Welcome back, Sonny!" Spurs said in an Instagram post shared on Saturday. Son arrived in Korea on May 27 after the end of the 2024-25 season, which Spurs capped off by winning the

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03:46

100 million shipments: Korean snacks gaining ground...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/14

This article is by Noh Yu-rim and read by an artificial voice. Lotte Wellfood and Samyang Foods are ramping up global expansion by launching their first overseas factories in India and China, aiming to meet surging demand for K-food among Gen Z consumers and strengthen their foothold in two of the world's largest markets. Lotte India, a subsidiary of Lotte Wellfood, completed construction of a Pepero production line in Haryana and began full-scale operations on July 9. The company exported

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04:27

With the Actyon Hybrid, get the EV experience for a...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/14

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. YANGPYEONG, Gyeonggi - "The closest hybrid to a full EV." This is how KG Mobility describes the Actyon Hybrid. What does that mean, and is this just clever marketing? I had to get behind the wheel and find out. This test drive was all about the Actyon's hybrid engine and how it feels on the road. The Actyon technically made a comeback last year, 14 years after it was discontinued. Many already know of the car's bold,

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04:52

As running records get broken, Koreans sprint to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/13

This article is by Kim Young-ju and read by an artificial voice. Another "unbreakable" record has been broken: At the Diamond League women's 5,000-meter race held in Eugene, Oregon, on July 6, Kenya's 25-year-old distance running star Beatrice Chebet became the first woman in history to break the 14-minute barrier, clocking in at 13 minutes, 58.06 seconds. A sub-14-minute time at that distance requires an average of 16.8 seconds per 100-meter lap. Chebet passed the 3,000-meter mark at 8

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07:23

Webtoonist Min Songa stays true to herself with an...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/13

This article is by Yoon So-yeon and read by an artificial voice. Manifestation - if you keep believing, then it shall come true. And it did for webtoonist Min Songa. In all of her works, the web comic artist never forgot to mention her love for two of her favorite things in the world: Pretty girls and idols. So when no other than singer Bae Suzy - the very icon of pretty K-pop idols - acted out the main character for the screen adaptation of her most popular work, Min saw her dream finally

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03:07

Mangata serves up the taste of the Vikings, but refined

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/13

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. Swedish cuisine is best known for its meatballs. But is that all it has to offer? While it's rare to find a Swedish dining experience in Korea, there's a Scandinavian restaurant in Samcheong-dong that serves Swedish dishes - including its take on the classic meatball. Samcheong-dong is a charming, culturally rich neighborhood in central Seoul's Jongno District, surrounded by historic landmarks like Gyeongbok Palace and

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10:13

From meatballs to meeting North Koreans, Sweden's...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/13

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. [AMBASSADOR'S TABLE] Seoul's ambassadors are often gastronomes keen to share a taste of their home cuisine. In this series, the Korea JoongAng Daily asks the diplomatic corps to introduce our readers to their favorite restaurants representing cuisine from their homelands, while chatting about issues of interest to our Korean and global audience. - Ed. Karl-Olof Andersson, Sweden's ambassador to Seoul, holds a diplomatic

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02:41

Split: A Roman palace transformed into a living...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/13

The author is an architect and professor emeritus at Korea National University of Arts. On Croatia's Adriatic coast, medieval cities such as Dubrovnik are scattered like jewels, with red-tiled roofs packed within thick stone walls and narrow alleyways threading between centuries-old buildings. Among them, Split stands out - as not only as another old city, but also one uniquely born from the shell of an ancient Roman imperial palace. The origins of Split trace back to Emperor Diocletian

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04:27

How well does AI know you?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/13

Kim Byoung-pil The author is a professor of Technology Management, KAIST Not long ago, I asked the AI I frequently use a simple but unsettling question: "Based on all our conversations so far, tell me everything you know about me." It answered without hesitation. It listed my name, age, occupation and public activities. Then came my preferences for film, music, and theater, followed by shockingly accurate assessments of my investment style and even my asset holdings. We had discussed

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04:44

How will history remember Yoon Suk Yeol?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/13

The author is an editorial writer of the JoongAng Ilbo. As former President Yoon Suk Yeol spends his days in a solitary cell just over two square meters (21.5 square feet) in size at the Seoul Detention Center, speculation lingers about what thoughts occupy his mind. Does he long for his late father, who was buried in a memorial park in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi, in 2023? Does he wish to see his ailing mother? Or perhaps he now regrets a marriage that, by his own admission, went against

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02:49

Medical students to return, but apologies and...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/13

Medical students who walked out of school in protest of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's plan to increase medical school admissions have announced their return. On July 12, the Korean Medical Students' Association (KMSA), in coordination with the Korean Medical Association (KMA) and the National Assembly's education and health committees, issued a joint statement pledging to return to class. "We will restore the integrity of medical education and the health care system by trusting the

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04:59

Your friendly neighborhood bus may no longer have a...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/13

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice.[GIVE IT A GO] Imagine an empty shuttle bus whisking you away from the subway station to your school perched atop a hill. In the era of autonomous transportation, nothing is impossible. Seoul will launch its first self-driving village bus on Monday. On Friday morning, I hopped on the new autonomous village bus in southern Seoul's Dongjak District for a trial run. Seoul has gradually been rolling out autonomous transportation

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02:48

A touching love story with a 'shocking' finale: 'Let...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/11

This article is by Ha Nam-hyun and read by an artificial voice. The play "Let the Right One In" is based on the 2004 novel of the same title by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist. It is familiar to Korean audiences thanks to the 2008 Swedish film adaptation, better known as "Let Me In" in Korea. The story was first adapted for the stage in 2013 by the National Theatre of Scotland. It premiered in Korea in 2016 and is being revived this year for the first time in nine years. A 2020

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