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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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03:50

Hyundai and Kia haven't raised their U.S. prices yet....

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/11

This article is by Kim Hyo-seong, Oh Sam-gwon and read by an artificial voice. Hyundai Motor and Kia are holding the line on prices in the United States, choosing to wait out trade uncertainty as the clock ticks on crucial tariff negotiations between Seoul and Washington. On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump postponed a planned round of reciprocal tariffs by about three weeks, setting a new deadline of Aug. 1. That extension gives Korea and the United States more time to negotiate, but

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05:09

10 power outages in a day: Heat wave strikes Seoul's...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/11

This article is by Shin Hye-yeon, Oh So-young and read by an artificial voice. In Seoul's jjokbang (tiny subdivided rooms) village in Donui-dong in Jongno District, central Seoul, where entire lives are squeezed into makeshift rooms barely large enough to stretch out, cooling fog devices hiss in the alleyways - but the mist feels like hot breath from the city's asphalt. As apparent temperatures soar past 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit), Korea's most vulnerable residents are

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07:37

North Seongsu: Trendy but not trending (yet)

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice.Seoul is often viewed as a modern, trendy metropolis filled with high-rise buildings, bright billboards and zooming subways. But behind its stylish facade is a more down-to-earth, people's place that goes less noticed. Depending on the part of the city, busy-working locals find solace and joy in things such as sizzling pork belly in an intimate barbecue restaurant, soju shots under a tent, coffee on the roof of a decades-old

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02:29

AI talent war intensifies as signing bonuses soar

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

Cho Won-kyeong The author is a professor at UNIST and the head of the Global Industry-University Cooperation Center. In professional sports, signing bonuses have long been used to lure star athletes. These upfront payments, offered in addition to salaries, are designed to secure top talent and build loyalty. In baseball, Shohei Ohtani and Stephen Strasburg each received bonuses exceeding $100 million. In football, FC Barcelona's signing bonus to Lionel Messi reportedly reached 115.2

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04:31

China’s quiet push in the Yellow Sea poses serious...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

Kim Jung-ha The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. The first territorial threat to Korea since its founding came 75 years ago from the North. Today, a second encroachment is unfolding - this time from the West. Unlike the direct and violent nature of the Korean War, China's so-called "Yellow Sea project" is progressing slowly and quietly, making it harder for the public to sense its gravity. Yet the consequences could be severe if China succeeds in turning the Yellow Sea

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04:20

A Ministry for the Korean Peninsula is long overdue

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

Park Myung-lim The author is a political professor of Yonsei University. Debate regarding government reorganization is gaining momentum in Korea, driven in part by the presidential impeachment. Reconstructing the government structure at this juncture could offer a chance to redirect the nation's priorities. While the most urgent tasks remain constitutional reform for power redistribution and the creation of a population ministry to address demographic decline, I would like to highlight

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02:47

Former President Yoon jailed again amid escalating...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was taken back into custody in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 10, marking his second arrest since being indicted as the alleged ringleader of an attempted insurrection. He had been released four months ago following a court decision to cancel his initial detention order in March. Yoon personally appeared at a detention warrant hearing on Wednesday and argued in his final statement that the Dec. 3 martial law declaration was merely a warning, not an

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04:50

Yoon arrested and detained, again, 124 days after...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

This article is by Na Un-chae and read by an artificial voice.Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and detained once again again early Thursday, 124 days after being released from custody earlier this year. Having secured Yoon's arrest in just 22 days since launching the probe, the special probe counsel investigating his declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, 2024, said it would now shift focus to other charges, including foreign aggression as well as the alleged role then-Prime

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04:07

Central bank hits pause on interest rate cuts in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

This article is by Kim Kyung-hee and read by an artificial voice. The Bank of Korea (BOK) decided to pause its rate-cutting cycle, wary that a premature move could further fuel soaring home prices in Seoul. At its monetary policy meeting on Thursday, the BOK's monetary policy board unanimously voted to keep the base interest rate steady at 2.5 percent. This marks a temporary hold as the board evaluates the impact of recent lending curbs introduced on June 27 to cool the overheated housing

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03:21

Stock market cap surpasses 3 quadrillion won as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

This article is by Hwang Eui-young and read by an artificial voice. Korea's stock market capitalization surpassed 3 quadrillion won ($2.19 trillion) for the first time on Thursday, driven by a sharp rally in the main Kospi index and mounting expectations for government-led market support. The combined market cap of local stocks reached 3.02 quadrillion won on Thursday, according to the Korea Exchange. The benchmark Kospi accounted for 2.6 quadrillion won, while the Kosdaq added 413.86

