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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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02:53

KDCA warns about salmonella as infections spike with...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/09

This article is by Hyeon Ye-seul and read by an artificial voice.Cases of infections linked to contaminated food and water nearly doubled in Korea over the past month, prompting health authorities to urge extra caution ahead of what is expected to be a hotter-than-average summer. Patients diagnosed with salmonella jumped from 66 in the first week of June to 127 in the fourth week, up 92.4 percent, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) on Wednesday. Infections

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04:18

Heated courtroom battle expected as Yoon appears for...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/09

This article is by Na Un-chae, Suk Gyeong-min and read by an artificial voice. Former President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared at the Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday afternoon for a pretrial detention hearing over allegations of abuse of power. Presiding over the hearing was Judge Nam Se-jin, who is responsible for reviewing arrest warrants. The hearing took place in Courtroom 321. Yoon arrived at the courthouse at around 2:11 p.m., dressed in a dark-colored suit and red tie. The hearing

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04:52

South Korea repatriates six North Koreans, signaling...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/09

This article is by Chung Yeong-gyo, Lee Yu-jung and read by an artificial voice. In its second major conciliatory move toward Pyongyang, South Korea repatriated six North Koreans via the East Sea on Wednesday, with the North quietly accepting their return - signaling a tentative thaw in inter-Korean relations under President Lee Jae Myung's administration. Although North Korea did not respond to repatriation discussions via the United Nations Command (UNC) communication channel, it did

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07:45

U.S. calls to 'modernize' alliance with South Korea...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/09

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. Calls by U.S. officials to "modernize" the alliance with South Korea and increase Seoul's security burden are fanning longstanding debates over the nature of the American military presence on the peninsula and the possibility of South Korea being drawn into a U.S. confrontation with China. To add to the South Korean conundrum, U.S. President Donald Trump declared at a cabinet meeting in Washington on Tuesday that Seoul pays

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05:55

Over 200 people suffer heat strokes, Seoul raises...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/09

This article is by Moon Hee-chul, Jeong Jae-hong and read by an artificial voice. Over 200 people were treated for heat-related diseases on Tuesday alone, pushing the cumulative total past 1,200 this summer as the country faces a surge in heat-related illnesses amid the record-breaking heat wave in Korea. A total of 238 cases of heat-related illness were reported at 516 emergency rooms nationwide on Tuesday, including one death, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

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02:17

Ko Jin-young seeks second Evian Championship title...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/09

This article is by Ko Bong-jun and read by an artificial voice. Ko Jin-young will start her bid to lift a trophy again at the Evian Championship, teeing off at Evian Resort Golf Club in France, on Thursday, after her victory at the major in 2019. The tournament first began in 2000 and became a major in 2013. A skydiving ceremony featuring the winner's national flag, released from helicopters above the French Alps, is one of the competition's trademark traditions. The total purse remains

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04:05

For actors Park Bo-young and Park Jin-young, 'Our...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/09

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Actor Park Bo-young felt such an unusually strong pull toward the script of the recently ended tvN series "Our Unwritten Seoul" that she voiced her desire to be part of it even before its producer or a broadcaster had been confirmed, a move that she rarely makes when deciding on the next project. She says the relatable and comforting plots of the script were the drama's main charm, which co-star Park Jin-young also agreed

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04:43

Korean workwear company eyes Asia takeover as blue...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/09

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. As a growing number of young Koreans embrace blue-collar professions not just as a means of employment but as a point of pride, industrial workwear is gaining new relevance and style in the local fashion sphere. At the recent Korea International Safety and Health Show, held from July 7 to 10, two dozen workwear brands set up booths at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi, featuring high-tech items like flame-resistant jackets and cut-proof

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02:41

Olympic shooter Kim Ye-ji leaving sport to focus on...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/09

This article is by Park Lin and read by an artificial voice. Olympic silver medalist sport shooter Kim Ye-ji, 32, is putting down her pistol - at least for now - as she shifts her attention on motherhood and family. "Kim Ye-ji recently started a new chapter with a fellow shooter and gave birth last month," Kim's agency, Plfil, said Tuesday, announcing that Kim tied the knot with another athlete. "For the time being, I plan to focus on parenting and supporting my husband's athletic career,

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04:20

LPGA Tour poised to sparkle beyond Diamond Jubilee...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/09

This article is by Chuah Choo Chiang and read by an artificial voice. As the LPGA Tour enters the back nine of its milestone 75th anniversary season, it is primed to capitalise on the global growth of women's golf - thanks to recent leadership appointments and the continued rise of Asia-Pacific golfers - both of which should strengthen the tour's foundation for longevity and deepen its impact on its fans worldwide. In recent months, the LPGA named its 10th commissioner in 40-year-old Craig

