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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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03:32

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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04:36

Naver focuses on enterprise messaging, AI services to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/11

This article is by Kang Kwang-woo and read by an artificial voice.Naver is ramping up its business in Japan with a focus on enterprise messaging and AI-driven services, seeking to secure long-term growth after weathering last year's turbulence surrounding Line Yahoo. The Line Yahoo ordeal - where the Japanese government pressured Naver to reduce its stake in Line, a messaging app popular in the country - threatened to destabilize Naver's operations in Japan, but the fallout proved smaller

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01:53

SKT continues to hemorrhage subscribers in wake of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/11

This article is by Jeong Jae-hong and read by an artificial voice.SK Telecom (SKT) is continuing to suffer from a customer exodus, with numbers rising rapidly, especially after it promised to waive contract termination fees for everyone in response to a recent cybersecurity incident. A total of 17,376 SKT subscribers switched to rival carriers on Thursday, according to the telecom industry on Friday. Of these, 8,915 moved to KT and 8,461 to LG U+. In contrast, only 10,720 subscribers

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03:23

Nearly 40% of 1,000 top exporters expect business to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/11

This article is by Choi Su-neul and read by an artificial voice. Korea's export outlook isn't so great for the latter half of the year. Korean companies, quite unsurprisingly, cite U.S. tariffs as the biggest threat. The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) said Friday that more than half of the top 1,000 companies by revenue in 10 key export industries, or 53.3 percent, selected tariff policies under the Donald Trump administration as the biggest export risk in the second half of the

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02:39

July exports increase by 9.5 percent with notable...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/11

This article is by Lee Ji-young and read by an artificial voice. July exports started on an upward trend, driven by favorable sales of key items such as semiconductors, automobiles and ships. Exports from July 1 to Thursday reached $19.4 billion, up 9.5 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the Korea Customs Service on Friday. Taking the number of working days into account, daily average exports came to $2.28 billion per day. The number of working days during the same

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02:05

HYBE chairman a no-show for second time in Kakao...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/11

This article is by Lee Ji-young and read by an artificial voice. Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of HYBE, has again failed to appear as a witness in the stock manipulation trial concerning SM Entertainment. Bang was scheduled to testify on Friday in a hearing at the Seoul Southern District Court for a case involving Kim Beom-su, founder of Kakao, and others accused of violating the Capital Markets Act when Kakao acquired a majority stake in SM Entertainment in 2023. However, Bang did

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02:40

Theborn Korea shuts down Baekseok plant after...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/11

This article is by Kim Eun-bin, Lim Jeong-won and read by an artificial voice. Theborn Korea, led by CEO and celebrity chef Paik Jong-won, announced on Thursday that it had shut down operations at its Baekseok plant in Yesan County, South Chungcheong, following allegations of violating the Farmland Act by using imported ingredients at a facility located in a protected agricultural zone. "To ensure safer product manufacturing and improved quality control, we have transferred the Baekseok

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02:43

Next year's minimum wage to rise to 10,320 won, first...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/11

This article is by Kim Yeon-joo and read by an artificial voice. Next year's minimum wage will be set at 10,320 won ($7.50) per hour, the first minimum wage decision under the Lee Jae Myung administration. This also marks the first tripartite agreement between labor, management and public interest groups in 17 years. The Minimum Wage Commission finalized the 2026 minimum wage on Thursday at 10,320 won per hour, an increase of 290 won, or 2.9 percent, from this year's rate of 10,030

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