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02:32

Korean shipyards, steelmakers rush to keep workers...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

This article is by Lee Su-jeong and read by an artificial voice. Major Korean shipyards and steelmakers are implementing emergency measures to keep outdoor workers cool by extending break times and deploying mobile cooling units, as temperatures continue to exceed 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) across the country. Hanwha Ocean introduced mobile cooling buses for the first time this year, serving as temporary cooling centers, and plans to concentrate these buses at sites with

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06:03

U.S. think tank proposes 'cutting all ground combat...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

This article is by Kim Hyoung-gu and read by an artificial voice. A new U.S. think tank report called for slashing the number of U.S. troops in South Korea from around 28,500 to about 10,000, arguing that Seoul should take primary responsibility for its own defense as Washington repositions forces to counter China more effectively across the Indo-Pacific region. Dan Caldwell, former senior adviser to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, called for the reduction of U.S. Forces Korea

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05:31

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 hands-on: Can the slimmer,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. Samsung's latest foldables - the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 - are sleeker, lighter and smarter. But that trimmed-down design comes with a trade-off: The dropping of the signature S Pen, previously a useful tool for hands-on functions such as note-taking and sketching. Still, the Korean tech giant believes that portability will help it pull further ahead of rivals like Google and Huawei in the foldable race it helped

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01:36

Food safety authorities antsy over use of ants as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

This article is by Rhee Esther and read by an artificial voice. Authorities caught a restaurant in Korea using ants in its dishes without proper authorization, violating food safety regulations. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said on Thursday that it referred a restaurant operator and the associated business entity to prosecutors for violating the Food Sanitation Act. The ministry launched an investigation after spotting blog posts and social media content showing a specific

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05:03

Unfazed by Musk-Trump row, Korean investors boost...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

This article is by Jin Min-ji and read by an artificial voice. [BEHIND THE NUMBERS] Elon Musk's feud with U.S. President Donald Trump and his announcement of the launch of a political party have sent Tesla shares into a tailspin, but some Korean investors are doubling down on the EV giant. Net purchases of Direxion Daily Tsla Bull 2X Shares (TSLL), a leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) listed in the United States seeking a twofold daily return on Tesla, totaled $58 million from only

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02:23

'Unbearably hot': Ex-President Yoon to endure summer...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

This article is by Shim Seok-yong and read by an artificial voice. Former President Yoon Suk Yeol will return to Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, Gyeonggi on Thursday, just 124 days after his release, following a court order approving his pretrial detention. The Seoul Central District Court issued a warrant for Yoon, who is now set to be housed in a standard holding cell used for detainees awaiting trial, where heat, sparse furnishings and isolation have become a familiar backdrop for

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06:53

South Korea’s repatriation of six North Koreans hints...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] Six North Koreans returned to their homeland by boat on Wednesday, marking the first confirmed instance of repatriation under President Lee Jae Myung and also the first known direct human exchange between the two Koreas in months. On the surface, the repatriation was a routine act of humanitarianism: six fishermen who had drifted into South Korean waters earlier this year were rescued, interviewed and sent home

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03:44

Lazy Koreans? Only 1 in 4 adults engage in strenuous...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

This article is by Jung Jong-hoon and read by an artificial voice. Only about one in four Korean adults engages in physical activity strenuous enough to leave them out of breath. Residents of major cities, women and youngsters are especially bad, placing Korea near the bottom globally for physical inactivity, according to new public health data. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) released on Thursday an analysis of moderate- to high-intensity physical activity rates

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03:26

For Judoka Kim Ha-yun, world championship gold isn't...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

This article is by Pih Ju-young and read by an artificial voice.Kim Ha-yun showcased her skills by winning the judo world championship title this summer, just months after injury sidelined her from the national team - now she is setting her sights on the Asian Games and hoping her beloved baseball team, the Lotte Giants, can end their own decades-long Korean Series title drought too. The 25-year-old judoka captured gold in the women's over-78 kilogram (172-pound) division at the World

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04:20

Samsung DX chief shares vision of expanded AI in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/10

This article is by Park Hae-lee and read by an artificial voice. Samsung Electronics will launch its long-awaited trifold phone and an extended reality (XR) headset under the banner of Project Infinity by the end of this year. The company also confirmed that it is developing its own version of smart glasses as it looks to diversify device form factors for the AI age. "We're working hard to raise the level of product completeness within the innovative device category and aim to launch [the

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