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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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03:52

Turtle ship, 13 historical inventions to get honorary...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/28

This article is by Kim Bang-kyun and read by an artificial voice. Fourteen historical inventions including the turtle ship - used by Korea's revered admiral, Yi Sun-shin - will be granted honorary patents. The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) announced on Monday that in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Invention Day on May 19, it had reviewed 15 inventions by historical Korean inventors and decided to register 14 of them as honorary patents. Monday also marks the birthday

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01:55

Samsung SDI to showcase new high-density battery at...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/28

This article is by Kim Ju-yeon and read by an artificial voice.Samsung SDI will reveal the U8A1, the firm's newest high-density battery used for uninterruptible power supply (UPS) devices targeting the AI data center market, at the 2025 Interbattery Europe exhibition in Germany from May 7. The company will display its new battery and existing energy storage system (ESS) batteries at the trade fair set to take place at Messe Munich over three days through May 9, Samsung SDI said

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05:33

SK Telecom post-hack USIM replacement program...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/28

This article is by Yun Jung-min, Oh Hyeon-woo, Jun-yul and read by an artificial voice. An SK Telecom store in Seogyo-dong, Mapo District, western Seoul, was spotted with a notice that read "Replacement USIM cards are out of stock" at around 11:20 a.m. on Sunday. Following SK Telecom's disclosure of a mass-scale USIM (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) hacking incident, customers continued to flock to stores over the weekend. Upon seeing the notice that USIM cards were out of stock,

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05:04

Fitch Ratings: 'Profitability and cash flow has...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/28

This article is by Na Sang-hyeon and read by an artificial voice. The tariff bomb triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump has heightened anxiety among Korean conglomerates heavily dependent on exports, as supply chains that companies have built over decades now face serious disruption. But what impact will this have on their credit ratings? "Uncertainty surrounding cash flow for Korean companies, such as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, is growing due to U.S. sanctions against China and

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03:30

South Korea condemns North Korea's deployment to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/28

This article is by Cho Mun-gyu and read by an artificial voice. The South Korean government on Monday strongly condemned North Korea's first official confirmation of troop deployment to Russia, calling it an "admission of a criminal act" and criticizing it as an "insult to the international community." "North Korea's participation in the war in Ukraine is a clear illegal act that violates the UN [United Nations] Charter and Security Council resolutions," Jeon Ha-kyu, spokesperson for the

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02:52

Bat-beating, lottery scams: 97 gang members arrested...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/28

This article is by Hyeon Ye-seul and read by an artificial voice. The Incheon District Prosecutors' Office, in cooperation with police, arrested and indicted 97 members of four major organized crime rings in the region that have been active over the past three years, the prosecutors' office announced Monday. The indicted individuals belong to the Ganseok Sikkupa, Juan Sikkupa, Kkolmangpa - also known as the Sinpodoeng Sikkupa - and Bupyeong Sikkupa, the four major organized crime groups

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08:20

'A national crisis': Suicide deaths rising among...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/28

This article is by Jung Jong-hoon and read by an artificial voice. Korea is facing a surge in suicides among men in their 30s to 50s, driven by worsening economic hardship, social isolation and high-profile celebrity deaths, highlighting urgent calls for stronger national suicide prevention measures. Last year, a man in his 40s stood in front of the SOS lifeline phone installed at Seoul's Mapo Bridge. Facing financial difficulties, he said he came there with thoughts of ending his

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03:06

Seoul Plaza to undergo first major renovation in 21...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/28

This article is by Moon Hee-chul and read by an artificial voice. Seoul Plaza, located in front of Seoul City Hall, will undergo its first major renovation in 21 years, with the Seoul Metropolitan Government announcing plans to model the space after Madison Square Park, a landmark park in New York. "Seoul Plaza will be transformed into a new space where culture, art, leisure and nature can be enjoyed simultaneously by incorporating the concept of forest and garden," said the Seoul

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02:30

Kim Jong-un unveils destroyer, signals shift in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/28

This article is by Lee Keun-pyung, Lee Yu-jung and read by an artificial voice. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un unveiled a new destroyer on Friday and introduced the term "intermediate line waters," a concept believed to signal the establishment of a new maritime border following his "two hostile states" policy. Kim attended the launching ceremony of a new 5,000-ton destroyer at the Nampho Shipyard on the west coast, according to the Rodong Sinmun on Saturday. The vessel was named Choe

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02:49

Prosecution raids Homeplus headquarters in fraud...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/28

This article is by Kim Bo-reum and read by an artificial voice. Prosecutors investigating the Homeplus case raided the company's headquarters on Monday, looking into allegations of fraud under suspicions that Homeplus and MBK Partners may have issued short-term bonds while being aware of the credit rating downgrade in advance and preparing for corporate rehabilitation. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office dispatched on Monday around 10 prosecutors and investigators to Homeplus'

