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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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02:51

Meanwhile : Goethe as a curator of house concerts

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/02

The author is a music critic and director of the classical music brand Poongwoldang.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe spent many years in the small city of Weimar. He loved the modest duchy, yet he often regretted not being able to attend the major cultural events of a metropolis such as Berlin. When his close friend Carl Friedrich Zelter wrote to him about leading the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin in performances of Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Goethe

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07:02

AI-driven risks raise specter of valuation and credit...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/02

The author is an adjunct professor at Hanyang University's Institute for Future Education. Financial crises always appear in new forms, which is why people insist that "this time is different." In 1929, the stock market collapsed. In 2000, the technology bubble burst. In 2008, the financial system itself broke down. Today, the global economy stands at another turning point shaped by AI. While appearances change, the underlying structure repeats. Technology evolves, but human behavior and

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04:57

Can Korea protect its memory semiconductor dominance?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/02

The author is a senior editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. "Taiwan's sacred mountain that protects the nation" is a phrase used to describe Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), reflecting its role in safeguarding the island's economy and security through its dominance of the global foundry market. In Korea, memory semiconductors now appear to play a similar role. High bandwidth memory (HBM), a key component in the AI boom, is dominated by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix,

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02:45

Trump's warning and Korea’s looming burden

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/02

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a national address that the United States would deliver "extremely powerful strikes" against Iran within the next two to three weeks and that "we will bring them back to the Stone Age." On the Strait of Hormuz, he added that countries dependent on the route will have to resolve it themselves. The remarks have dampened expectations for a near-term end to the conflict and raised concerns that tensions will escalate further. An energy crisis and supply

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08:29

Why are Koreans disposed toward trash bag panic...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/02

This article is by Seo Ji-eun, Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. [EXPLAINER] While much of the world reacts to the ongoing conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran by stockpiling bottled water or canned goods, Koreans have turned their attention to a more domestic essential: plastic garbage bags. "I visited four different convenience stores this week and kept coming up empty. I finally managed to find one at the fifth location," said Lee Sang-hwa, living in Gwacheon,

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08:08

What we know so far about the 26 Korean ships...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/02

This article is by Sarah Chea, Park Eun-jee and read by an artificial voice. [EXPLAINER] The outbreak of the Iran war has left the fate of 26 Korean-flagged vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz uncertain as cease-fire talks drag on more than a month into the conflict. Many of the Korean ships carrying crude oil and goods such as cars have ties to the United States and are therefore subject to scrutiny by Iran. Even as the possibility of a cease-fire is raised, developments in the

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10:01

Raising the barre: Why ballet classes are the latest...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/02

This article is by Lee Jian. and read by an artificial voice. At 34 years old, Song Ji-hee is a ballerina — something she once thought she could never become. These days, she pulls on a leotard and tights, ties the ribbons on her toe shoes and heads to the studio for ballet lessons alongside fellow adult amateurs. "I had friends who majored in ballet from a young age. Back then, teachers would select only the most promising children for separate training, so even as a child I felt that

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03:38

TikTok announces over $50 million investment as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/02

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Recognizing the growing global influence of Korean content, TikTok will invest more than $50 million in Korea's content ecosystem, the company announced Thursday. "We believe that Korean creators' originality will become a much more powerful asset than ever before," said Jung Jae-hoon, head of operations at TikTok Korea, during a press conference, dubbed "K-Impact Summit 2026," held in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on

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07:26

'Thank you, BTS': National Gugak Center’s art...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/02

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice. [INTERVIEW] Yu Ji-suk, art director of the National Gugak Center's folk orchestra and certified instructor of seodo sori (a genre of Korean folk song that originated from the northwestern provinces), has recently added an unusual entry to her illustrious career: performing "Arirang" in front of Gwanghwamun for K-pop megaband BTS's comeback performance. "It was quite a tough project, but whether it was big or small, my team and

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05:28

30s are the new 20s for working women as 'M-shaped...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/02

This article is by Kim Kyung-hee and read by an artificial voice.Thirties are the new 20s, at least for working women, with the employment rate for women aged 30 to 34 exceeding that of 25-to-29-year-olds for the first time since 1995 last year, effectively eliminating the "M-shaped curve" phenomenon, where the employment rate of women in their 30s typically declines due to career interruptions caused by childbirth and child care. The shift in the trend was found through an analysis of

