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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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03:02

Taeguk Ladies claim first EAFF title, with a little...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Pih Ju-young and read by an artificial voice. The Korean women's football team sealed their first East Asian title in 20 years with a 2-0 win over Taiwan at Suwon World Cup Stadium, thanks to a confounding goals-based algorithm and a fortuitous result in the other match of the four-team group. Veteran striker Ji So-yun coolly buried a penalty in the 70th minute to break the deadlock, and Jang Sel-gi doubled the lead with a late strike in the 85th. With that, Korea's

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04:31

Actor Ahn Hyo-seop books big-screen breakout with...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. After 10 years in the industry, actor Ahn Hyo-seop is set to make his big-screen debut with the fantasy action film "Omniscient Reader." Having long dreamed of becoming a film actor, Ahn described the experience of seeing himself on the big screen as both "truly moving" and, at times, frankly, a bit "overwhelming." "I already thought the shots were pretty close-up, but seeing myself on such a huge screen was honestly

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04:31

Actor Ahn Hyo-seop books big-screen breakout with...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. After 10 years in the industry, actor Ahn Hyo-seop is set to make his big-screen debut with the fantasy action film "Omniscient Reader." Having long dreamed of becoming a film actor, Ahn described the experience of seeing himself on the big screen as both "truly moving" and, at times, frankly, a bit "overwhelming." "I already thought the shots were pretty close-up, but seeing myself on such a huge screen was honestly

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04:31

Actor Ahn Hyo-seop books big-screen breakout with...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. After 10 years in the industry, actor Ahn Hyo-seop is set to make his big-screen debut with the fantasy action film "Omniscient Reader." Having long dreamed of becoming a film actor, Ahn described the experience of seeing himself on the big screen as both "truly moving" and, at times, frankly, a bit "overwhelming." "I already thought the shots were pretty close-up, but seeing myself on such a huge screen was honestly

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03:00

Actor Song Joong-ki attends The Open Championship as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Sung Ho-jun and read by an artificial voice. Korean actor Song Joong-ki was thousands of miles from Seoul's spotlights, but he couldn't have looked more at home. The Korean actor, best known for hit dramas and red-carpet glamour, turned heads Wednesday at Royal Portrush Golf Club - not as a celebrity fan, but as an official ambassador for The R&A, the governing body behind The Open Championship. Song's visit came on the eve of the 153rd edition of golf's oldest major

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02:44

Korea to showcase economic might at APEC CEO Summit,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Kim Ki-hwan and read by an artificial voice. Chey Tae-won, chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and of SK Group, declared Wednesday that Korea will use the upcoming APEC CEO Summit to spotlight the strength of its economy. "The APEC CEO Summit will be a platform to showcase Korea's economic potential," Chey said at the KCCI Summer Forum. "We will use this event to demonstrate Korea's capacity for innovation and sustainable growth." Prime Minister

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05:29

Korea faces new waters in pursuit of Japan, China in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/17

This article is by Oh Sam-gwon and read by an artificial voice. Ammonia seems to be the new green breakthrough in next-generation carbon-neutral fuel, and Asian shipbuilders are rearing to take the lead in the burgeoning market. Japan, with its cargo tank technology, is focusing on ammonia carriers, while China, known for building vessels at lower costs, is concentrating on ammonia-powered ships. For Korea, where orders for its highly profitable liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers have

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04:02

AI chatbot Lee Luda popular for sounding natural,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

This article is by Kim Nam-young, Kim Seong-jin and read by an artificial voice.If an AI chatbot uses your chat history without consent, can you make it pay up? You can in Korea, for now. A district court has ordered a startup to pay damages to victims whose private messages were used without proper consent to train an AI chatbot, signaling that data privacy could become a critical fault line in the burgeoning AI sector. What happened? On June 12, the Seoul Eastern District Court's Civil

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05:32

Summer ready: Seoul's districts unveil creative...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. Korea hasn't even entered the hottest part of summer - or chobok, by the Korean calendar - yet. But stifling heat, now followed by intense rain, is already battering the country. As last week's temperatures circled 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit), 1,491 cases of heat-related illness and nine deaths have been reported as of Saturday, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. Compared to the same

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07:39

From slaying hearts to slaying monsters, can Byeon...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Byeon Woo-seok, the star of tvN's "Lovely Runner" (2024), has signed on for a demanding new role as the lead in Netflix's "Solo Leveling," an adaptation of the hit web novel of the same name. The fantasy action web novel has already built a solid global fandom worldwide, and news of the adaptation has sparked both excitement and skepticism among fans of the original intellectual property (IP) - eager to see the beloved story

