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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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03:08

From moving people to packages, the Kia PV5 can be...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Like a set of Lego bricks, a vehicle that can be configured into 16 different types. A car that can minimize maintenance and operational costs. Kia says PV5, its first-ever electric van, was designed to be the most useful vehicle possible from the customer's point of view. The PV5 is the first Kia vehicle to adopt the company's new Flexible Body System, which modularizes key components such as the body frame, doors and both

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02:17

Plants, the Earth and us

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

Oh Kyung-ah The author is a garden designer and the CEO of OhGardens. In recent appearances, the pink-flowered star magnolia in my garden seemed to have taken root well. But then, gray mold crept onto its branches. I had assumed it could manage without additional watering, thinking the region's average rainfall would suffice. I was wrong. While reports of flooding dominated news from the southern and central regions of Korea, my city of Sokcho was facing the opposite challenge: a

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05:00

Beyond factory relocation: Building local supply...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

The author is a research professor at Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies. "Should we relocate the factory?" This is the question many Korean businesses operating in Southeast Asia are grappling with as they face sweeping tariff hikes imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The situation is far from simple. Tariff rates across Asean vary widely. Vietnam and Indonesia reached agreements to lower their rates to 20 percent and 19 percent, respectively, from 46 percent

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04:46

What role should the Bank of Korea play in the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

The author, a former president of Seoul National University, is the chairman of the Korea Institute for Shared Growth. Money has evolved alongside human economic activity. As societies transitioned from agricultural to industrial to digital economies, the forms of money shifted from metal coins to paper currency to electronic payments. Today, accelerating digitalization is pushing the boundaries again - toward a new monetary form known as the stablecoin. In the United States, the Donald

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04:13

China's Haotong Li shines with T4 at The Open...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Chuah Choo Chiang and read by an artificial voice. China's Haotong Li proved he truly belonged to be alongside the world's best golfers following a standout tied fourth finish at The Open Championship on Sunday. In doing so, he secured a timely return to the Masters Tournament next April and took another giant step towards his dream of earning a PGA Tour card. The mercurial Li produced two clutch birdies in his closing four holes at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland and

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03:36

China's football-playing robots reign supreme at...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Lee Hay-june and read by an artificial voice. In the world of robot sports, China isn't just playing the game - it's rewriting the rules. At this year's RoboCup in Salvador, Brazil, Chinese humanoid robots ran, kicked and punched their way to victory, in the adult-size humanoid robot division, showing the world what it looks like when state-backed tech meets sci-fi ambition. The RoboCup 2025 took place from Thursday to Sunday. Tsinghua University defeated China

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02:31

Rival pitchers Kim Kwang-hyun, Ryu Hyun-jin may face...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Ko Bong-jun and read by an artificial voice. Two of Korea's top left-handed pitchers, Ryu Hyun-jin of the Hanwha Eagles and Kim Kwang-hyun of the SSG Landers, may be set to start against each other for the first time in their careers in the KBO. The two aces, who have become synonymous with Korean baseball in the past two decades, both took the mound on Sunday - Ryu against the KT Wiz in Suwon, Gyeonggi, and Kim against the Doosan Bears in Incheon. Ryu threw 5 scoreless

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04:36

Poorly managed campsites remain vulnerable to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Lee Young-keun, Jun Yul and read by an artificial voice. The recent deadly landslide at a campsite in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, has spotlighted the lack of oversight and safety regulations in Korea's booming camping industry. Experts warn that thousands of sites remain vulnerable to flooding and landslides due to poor management, understaffed inspections and insufficient refund protections during extreme weather. A campsite in Mail-ri, Jojong-myeon, Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi,

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03:25

LG shows off latest Exaone AI: 'It goes beyond text...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Na Sang-hyeon and read by an artificial voice. It reads, it understands, it reasons - LG's latest AI model Exaone can do more than just analyze text. When it was shown an International Energy Agency (IEA) report on the Middle East's Strait of Hormuz and asked, "How much oil is supplied to Korea and Japan through the Strait of Hormuz?," it answered in mere seconds. "It can be seen that 4.2 million barrels of oil are supplied per day." The IEA report that Exaone was given

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02:10

Korea rolled out Apple Pay for public transit — but...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Cho Yong-jun and read by an artificial voice. Korean iPhone users can finally use Apple Pay to ride buses and subways in Korea - but the service is still not accessible for many foreigners. Tmoney announced Tuesday, to much fanfare, that it would finally allow users to add its Tmoney prepaid transportation card - which is almost entirely used by foreign travelers or short-term residents in Korea, as their only way to ride Seoul's cashless public buses - to the Apple