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04:55

What's the 'secret sauce' to widening K-food's...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

This article is by Lim Sun-young, Choi Hyun-ju, Noh Yu-rim and read by an artificial voice.In the kitchen of Nuwa, a Chinese restaurant in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on March 20, chef Park Eun-yeong, known as the "goddess of Chinese food," was cooking with Lee Kum Kee oyster sauce. Park has used the sauce that changed the course of her culinary career for years. As a college student in 2011, she won a Lee Kum Kee cooking competition with a pork dish made with the sauce,

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03:25

Is Hormuz a prelude to stagflation

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

Kim Sung-jaeThe author is a business administration professor at Furman University and author of "The Story of Tariffs" (2025). On Oct. 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel to reclaim the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights lost in the 1967 war. The conflict, which erupted on Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day, quickly took an unexpected turn. Israel, accustomed to swift victories in earlier wars, had underestimated the risk of conflict. Egypt's President Anwar

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03:58

Lukashenko’s North Korea-U.S. mediation could...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

John Everad The author is the former British ambassador to North Korea. I took a particular interest in the visit to North Korea by Aleksandr Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, on March 25 and 26, as I have served as an ambassador to both countries. Two questions arise from the visit. First is the purpose of Lukashenko's trip. The friendship treaty signed by the two leaders has not been released, though it reportedly covers areas such as agriculture, health care and science. Both sides

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04:43

Trump’s war without timing, terrain or support

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

The author is the head of the editorial board at the JoongAng Ilbo. Two long-standing taboos in Middle East conflict appear to have been broken in the Iran war. The first is that the United States and Israel do not fight together. Historically, that pattern held. During the four Arab-Israeli wars, Washington supported Israel indirectly but avoided direct involvement. Conversely, Israel did not join U.S.-led wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. This division of roles reflected not only strategic

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02:40

As hopes rise for the Iran war’s end, Korea must prepare

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

Hopes are rising for an end to the Iran war, which was triggered by U.S. and Israeli strikes in February. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, "All I have to do is leave Iran. We will leave soon," and indicated that military operations could cease in two to three weeks. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has also signaled an openness to ending the conflict, provided that conditions are met to prevent further aggression. With both sides publicly expressing such an intent despite

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04:28

Korea tightens car-use restrictions as gov't declares...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Korea will elevate its resource security status for crude oil to "alert" starting 12 a.m. Thursday — the third-highest level in the country's four-tier system — as the war in the Middle East continues to strain global supply channels. The level for natural gas will be raised to "caution," the second tier, as instability mounts in energy markets, particularly for liquefied natural gas (LNG), following Qatar's March 5 declaration

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05:15

U.S. commitment to Korean nuclear sub project remains...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. Despite growing concern in Seoul that Washington's focus on the war with Iran has caused the Korea-U.S. nuclear submarine project agreed to at last year's summit to stall, a senior U.S. lawmaker said the administration has given Congress an unambiguous pledge that the initiative remains on track. Rep. Ami Bera, a Democrat of California and a ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific,

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04:54

Everland ups the spectacle, brings nature closer as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. Buoyed by mild, rain-free weather in recent weeks, as well as the Tulip Festival and the soft opening of its fireworks show, the amusement park in Yongin, Gyeonggi, has already drawn around 250,000 visitors since Feb. 20, an on-year increase of 30 percent. The first major transformation begins at the Grand Stage, where Everland's new circus show, "Wings of Memory," comes to life. Created in collaboration with Cirque Éloizev, a

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05:04

What's next for 'KPop Demon Hunters,' and is Jinu...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. The confirmed sequel to global sensation "KPop Demon Hunters" (2025) will bring the unexpected just like it did with the first one, according to co-director Chris Appelhans on Wednesday. "I think part of what inspires us [when] working on the sequel is we want to do things that we did the first time," Appelhans said during the film's press conference in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Wednesday. The event took place to

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07:19

Google's TurboQuant will ease bottlenecks, not cut...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] TurboQuant, Google's latest AI efficiency breakthrough, has rattled memory semiconductor markets — dragging down shares of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix and Micron — amid concerns that its compression technology could dampen memory demand. Those concerns have intensified on the belief that easing memory bottlenecks in data processing could reduce the need for additional capacity. Samsung Electronics slipped

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