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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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06:09

Seoul gov't program gives international students the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. "I'm living in a dorm right now, but I'll be moving out later," said Navena, a 25-year-old student at Hanyang University, as she attended a class on housing contracts hosted by the Seoul city government. She said she expects the class to be "helpful" in her moving process. For many students studying in Seoul, navigating the more complex aspects of moving to, living and finding jobs in Korea - such as signing housing

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03:36

Korea's population could shrink to 7.5 million in 100...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

This article is by Chae Hye-seon and read by an artificial voice. If Korea's ultralow birthrate remains unchanged, the country's population could shrink to a mere fraction of its current size - just 15 percent - within the next 100 years, a new demographic projection warns. The Korean Peninsula Population Institute for Future, a private think tank focused on long-term population trends, said last week it will release a report later this month forecasting the nation's population through

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02:17

Share of car buyers in 60s and 70s hits record high...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

This article is by Jeong Jae-hong and read by an artificial voice. The proportion of new passenger car registrations made by people in their 20s and 30s fell to a 10-year low in the first half of 2025, while those by drivers in their 60s and 70s continued to rise, reaching record highs. A total of 29,066 new passenger vehicles were registered to individuals in their 20s in the first half of the year, car data site CarIsYou revealed Tuesday. That accounted for just 5.7 percent of the total

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05:44

Korea loses Unesco vote to add Japan's Hashima Island...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

This article is by Park Hyun-ju and read by an artificial voice. For the first time ever, Korea and Japan faced off in a vote at an international forum - the Unesco World Heritage Committee - over the issue of Japan's failure to acknowledge the history of forced labor at its modern industrial sites, including Hashima Island, also known as Battleship Island. Korea failed to secure enough votes to have the issue formally added to the committee's agenda, losing a rare opportunity to hold

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01:42

Music video for Blackpink's 'Jump' to be released Friday

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

This article is by Yoon So-yeon and read by an artificial voice. The music video for girl group Blackpink's new song "Jump" will be released on Friday at 1 p.m., according to the quartet's agency YG Entertainment. A teaser video was uploaded on YG Entertainment's official blog on Tuesday, showing the four Blackpink singers featured in billboard advertisements in the theme of superheroes. The video also features the name Dave Meyers, the U.S. music video director who has worked with some of

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02:14

From field to patty: McDonald's sweetens its burgers...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

This article is by Kim Ju-yeon and read by an artificial voice. McDonald's Korea is traveling to the "City of Jewelry" Iksan in North Jeolla as part of its annual marketing campaign that highlights the country's local delicacies. This year, the fast food chain is using the city's lesser-known gems, sweet potatoes and cheese, in its burgers and breakfast muffins for a creamy, sweet bite. McDonald's will start selling the burgers and breakfast sandwiches from Thursday onward as part of its

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04:09

High earners in 20s, 30s turn to investments as low...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

This article is by Park Yu-mi and read by an artificial voice. For Koreans in their 20s and 30s, this stage of life is typically when they save for a home and lay the groundwork for retirement. Among this demographic, high-income earners are aggressively growing their wealth through investments, while those with lower incomes tend to prefer safer savings options like fixed deposits - a trend that is widening the asset gap. Experts warn that if this continues, asset polarization will become

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03:13

Samsung Electronics to buy back 3.91 trillion won in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

This article is by Cho Mun-gyu and read by an artificial voice. Samsung Electronics will repurchase 3.91 trillion won ($2.85 billion) of its own shares after reporting second-quarter results that fell greatly short of market expectations. The company's board approved the buyback of 56,888,092 common shares worth 3.51 trillion won and 7,834,552 preferred shares worth 401.9 billion won, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. The amounts were calculated based on the previous day's

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04:22

'Our journey is just beginning': Riize bursts with...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. A year and 10 months after its debut, K-pop boy band Riize finished the Seoul leg of its first solo tour on Sunday, releasing unlimited energy and timeless messages of hope to its fans. "I still can't believe we completely filled such a huge venue without a single empty seat, all with our Briizes," Sungchan of Riize said, referring to the band's fans, during the third and final concert at KSPO Dome in Songpa District, southern

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04:08

Costs of imported refrigerants spike with summer heat

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/08

This article is by Im Soung-bin and read by an artificial voice. As summer heat intensifies, prices of refrigerants - critical for air conditioners and refrigerators - are rising sharply, prompting service providers to hike rates. Making matters worse is that Korea is heavily dependent on imported refrigerants from China, which is suffering from even hotter temperatures. An example is an air conditioner refrigerant charging company in Anyang, Gyeonggi, that raised its standard call-out fee

