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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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01:56

Meanwhile : Is there life before death? A...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

The author is a columnist at the JoongAng Ilbo. "Is there life after death?" The question, once a profound inquiry of religion and philosophy, now feels distant. In its place, a new question has emerged for the modern world: Is there life before death? That reversal appears in "Invite the Wind into Your Life" by French author Pascal Bruckner. The line he offers is not rhetorical: "Do we love enough, give enough, embrace enough?" The question cuts through the blur of daily existence, asking

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04:21

Baseball’s digital divide: Packed stadiums, excluded...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

The author is a staff reporter at the sports desk of the JoongAng Ilbo. Korea's professional baseball is riding a wave of unprecedented popularity. Even on weekday evenings, Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul is filled to capacity with 23,650 spectators. But beyond the cheers and bright stadium lights, another fierce competition unfolds off the field - one fought not with bats and balls, but with smartphones and internet connections. The latest buzzword among fans is "picketing" - a

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02:05

Hyundai Motor Group brings 28 vehicles to New York...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

This article is by Park Young-woo and read by an artificial voice. Hyundai Motor, Kia and Genesis unveiled a range of new vehicles during the 2025 New York International Auto Show at the Javits Center. Hyundai Motor showcased 28 vehicles, including the all-new Palisade, at the auto show on Wednesday. The second-generation Palisade, Hyundai's flagship full-size SUV, is a full model change introduced to the North American market for the first time in six years. The redesigned Palisade

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02:37

Missing construction worker found dead by responders...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

This article is by Son Sung-bae and read by an artificial voice. A man in his 50s who went missing following the collapse of a subway tunnel construction site in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi, was found dead inside a container on Wednesday. The body of the Posco E&C worker was recovered around 8:11 p.m. by the special response unit of the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters. He was located approximately 21 meters (68.9 feet) underground at the collapse site in Iljik-dong. He was first detected

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03:40

Assembly fails to override acting presidents' vetoes...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

This article is by Cho Mun-gyu and read by an artificial voice. Three key opposition-backed bills vetoed under the acting president system - the second insurrection special counsel bill, the Myung Tae-kyun special counsel bill, and the Commercial Act revision - were rejected in re-votes in the National Assembly on Thursday, following the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. In the vote on the second insurrection special counsel bill, 197 lawmakers voted in favor and 102 against,

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04:09

Audit determines Moon administration manipulated...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

This article is by Bae Jae-sung and read by an artificial voice. The Blue House was found to have systematically manipulated key national statistics related to housing, income and employment for several years during former President Moon Jae-in's administration, according to an audit by the Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) announced Thursday. According to BAI, it had finalized its audit results on the compilation and use of major national statistics, which was initially released as an

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06:17

Korean films fell out of favor at Cannes this year....

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Zero. That's the number of Korean feature films invited to this year's Cannes Film Festival, sending a jolt to the country's cinema industry which was still basking in the global acclaim earned by directors like Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook. This was the first time in 26 years that Korean feature films failed to secure a slot in either an official or non-official category at Cannes. On Tuesday, the festival announced its

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03:15

Mercury to hit 30 in some regions Friday as warm...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

This article is by Jeong Eun-hye and read by an artificial voice. Temperatures are set to rise sharply on Friday, with southern parts of the country expected to approach 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) - well above seasonal averages. Rain is forecast to fall across much of the country on Saturday, especially in central regions. "Large daily temperature variations are expected to continue, with weather systems periodically passing over the Korean Peninsula and bringing rain,"

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05:24

Seoul braces for all-in-one push by Trump in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

This article is by Kang Tae-hwa and read by an artificial voice. U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff strategy has taken clearer shape through his recent talks with Japan, with his administration seemingly pushing to conclude negotiations with key allies within the 90-day tariff waiver period. But rather than encouraging multilateral dialogue, Trump has chosen a divide-and-conquer approach, preventing coordination among allies and pressuring them into one-on-one talks. Korea is

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05:31

K-culture meets the Silk Road as Korean brands and...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

This article is by Lee Soo-jung and read by an artificial voice. Korean influence is certainly having an impact on urban Mongolians, from daily essentials to language and pop culture. When asked questions in English, locals replied in fluent Korean. K-pop could be heard blasting in convenience stores, and Korean bakery chain Tous Les Jours was seen throughout the city. The Korea JoongAng Daily was greeted by a familiar scene when visiting a CU store on Amarsanaa Road in downtown

