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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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04:05

As Korean companies chase clean energy abroad, they...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/30

This article is by Noh Yu-rim and read by an artificial voice. Democratic Party presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung's pledge to expand renewable energy has drawn further attention to the RE100 initiative - a global corporate commitment to using 100 percent renewable electricity - and the slow progress of Korean companies toward that goal. Among RE100 member companies based in Korea, only one in six has reached or come close to the target. Even those that have made progress did so in

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07:19

Not just a pet project: Dog and cat owners are all in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

This article is by Yoon Seung-jin and read by an artificial voice.From basic pet essentials like food and litter to specialized nutritional supplements, Korean pet owners are increasingly shifting their focus from necessities to health-oriented products for their companions. While demand for essential items has also seen steady growth, the supplement product sector is rapidly emerging as a niche with strong sales growth. To capitalize on this trend, major retailers and pharmaceutical

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06:33

Korea's presidential candidates want constitutional...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. [EXPLAINER] With less than a week to go before the June 3 snap election, the issue of constitutional reform reared its head at the third and final presidential debate on Wednesday, with candidates calling for sweeping changes to curb what many have decried as the excesses of Korea's "imperial presidency." The push for reform follows a political maelstrom triggered by former President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law

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02:08

Finding solace in clear sentences and quiet architecture

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

The author is a columnist at the JoongAng Ilbo."I came to understand the quiet brilliance of Shunsuke Murai's work only years later, as I visited the buildings he had created over the decades," writes novelist Masashi Matsuie in "The Summer House." Murai, a fictional architect, is based on Junzo Yoshimura, who taught famed Korean architect Kim Swoo Geun. In the novel, Matsuie's protagonist reflects on his time working under Murai and grows to appreciate the elder architect's steadfast

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04:18

New administration must make housing supply a top...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

Joo Jung-wan The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. A turning point is approaching in Seoul's housing market. Beginning next year, the city will face a steep decline in apartment supply, a development long foreseen yet not adequately addressed. The words of former Land Minister Kim Hyun-mee - "If apartments were like bread, I would stay up all night to bake them" - now carry a renewed sense of urgency. It goes without saying that apartments cannot be built overnight. Even

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05:25

Will Trump withdraw USFK? Seoul should be prepared...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

Michael Green The author is the CEO of the U.S. Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and the Henry A. Kissinger Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The Wall Street Journal has reported that the Pentagon is considering a plan to withdraw 4,500 U.S. troops from South Korea to be redeployed elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific region for use in contingencies involving China. Even as the Korean War was raging, the Cold War strategist George F. Kennan urged the Truman

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04:12

Presidential pledges fall short on science and education

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

Oh Se-jung The author is a professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at Seoul National University and a former president of SNU. With just days remaining before Korea's 21st presidential election, voters are presented with campaign pledges that are, overall, underdeveloped. As this election was hastily arranged following the impeachment of a sitting president, the candidates' policies lack depth and precision. Dominant political issues, such as proposed constitutional reforms to reshape

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01:50

Election pledges targeting institutions risk...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

The DP included the proposals in its campaign platform under the theme of "overcoming insurrection and restoring democracy." Confusion followed, however, as the party had recently withdrawn a bill that called for appointing nonlawyers to the Supreme Court and expanding the bench to 100 justices. That proposal had drawn criticism for allegedly seeking to dominate the judiciary. DP candidate Lee Jae-myung distanced himself from the measure, saying, "It wasn't my idea, and now is not the

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02:21

Korea confronts near-zero growth, seeks balanced...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

This places Korea's economy in 0-percent territory for only the fourth time since democratization. The other instances were during the 1998 Asian financial crisis (-4.9 percent), the 2009 global financial crisis (0.8 percent) and the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic (-0.7 percent). A combination of plummeting exports, triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies and weakening domestic demand has already resulted in negative growth for the first quarter. The export-driven Korean

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04:03

Sanctions monitoring team's first report details...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

This article is by Lim Jeong-won and read by an artificial voice. North Korea has supplied more than 20,000 containers of artillery shells and missiles to support Russia's war in Ukraine, according to the first report by the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) released Thursday. The MSMT, led by South Korea, the United States and Japan, with 11 countries participating, was launched in October last year to replace the UN Security Council's expert panel on sanctions against North

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03:40

Presidential candidates make final campaign efforts...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

This article is by Lee Soo-jung and read by an artificial voice. All three major contenders, Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party (DP), Kim Moon-soo of the conservative People Power Party (PPP) and Lee Jun-seok of the minor Reform Party, cast their ballots on the first day of early voting. The DP's Lee Jae-myung focused on bringing an end to "insurrection," while Kim Moon-soo of the PPP vowed to protect freedom and upkeep geopolitical security as they toured the capital area,