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05:09

Key inflation indicator is down — but not at Korean...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/07

This article is by Jin Min-ji and read by an artificial voice. [BEHIND THE NUMBERS] The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a key measure of inflation, has stabilized to around 2 percent since August of last year, signaling the end of pandemic-driven high inflation. However, few consumers relate to the headline figure, as the prices of essential food items like instant noodles and instant coffee have surged, masked by the broader inflation indicator that tracks a wider basket of goods. To offset

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02:52

Trump announces 25% tariffs on Korea, Japan

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/07

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday announced a sweeping 25 percent tariff on all goods imported from Korea and Japan, citing what he described as enduring trade imbalances with both countries. The tariffs, set to take effect on Aug. 1, were unveiled in separate letters addressed to Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, which Trump posted on his preferred social media website, Truth

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02:12

The summer of 1994 and a turning point on the Korean...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/07

Roh Jung-tae The author is a writer and a senior fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research. The summer of 1994 was marked by a stifling heat that arrived after an unusually short monsoon season. But the rising temperature was not limited to the weather. Tensions were escalating on the Korean Peninsula over North Korea's nuclear ambitions, prompting growing unease in the region and beyond. In 1993, North Korea withdrew from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, raising alarm

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05:49

A president’s cautious debut and the question of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/07

The author is a columnist of the JoongAng Ilbo and a chair professor and director of Doheon Academy, Hallym University. The month following Korea's presidential election unfolded with unusual calm. For once, politics retreated into the background. As conservatives fell into disarray, progressives quietly regrouped. Progressive voters maintained a composed demeanor, while conservatives tended to their wounds. This atmosphere set the stage for President Lee Jae Myung's first press

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02:19

People Power Party faces doubts over its ability to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/07

Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo abruptly resigned as head of the People Power Party's (PPP) reform committee just five days after accepting the role. Citing the party leadership's rejection of calls for personnel reform, Ahn declared the initiative effectively dead before it even began. He had accepted the position with the pledge to revive a party in "a comatose state" and expressed his determination to root out the "abscesses and infections" that had corrupted Korea's conservative politics. Ahn, who

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08:11

New Prime Minister Kim Min-seok to focus on economy,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/07

This article is by Sarah Kim and read by an artificial voice. Kim Min-seok, a four-term liberal Democratic Party (DP) lawmaker and close ally of President Lee Jae Myung, formally became Korea's 49th prime minister last week. On Thursday, the DP-controlled National Assembly passed the confirmation motion for Kim, 61, a former student activist, with 173 votes in favor, three against and three invalid, in a vote boycotted by the main opposition People Power Party (PPP). "The fate of the

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02:43

Lee meets Cardinal You Heung-sik, proposes that pope...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/07

This article is by Oh Hyun-seok and read by an artificial voice. President Lee Jae Myung proposed that Pope Leo XIV visit North Korea during a meeting with Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik, prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy, at the presidential office in central Seoul on Monday. Lee thanked South Korea's Catholic Church for its contributions to human rights, peace and the country's democratization. He also asked You whether Leo would attend the 2027 Catholic World Youth Day, which

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02:05

Karina apologizes in YouTube interview for clothing...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/07

This article is by Yoon So-yeon and read by an artificial voice. Karina of girl group aespa apologized again for posting a picture of herself in a red-colored outfit during election season. "I really wanted to say that I never meant anything of the sort," the singer said on a video uploaded to YouTube channel Fairy Jaehyung, run by veteran singer Jung Jae-hyung, on Sunday evening. Karina was a featured guest. "I felt so sorry because the fans worried about me so much," she continued. "I

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02:35

Korea's 'unkillable demon king' to vie for second...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/07

This article is by Park Lin and read by an artificial voice. League of Legends star Lee Sang-hyeok, better known as Faker, is gunning for a second title at the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC) in Riyadh, where Saudi Arabia is putting up a record $70 million prize pool to brand itself the global home of gaming. Savvy Games Group, owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, is hosting the seven-week competition, which begins Tuesday and marks the second EWC after last year's debut. The

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01:58

Dodgers' Kim Hye-seong puts on defensive clinic in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/07/07

This article is by Song Ji-hoon and read by an artificial voice. Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Kim Hye-seong made a strong impression both at the plate and in the field in his return to the starting lineup in a 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros on Sunday. Starting as the Dodgers' No. 6 hitter and second baseman in a home game against the Astros at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, Kim went 1-for-4. He also showed off excellent defense twice, drawing a standing ovation from the

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