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03:04

'Transactions aren't going through': Real estate...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

This article is by Lee Hyun and read by an artificial voice. Apartment prices in Sejong rose for the first time in 27 weeks, reversing a prolonged decline amid growing expectations surrounding an early presidential election and the possible relocation of the presidential office. Sejong, which was officially launched as a special self-governing city on July 1 2012, was conceived as Korea's new administrative capital to alleviate congestion in Seoul and promote more balanced national

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02:39

North Korea slams B-1B bomber deployment, protracted...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

This article is by Chung Yeong-gyo, Lee Yu-jung and read by an artificial voice. North Korea has condemned the recent deployment of U.S. B-1B strategic bombers to the South Korean Peninsula and threatened to demonstrate "overwhelming deterrence" in response. The regime framed the presence of U.S. strategic assets as a structural and ongoing threat, signaling its intent to continue strengthening its nuclear forces. The North's response also appears linked to preparations for a long-term

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05:17

Japan’s ‘one theater’ plan with U.S. raises concern...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/17

This article is by Lee Keun-pyung, Lee Yu-jung and read by an artificial voice. Japan's Minister of Defense reportedly proposed a "one theater" concept to the United States that would combine the Korean Peninsula, East China Sea and South China Sea into a single operational and war zone - raising concerns in South Korea that this may shift the U.S. military's focus on the peninsula from North Korea to China. If the United States implements the "one theater" concept to effectively contain

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03:13

Why Korea is breaking from its Wednesday tradition...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/16

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. In Korea, virtually all elections, whether nationwide or local, are held on Wednesdays. But the upcoming early presidential election, which is scheduled for Tuesday, June 3, breaks from tradition. According to the Public Official Election Act, elections for president, lawmakers, local council members and local government heads are required to take place on Wednesdays. Presidential elections are to be held on the first

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05:26

Trump's pushing for naval supremacy over China....

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/16

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] In the past decade, China has overtaken the United States in its volume of naval warships, driven by its vast shipbuilding capacity and aggressive fleet modernization efforts. In a bid to narrow the widening naval gap, the Donald Trump administration is enlisting allies like Korea and Japan to help restore America's maritime dominance primarily through an executive order dubbed "Restoring America's Maritime

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09:10

South Korea and Syria just established diplomatic...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/16

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] The finale of South Korea's effort to forge diplomatic ties with the last UN member state with which it had no relations was seemingly ripped from the pages of a Tom Clancy novel. With Syria still teetering between war and fragile recovery, South Korea's Foreign Ministry Cho Tae-yul slipped into Damascus on April 10 with a tightly secured delegation under a veil of total secrecy. His mission: to finalize

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02:40

New colors, better labels and pictograms: Seoul's...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/16

This article is by Han Eun-hwa and read by an artificial voice. The map of Seoul's individual subway lines will get a fresh new makeover for the first time in 40 years. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Wednesday that it will introduce a new, standardized map design for all 23 lines serving the capital to improve legibility and unify inconsistent labeling across its extensive metro network. It will include Lines 1 through 9 and intercity routes like the Bundang and Gyeongin

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03:11

Kim Jong-un celebrates completion of Pyongyang...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/16

This article is by Lim Jeong-won, Bae Jae-sung and read by an artificial voice. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a ceremony to mark the completion of 10,000 homes in the third phase of a large-scale housing development project in Pyongyang's Hwasong area on Wednesday. Kim was accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju-ae, Workers' Party Secretary Kim Tok-hun and Premier Pak Thae-song, according to North Korean state media. During the visit, Kim expressed regret to workers and elderly

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09:37

Korean presidential election: Here's who might take...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/16

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. With just 48 days remaining until Korea's early presidential election, the two major parties - the conservative People Power Party (PPP) and the liberal Democratic Party (DP) - have finalized their candidate lineups and are set to begin their respective primary races. Apart from former DP leader Lee Jae-myung, widely viewed as the party's front-runner, two additional candidates, Gyeonggi Gov. Kim Dong-yeon and former South

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04:16

Top envoys of South Korea, Vietnam agree to mitigate...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/16

This article is by Park Hyun-ju and read by an artificial voice. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul met with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on Tuesday and agreed to maintain close communication regarding the Donald Trump administration's recent imposition of reciprocal tariffs. As South Korea and Vietnam now face reciprocal tariffs of 25 percent and 46 percent, respectively, there is growing concern about the ripple effects on the two countries'

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