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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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04:52

Timing of top court ruling weighs on Lee Jae-myung as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/23

This article is by Kim Jun-young and read by an artificial voice. The Supreme Court's full bench will hold a second hearing on Thursday in the ongoing election law case involving liberal Democratic Party presidential front-runner Lee Jae-myung, just two days after its first session. The unusually rapid pace of the proceedings, driven by Chief Justice Jo Hee-de, has raised speculation that a ruling could come before the June 3 presidential election. Unprecedented speed under Jo's lead The

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01:45

Jesse Lingard takes stand in Liverpool to defend...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/23

This article is by Park Rin and read by an artificial voice. FC Seoul captain Jesse Lingard appeared at Liverpool Crown Court in Britain on Tuesday to testify in defense of his grandfather, Kenneth Lingard, who is accused of sexually abusing a woman when she was aged 5 to 19. The court heard that the woman came forward with her allegations to police following the release of a 2022 documentary, in which the footballer described his grandfather in a positive light. Jesse Lingard told the

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02:36

A rare tweet: Endangered black wood pigeon observed...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/23

This article is by Kim Youn-ho and read by an artificial voice. The rare black wood pigeon, resembling a crow at first glance, has been observed along the coast of Ulsan. The bird is designated a natural monument in Korea and is classified as an endangered species. According to Ulsan city officials on Wednesday, the bird - with the scientific name Columba janthina - was first spotted on April 10 in a grove of black pine trees along the coast in Dong District by Lee Seung-hyun, a freshman

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07:31

'Weak Hero' becomes latest series to cross over to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/23

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Korea's action drama "Weak Hero" (2022-) is set to reach a global audience with Netflix giving the hit series a worldwide platform for its second season after its first airing on Korea's Wavve. Korean content that originally debuted on domestic broadcasters or streaming services is increasingly finding new life on international platforms like Netflix, backed by fresh investment and access to a global audience. Still, it raises

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05:48

Lee Jae-myung changes tune on foreign policy ahead of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/23

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. For much of the past three years, Rep. Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party (DP) positioned himself squarely in opposition to the foreign policy agenda of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. The former DP leader and current presidential front-runner was an outspoken critic of Yoon's decision to pursue military cooperation with Japan against North Korea's advancing weapons program and argued South Korea's close alignment

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03:23

Naver claims its open source HyperClova AI models can...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/23

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. Korean cloud service provider Naver Cloud will open source smaller versions of its HyperClova X large language model (LLM) on Thursday that it claims are on par with OpenAI's ChatGPT 4o. The move mirrors recent steps by Meta and DeepSeek, aiming to stimulate the domestic AI ecosystem. HyperClova X's Seed models have 3 billion, 1.5 billion and 0.5 billion parameters, respectively, which domestic entities can deploy for free for

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03:40

Chinese battery export dip sparks hope for Korean...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/19

This article is by Na Sang-hyeon, Park Young-woo and read by an artificial voice.Chinese EV battery shipments to the United States dropped sharply in February amid escalating trade tensions, bolstering hopes for Korea's battery makers expanding their footprint in North America. According to United States International Trade Commission data released on Tuesday, imports of Chinese lithium-ion batteries for EVs in January and February totaled $289 million, down 24.4 percent from $383 million

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04:53

Lee Jae-myung takes first Democratic Party primary in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/19

This article is by Jo Su-bin and read by an artificial voice. Lee Jae-myung secured a landslide victory in the Democratic Party's first regional primary in the Chungcheong region on Saturday, winning 88.15 percent of the vote. Gyeonggi Gov. Kim Dong-yeon came in second with 7.54 percent, followed by former South Gyeongsang Governor Kim Kyoung-soo with 4.31 percent. Of the 64,730 eligible party members and delegates who participated in the online and phone vote between April 16 and April

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01:26

Air Force recovers two gun pods that dropped from...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/19

This article is by Kim Jee-hee and read by an artificial voice. The Korean Air Force said Saturday that it retrieved two gun pods that accidentally dropped from a KA-1 light attack aircraft during training the previous night. A gun pod is a type of container for holding machine guns. The pods contained machine guns and approximately 500 rounds of 12.7-millimeter (0.5-inch) live ammunitions. The gun pods were retrieved from a mountainous area in Yeongwol County, Gangwon. However, two empty

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01:50

Singer-songwriter You Hee-yul expresses gratitude...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/19

This article is by Han Young-hye and read by an artificial voice. Singer-songwriter You Hee-yul returned to the airwaves for the first time in nearly three years as a special DJ on MBC FM4U's long-running radio program "Bae Chul-soo's Music Camp" from Thursday. His guest stint runs through Monday. "Many thoughts came to mind on my way here," You said on radio Thursday. "To those who welcome me, those who are quietly tuning in, and those who may feel uncomfortable, I want to express both my

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03:20

From budget phones to foldables, Apple is targeting...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/18

This article is by Yi Woo-lim and read by an artificial voice. Apple, in a shift away from its flagship Pro and Pro Max iPhone models, is targeting the budget and foldable smartphone segments, in which Samsung has long held a competitive edge. Analysts say this marks a new phase in the rivalry between the two tech giants, although shifting U.S. trade policy could complicate Apple's efforts. Competition between the two heated up as Apple unveiled the iPhone 16e, its first budget model in