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03:34

Rain or shine: Sun umbrella use picks up among men...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. In summer, umbrellas could be seen as an Asian cultural quirk - a symbol of being overly sun shy - but amid Seoul's recent record-breaking heat, it might be wise to rethink the stigma. Sun umbrellas can reduce the apparent temperature by up to 10 degrees Celsius and the actual temperature by 7 degrees Celsius. It is also much more effective than a hat, reducing approximately 17 percent more sweat according to a study by Japan's

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02:20

The Giant Without a Name

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

Lee Woo YoungThe author is an HCMC distinguished professor at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study. The American mathematician Paul Halmos (1916-2006) once worked on a mathematical problem with a friend. The friend had only offered a few casual remarks, and Halmos eventually solved the problem himself. He believed the friend's input was too minimal to warrant coauthorship and published the paper under his own name. Years later, Halmos came to regret that decision. He realized that a

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04:17

Gold, crypto and dividends: Navigating asset value in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

Kim Kyung-rok The author is an adviser at Mirae Asset Global Investments Gold prices have surged in the past decade. A troy ounce that cost $1,200 10 years ago now trades around $3,300. Just a year ago, it was $2,300. Is gold expensive now - or still undervalued? Opinions vary. Some argue it's overpriced, while others expect further gains. But how do we judge whether gold is overvalued or undervalued? While valuation models exist, there is no definitive method to calculate gold's "fair

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04:14

Yoon’s 'Squid Game': Former president defies special...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

Kim Seung-hyun The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. Former President Yoon Suk Yeol's refusal to comply with a subpoena from the special counsel investigating his role in the Dec. 3 martial law case has raised alarm across the political and legal spectrum. His legal team escalated the confrontation, warning investigators to "know when to stop," invoking a poem famously used by General Eulji Mundeok to deflect an invasion by the Sui dynasty - a veiled insult that suggests

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02:55

Calls grow for nominees Kang and Lee to step down...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

Public criticism continues to mount against Lee Jin-sook, nominee for education minister, and Kang Sun-woo, nominee for gender equality and family minister. Both pledged to address allegations against them during confirmation hearings, but it remains unclear whether any of the controversies were satisfactorily resolved. At her confirmation hearing, Lee defended allegations of plagiarizing her student's thesis by calling it a "common practice in joint science research between professors and

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04:37

Why the U.S. House omitted Korean troops from early...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

This article is by Park Hyun-ju and read by an artificial voice. The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2026 fiscal year, reinstating language reaffirming the deployment of roughly 28,500 U.S. troops in Korea - a provision that had been unexpectedly stripped from earlier drafts, raising alarm over the future of the decades-old alliance. The clause was added back at the last minute through an amendment introduced by Rep

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02:55

President Lee offers government apology to victims of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

This article is by Sarah Kim and read by an artificial voice. "The top responsibility of the country is to protect the lives and safety of its people," Lee said at the Blue House compound in central Seoul. "But the government was absent when they were threatened or needed protection." The event entitled "A dialogue for memory, consolation and healing" was attended by bereaved families of the victims of the Sewol, Itaewon, Osong and Muan incidents, along with lawmakers recommended by victim

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03:54

Trump announces 19 percent tariff on Indonesian goods...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

This article is by Kim Hyoung-gu and read by an artificial voice. U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the United States struck a new trade agreement with Indonesia, imposing a 19 percent tariff on the Southeast Asian country's goods, while also signaling plans to unveil tariffs on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors by the end of the month. The deal with Indonesia makes it the third country to reach a new trade agreement with the United States under the Trump administration's

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05:40

Young Koreans are 'taking breaks' from their jobs —...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

This article is by Jin Min-ji and read by an artificial voice. For nearly two years, Roh Jae-woong has been living with his parents, taking part-time jobs, after his kitchenware business quietly folded. Although he feels anxious about the future - especially concerning home ownership and marriage - he remains unwilling to make significant efforts to resolve these concerns. He's not the only one. "I don't feel much inconvenience in my daily life," Roh, 30, said. "I usually eat at home and

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02:53

Korea men, women have largest disparity on intention...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/16

This article is by Shin Min-hee and read by an artificial voice. Korea exhibits the largest disparity between men and women in their intention to have children among major United Nations member states, yet ranked the highest in terms of how important they think childbirth is, according to recent preliminary data by the Korean Women's Development Institute (KWDI). In addition, Korean women have the least desire to have children. The data is the Korean iteration of the Generations and Gender

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