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02:32

This golfer is joining the PGA tour — after playing...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/09

This article is by Sung Ho-jun and read by an artificial voice. EDINBURGH, Scotland - Kim Hong-taek, who learned to play golf mainly through a screen, will make his PGA Tour debut at the PGA and DP World Tour co-sanctioned Genesis Scottish Open in Scotland on Thursday. Kim joins the field after competing in two DP - considered the second most prestigious golf tour after the PGA - events. "This one is different," Kim said. "It's a big-scale event held in Scotland, the birthplace of golf. It

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04:22

North Korean troops violated military demarcation...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/09

This article is by Lee Yu-jung, Lee Keun-pyung and read by an artificial voice. North Korean troops have crossed the front-line military demarcation line (MDL) a total of 11 times over the past year, sparking a sharp rise in military tensions in front-line areas attributed to efforts to fortify and militarize the border following North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's December 2023 directive to "cut ties with the South." A total of 25 ground provocations took place near the MDL in the

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02:21

Financial watchdog will ask government to prosecute...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/09

This article is by Shin Min-hee and read by an artificial voice. Financial authorities will refer Bang Si-hyuk to prosecution on suspicion that the HYBE chairman deceived investors regarding the K-pop agency's public listing. The decision to refer Bang, as well as three other former and current HYBE executives, to prosecutors was made during a meeting of the capital market investigation committee under the Financial Services Commission's (FSC) Securities and Futures Commission on Tuesday,

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04:45

Vice squad goes undercover in its war on hostess...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

This article is by Shin Hye-seon and read by an artificial voice. Scantily dressed women hop out of a tinted-window SUV near a shady karaoke joint on a backstreet - you've just witnessed an illegal bodo bang prostitution ring in operation. Undercover police officers in Seoul are intensifying joint crackdowns on such illegal operations - unregistered agencies that supply female workers to karaoke bars - resulting in multiple arrests and growing support from local residents concerned about

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02:57

Close Your Eyes dreams of white, ghosty summer in new EP

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. While Seoul swelters under a surging heat wave, rookie boy band Close Your Eyes invites listeners into its wild imagination, where snow falls in the peak of summer. "Snowy Summer," the title track of the septet's second EP, imagines a world turned upside down with the boys, who turn into playful ghosts after a sudden and untimely death, and decide to make it snow in the middle of July to fulfill their lost dream of a white

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08:06

Theaters turn into fan venues, merch shops as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. 232 times. That's how many stage greetings the historical film "12.12: The Day" (2023) held during its theatrical run, within nine weeks since its release on Nov. 22, 2023, until Jan. 15, 2024. In the past, these in-person appearances were usually limited to opening weekend or, at most, extended into the second week, but now it is easy to see cast members showing up at theaters for a month - or sometimes even longer - after the

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01:55

Gardens for a warming planet

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

The author is a garden designer and the CEO of OhGardens. In the late 1990s, an unconventional garden appeared in Britain - a garden that needed no watering. Designed with drought-tolerant plants and covered in gravel, it stood in stark contrast to the traditional English garden, known for its lush green lawns. The creator of this design was Beth Chatto, a highly respected gardener and botanist whose influence on sustainable horticulture endures even after her passing. Though often

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04:30

A quiet wish from North Korean defector youths

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

The author is the principal of the Yeo Myung School. July 14 marks the second annual North Korean Defectors' Day, a commemoration enacted in January of last year. Despite the symbolic significance, policy inconsistencies across successive governments have left the North Korean defector community with mixed emotions - hope tempered by apprehension. Under conservative administrations, North Korean human rights and resettlement policies have typically received greater emphasis. Liberal

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03:29

The real secret behind the global rise of Hallyu

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. The Korean Wave, or Hallyu, is nearing its 30th year of an evolution so gradual that many in Korea hardly noticed it growing into a global cultural force. Traced back to the late 1990s, when Korean dramas such as "What Is Love" (1992) found popularity in Chinese-speaking regions, Hallyu has grown into a generational phenomenon. Along the way, it has produced striking moments like the explosive success of "Gangnam Style" (2012) more

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02:16

Korea must approach tariff talks with strategic focus

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

U.S. President Donald Trump has delayed the implementation of reciprocal tariffs targeting Korea and other trade partners, pushing the date back from July 9 to Aug. 1. In parallel, he sent letters to national leaders warning that unless trade barriers are removed, the tariffs - up to 25 percent on some Korean exports - will proceed as planned. While the three-week extension offers Seoul a narrow window to negotiate, Washington's unilateral approach toward a longtime ally like Korea is

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