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03:38

Crash of Navy aircraft in Pohang leaves crew of four...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

This article is by Lee Yu-jung, Lee Keun-pyung and read by an artificial voice. A P-3 maritime patrol aircraft operated by the Navy crashed in Pohang, North Gyeongsang, killing the entire crew on Thursday. The Navy has launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident. The aircraft took off from its base in Pohang at around 1:43 p.m. for takeoff and landing training, but for unknown reasons, it crashed into a hill in Sinjeong-ri at around 1:49 p.m., just seven minutes later,

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03:40

BOK lowers GDP outlook to 0.8%, a level seen only in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

This article is by Park Eun-jee and read by an artificial voice. Korea's central bank sharply downgraded its 2025 growth outlook to 0.8 percent on Thursday - a level previously seen only during the Asian financial crisis, the global financial crisis and the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The downbeat projection, almost halved from the previous 1.5 percent, came after the Bank of Korea (BOK) cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.5 percent in a unanimous

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03:27

Gov't to get busy preventing youth crimes: deepfakes,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

This article is by Jeong Jae-hong and read by an artificial voice.Amid rising concerns of youth drug use and digital sex crimes, the Korean government unveiled on Thursday a sweeping three-year plan to tighten protections for minors, including stricter drug controls, enhanced digital crime prevention, harsher punishment for the distribution of illegal content and expanded preventive education. Measures will be put in place to swiftly delete illegal deepfakes, and stronger punishments,

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02:40

LG Energy Solution wins patent case against China's...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

This article is by Choi Sun-eul and read by an artificial voice. LG Energy Solution won a patent infringement case in Germany against China's Sunwoda Group, marking the Korean battery maker's first legal success following its declaration last year to aggressively pursue "patent freeloaders." Attention is being paid to whether the domestic battery industry can block China's overseas market expansion using patents as a weapon. On May 22, the Munich District Court ruled in favor of Tulip

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04:15

DP candidate's vow to abolish Korea’s lump-sum salary...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

This article is by Kim Yeon-joo and read by an artificial voice. The Democratic Party's (DP) presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung vowed to abolish Korea's notorious "flat-sum" salary system. But can he? The flat-sum wage system - referred to as the comprehensive salary system or the inclusive salary system in Korean - is not defined by law but has been conditionally recognized by the Supreme Court. It is a lump-sum salary system that allows employers to pay fixed overtime wages when it is

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01:59

Samsung C&T prevails in Elliott suit over interest...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

This article is by Jeong Jae-hong and read by an artificial voice. A Korean appellate court on Thursday sided with Samsung C&T, ruling that the company does not owe delayed interest to U.S. hedge fund Elliott Investment Management in a long-running dispute tied to Samsung's 2015 merger with Cheil Industries. The Seoul High Court upheld a lower court's ruling, rejecting Elliott's appeal and affirming that Samsung C&T was not obligated to pay additional interest on a stock purchase agreement

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02:26

HYBE China opens in Beijing as K-pop powerhouse aims...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

This article is by Yoon So-yeon and read by an artificial voice. Will Chinese fans be able to see BTS perform in the country? HYBE established its first subsidiary in China in a bid to facilitate its artists' activities in the country amid increasing anticipation for the Chinese market opening up to Korean artists. HYBE established HYBE China in Beijing on April 2, according to the K-pop powerhouse on Thursday. This is HYBE's fourth overseas subsidiary, following HYBE Japan, HYBE America

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03:29

North Korea, Russia upgrade transportation links,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

This article is by Chung Yeong-gyo and read by an artificial voice. North Korea is deepening its all-around cooperation with Russia by upgrading transportation infrastructure linking the two countries and continuing high-level exchanges. As a multipolar world order emerges amid the waning of U.S. power, analysts expect the Pyongyang-Moscow strategic partnership to persist for the foreseeable future. The Rodong Sinmun reported on Thursday that North Korea had completed renovations of Tumen

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04:28

Samsung's foundry unit on upswing with orders for...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/05/29

This article is by Lee Ga-ram and read by an artificial voice. Samsung Electronics' foundry unit has scored a rare set of wins, securing high-profile contracts for chips in upcoming Galaxy smartphones and Nintendo game consoles. After a prolonged slump, these developments appear to mark meaningful progress. But as the company prepares to put its most advanced technologies to the test - while fending off rising competition in legacy nodes - industry watchers say the real challenge begins

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