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01:10

Sellers of celebrity flight information referred to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Kim Eun-bin and read by an artificial voice. A group of individuals who illegally obtained and sold the flight information of celebrities including boy band BTS has been referred to prosecutors. Three people, including a foreign airline employee, were referred to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on charges including violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, the Cyber Investigation Unit

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01:07

Police searching for employee who allegedly stole...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Jeong Jae-hong and read by an artificial voice. Police in Jeju are investigating the theft of nearly 500 million won ($360,000) in cash from a currency exchange, with an employee identified as the primary suspect. According to Jeju Seobu Police Precinct on Tuesday, authorities are tracking down a man in his 20s who allegedly stole approximately 470 million won from the business. The suspect was working at the exchange located in Nohyeong-dong, Jeju City, on Sunday when

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02:31

Korea, U.S. launch joint MRO project for CH-47...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Chung Yeong-gyo, Lee Yu-jung and read by an artificial voice. The defense agencies of Korea and the United States will kick off a pilot maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) project on the CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter engine as part of the two countries' enhanced arms cooperation, Korean authorities said Tuesday. The decision follows growing efforts to expand Korea's capabilities in high-level defense maintenance and is expected to bolster both national defense

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07:12

Envoy vacuums in Seoul and Washington hint at...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] For the first time in recent memory, both Washington and Seoul are without ambassadors in each other's capitals - a simultaneous diplomatic vacuum that analysts call unprecedented and potentially risky. Six months into his second term, U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to nominate an ambassador to South Korea. In turn, South Korean Ambassador to the United States Cho Hyun-dong returned home on July 12, leaving

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03:25

Alarm raised over DIY firearms as Incheon shooting...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Im Soung-bin and read by an artificial voice. A man who allegedly shot his son with a homemade firearm in Incheon on Sunday told police that he learned how to build weapons from YouTube, sparking renewed alarm over the spread of do-it-yourself firearms and the growing challenge of regulating them. The 62-year-old man had built the firearm by modifying steel pipes. Early Monday morning, police discovered another homemade device at the man's residence in Dobong District,

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01:54

Death toll after Korea's heavy rains rises to 19 as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Cho Mun-gyu and read by an artificial voice. The death toll from the heavy rains that swept across Korea from July 16 to 20 has risen to 19, with nine people still missing, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's daily report on Tuesday. The figure is up by one from the previous day's count. Sancheong, South Gyeongsang, reported the highest number of deaths at 10, mostly caused by landslides. Other fatalities occurred in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, with three

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03:26

Lee Jae Myung's trial on payments to North Korea...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Choi Mo-ran and read by an artificial voice. A court on Tuesday delayed proceedings in President Lee Jae Myung's trial over suspicions of unauthorized payments to North Korea, effectively pausing all five criminal cases that began before he took office. The Suwon District Court said during the seventh preparatory hearing on Tuesday that "no trial date will be scheduled" for Lee, who stands accused alongside former Gyeonggi Vice Gov. Lee Hwa-young of third-party bribery

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02:29

Megabox, Lotte Cultureworks announce plans to invest...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Jung Hyun-mok and read by an artificial voice. Megabox JoongAng and Lotte Cultureworks plan to make significant investments aimed at revitalizing Korea's struggling film industry, the two theater chains announced on Tuesday. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding in May to merge with the stated goal of "strengthening the competitiveness and ensuring the sustainability of the theater and film businesses." In a joint press release, the companies said they

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03:11

Prime Minister Kim says Korea and U.S. 'stronger' by...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. Prime Minister Kim Min-seok outlined the Korean government's plans to reposition the country's economy and redefine its alliance with the United States as he called for a "zero-point shift" in how the two nations cooperate in a speech on Tuesday. Speaking at a seminar hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (Amcham), Kim provided insight into President Lee Jae Myung's economic vision, which centers on innovation,

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05:32

Finance, trade ministers to head to Washington to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/22

This article is by Kim Won and read by an artificial voice. Korea will launch an all-out diplomatic campaign in Washington this week as it prepares to negotiate with the United States ahead of tariffs to take effect on Aug. 1, with what the government has described as a "full-court press" to fend off Washington's trade demands. Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol and Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo will travel to Washington for a "2+2" trade dialogue scheduled for Friday with a strategy that has

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