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11:01

Success? I found the answer not at Harvard, but in a...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/18

This article is by Ahn Hai-ri and read by an artificial voice. In April of last year, a unique book made waves in the U.S. - "Red Helicopter" (2024) by James Rhee, a 54-year-old Korean American, was published by HarperCollins, a major U.S. publishing house with a long tradition of producing Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners. In the traditional U.S. publishing market, leadership-related business and management books have been the exclusive domain of white men. But HarperCollins has, for the

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05:12

Of love, peace and BTS: Coldplay 'sings magic for...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/18

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. GOYANG, Gyeonggi - If I had a nickel every time Coldplay's arrival in Korea coincided with the ousting of a president, I'd have two nickels; which is not much, but it's weird that it happened twice. Yes, I know. The punchline has been wearing thin for a while now. But the unoriginality of the joke aside, I'd argue that it does hint at something real: Korea is nothing if not dynamic. And perhaps that's part of the reason why

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03:07

Amcham forum emphasizes U.S. desire for Korean...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/18

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. With Korea's tariff negotiations with the United States nearing a critical juncture, U.S. government officials are reiterating their call for Korea to take a more proactive role in its Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project ahead of the two's talks slated for next week. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy urged that Korea's joining the Alaska $44 billion LNG project will not only be a matter of gas transactions, but a tactical

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02:55

DP frontrunner Lee Jae-myung uveils K-content policy...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/18

This article is by Lee Ji-young and read by an artificial voice. Democratic Party presidential primary candidate Lee Jae-myung on Friday unveiled a set of cultural policy pledges under the name "Soft Power BIG 5," vowing to grow the K-content market to 300 trillion won ($211 billion) and expand cultural exports to 50 trillion won by 2030. "Our cultural budget amounts to only 1.33 percent of the total national expenditure this year," Lee wrote in a Facebook post. "We will significantly

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05:43

Constitutional Court two seats down as justices end...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/18

This article is by Kim Jeong-yeon and read by an artificial voice. Acting Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Moon Hyung-bae emphasized that "the decisions of the Constitutional Court must be respected" as he and fellow justice Lee Mi-son ended their terms Friday, leaving the court with only seven out of nine seats. Moon made this remark during his retirement ceremony held on Friday morning at the Constitutional Court's main auditorium in Jongno District, central Seoul. At the

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07:05

Gov't announces $8.6B extra budget for wildfires,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/18

This article is by Kim Yeon-joo, Im Soung-bin and read by an artificial voice. The Korean government unveiled the details of a 12.2 trillion won ($8.6 billion) supplementary budget aimed at addressing urgent national priorities including wildfire recovery, trade disputes, AI development and small business support on Friday. The Ministry of Economy and Finance estimates the measure could raise GDP growth by 0.1 percentage points. "This essential supplementary budget, set at 12.2 trillion

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06:03

Landmark national treasure restoration to be marked...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

This article is by Kang Hye-ran and read by an artificial voice. National Treasure Jeongjeon, the Main Hall of Jongmyo Shrine in Jongno District, central Seoul, will unveil its restored grandeur on April 20 after five years of extensive renovation. On the same day, 49 royal ancestral tablets of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) kings and queens, temporarily housed at the former Seonwon Hall in Changdeok Palace in the same district, will be ceremoniously returned to the sinsil, or spirit chambers,

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04:35

Exclusive: Hankook Tire to supply tires for Aptera...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Hankook Tire and Technology, Korea's largest tire maker, is set to supply tires for Aptera Motors, a California-based solar EV startup, for its three-wheeled solar electric cars in a deal sized at $10.5 million, according to an executive at the startup. "Hankook Tire will supply tires for Aptera EVs, and they will be produced at its Indonesia plant," the executive at Aptera Motors told the Korea JoongAng Daily. "The supply will

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05:19

[단독] 한국타이어, 美 태양광 전기차 기업 앱테라와 독점 공급 계약 체결

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. 한국의 대표 영어신문, 코리아중앙데일리가 특종과 단독 인터뷰를 한글로 요약해 드립니다. 독자들의 많은 성원 바랍니다. 한국타이어앤테크놀로지(한국타이어)가 미국 태양광 전기차 벤처 앱테라모터스 (Aptera Motors)에 전기차 전용 타이어를 단독 공급한다. 미국 첫 태양광 전기차 상용화를 앞두고 있는 앱테라는 앞서 지난 1월 LG에너지솔루션과도 원통형 배터리 공급 계약을 체결한 바 있다. 앱테라 모터스의 한 임원은 17일 코리아중앙데일리에 "앱테라의 태양광 전기차에 한국타이어의 타이어를 쓴다"며 "공급 기간은 앱테라가 출시될 2026년부터 5년"이라고 밝혔다. 앱테라는 '제2의 테슬라'로 불리며 태양광 전기차 분야를 개척하고 있는 업체다. 차량에 태양광 패널과 배터리 팩을 동시에 적용한 모델로 내년 여름 첫 출시할 전망이다. 당초 계획보단 지연되고 있지만,

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