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02:39

An old new house: The Ningbo Museum of History

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/27

The author is an architect and professor emeritus at Korea National University of Arts. Ningbo, located in Zhejiang Province along China's Eastern Seaboard, was once the greatest trading hub on the East China Sea, frequented by merchant ships from Silla and Goryeo. It was also a frequent target for foreign invaders and pirates, leading to the development of mountain fortresses and coastal strongholds. Opened in 2008, the Ningbo Museum of History conceptually embodies the city's maritime

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02:25

The tears of migrant fishers

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/27

Won Ok-kum The author is a representative of the Migrant Center Donghaeng and originally from Vietnam. In documentary films that capture the grueling struggle against rough seas and storms, it has become increasingly common to see migrant fishers making a living in distant, unfamiliar waters. Yet such documentaries rarely acknowledge the hardships lurking behind those scenes. They seldom explore the daily struggles that migrant fishermen endure to survive. Even for Korean nationals, life

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04:25

Korea must brace for the shock of U.S.-China decoupling

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/27

Sohn Yul The author, professor of Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies, is chair of East Asia Institute As economic interdependence between nations deepens, concerns over excessive reliance have come to the foreground. When interdependence becomes asymmetrical, it breeds vulnerabilities, widens inequalities and ignites geopolitical conflict. The problem is particularly acute among countries locked in strategic competition. Today's global turbulence - most notably,

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03:38

Lee Jae-myung must address his trust deficit

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/27

Lee Jae-myung, former leader of the Democratic Party (DP), has been nominated as the party's presidential candidate for the June 3 election. In the primary that concluded Sunday, Lee won overwhelming support, securing 89.77 percent of the vote. Having lost the 20th presidential election by a margin of just 0.73 percentage points, Lee now makes his second bid for the presidency in the 21st election, triggered by the impeachment and removal of former President Yoon Suk Yeol following his

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03:22

SKT’s delayed response to hacking incident fuels...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/27

SK Telecom, Korea's largest mobile carrier, will offer free replacement USIM chips to all 23 million of its subscribers starting Monday, following a cyberattack that resulted in the leakage of USIM information. However, the measure comes 10 days after the company first detected the incident. Amid concerns regarding an expected shortage of replacement chips, a chaotic rush for exchanges seems inevitable, meaning consumer anxiety and confusion will likely persist for some time. The USIM

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02:22

Samsung brings back three familiar faces to promote...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/27

This article is by Yi Woo-lim and read by an artificial voice. Samsung Electronics is bringing back some of its iconic former models - Yuna Kim, Han Ga-in and Jun Ji-hyun - to promote its new AI home appliances. By featuring celebrities familiar to consumers, the company aims to evoke nostalgia while expanding awareness of its latest AI product lineup. Samsung Electronics announced on Sunday that it would launch a new advertising campaign titled "AI Home Appliance Troika," fronted by the

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04:04

Hanwha aims to expand U.S. MRO service to aircraft

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/27

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. CHANGWON, South Gyeongsang - Hanwha Aerospace is seeking to expand its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service for the United States from naval platforms to aircraft engines as Washington moves closer to naming pilot partners for a pending sustainment initiative aimed at boosting military readiness abroad. The initiative, known as the Regional Sustainment Framework (RSF), launched under the Joe Biden administration last

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07:29

Step by step to the top of Lotte World Tower: Not as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/25

[Give It a Go] What better way to spend a perfectly sunny spring day than a preposterous indoor torture session? This was what I told myself as I stood in the middle of Lotte World Tower plaza, staring up at a 123-story monument to a potentially monumental mistake on my part. Everyone else in my immediate vicinity seemed eager to risk irreparable damage to their lower appendages; some obviously serious runners had taped up their legs like they were about to run the London Marathon, and not

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12:03

[WHY] All in the family: How chaebol drove Korea’s...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/25

This article is by Lim Jeong-won and read by an artificial voice. Open your go-to streaming service, say Netflix, Disney+ or Hulu, and you will find a score of Korean dramas mostly concerning a romantic plotline - and nine times out of 10, one of the main protagonists will be a chaebol heir. Chaebol are large, family-controlled conglomerates that often span a diverse range of industries - everything from automobile manufacturing to semiconductors to cosmetics - with the term chaebol

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03:49

U.S. throws currency curveball at Korea in tariff talks

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/04/25

This article is by Park Eun-jee and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] The Donald Trump administration threw a curveball at the Korean delegation in the first round of face-to-face tariff talks in Washington on Thursday by pushing to add currency policy to the agenda. The addition clearly puts additional pressure on Korea as it possesses few policy tools or room to navigate amid the won's accelerating depreciation. While the other agenda items announced by the Ministry of Finance

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