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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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07:41

Iranian ambassador warns of Korean security vacuum if...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/14

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. [INTERVIEW] Iran's top diplomat to Seoul warned that any redeployment of U.S. strategic assets from South Korea to the Middle East would leave a security gap on the peninsula — while defending Tehran's nuclear program as strictly peaceful and dismissing allegations of military cooperation with Pyongyang. "The U.S. forces and various military systems stationed in Korea are considered a crucial part of South Korea's defense

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04:50

Through the looking glass: AI turns theater dialogue...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/13

This article is by Lee Ji-young and read by an artificial voice. Renting glasses at a theater once meant one thing: watching a 3-D movie. Now the practice is crossing into the performing arts — this time to read subtitles. The glasses can be rented easily in the theater lobby before the show. When worn, subtitles appear like a hologram, with each actor's lines appearing and disappearing in front of the viewer. The advantages of the glasses are crystal clear: Audiences no longer have to

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09:04

[WHY] Why are unstaffed stores so popular in korea...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/13

This article is by Cho Yong-jun and read by an artificial voice. Amazon wowed the world when it introduced Amazon Go almost a decade ago, allowing customers to enter a shop, pick up a snack or drink and leave without interacting with a worker. But the grand experiment of high-tech, unmanned convenience stores came to an end when the company announced in late January that it would shut down all its brick-and-mortar Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh convenience and grocery stores. In Korea,

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09:04

[WHY] Service without a smile: The popularity and...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/13

This article is by Cho Yong-jun and read by an artificial voice. Amazon wowed the world when it introduced Amazon Go almost a decade ago, allowing customers to enter a shop, pick up a snack or drink and leave without interacting with a worker. But the grand experiment of high-tech, unmanned convenience stores came to an end when the company announced in late January that it would shut down all its brick-and-mortar Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh convenience and grocery stores. In Korea,

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09:08

Kim Jong-un’s daughter may follow him as leader. For...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/12

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice.When the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appeared beside her father at a military parade in Pyongyang in February, she was dressed much like him — in a black leather trench coat. Widely identified as Kim Ju-ae, though never named by Pyongyang's state media, the girl struck a visual parallel with her father as columns of soldiers and missile units marched below. Her attire also contrasted sharply with the childlike

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05:01

Chinese brands, once discounted by consumers, now...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/12

This article is by Noh Yu-rim and read by an artificial voice. At a Chicor beauty store in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Tuesday, young shoppers crowded around cosmetics from Chinese brand Flower Knows — one of the many signs of how Chinese consumer brands are gaining ground in Korea. A wide array of the brand's products was prominently placed near the entrance. Known for its ornate, princess-style packaging, Flower Knows entered Chicor, a beauty retailer operated by Shinsegae

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11:01

Seoul's Dapsimni: Where antique treasures from...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/12

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. [ABOUT TOWN]: Dapsimni-dong Seoul is often viewed as a modern, trendy metropolis filled with high-rise buildings, bright billboards and zooming subways. But behind its stylish facade is a more down-to-earth, people's place that goes less noticed. Depending on the part of the city, busy-working locals find solace and joy in sizzling pork belly in an intimate barbecue restaurant, soju shots under a tent, coffee on the roof of a

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08:10

Iran war threatening Hyundai’s Middle East ambitions,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/12

This article is by Sarah Chea, Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] As the Iran war deepens into an indefinite standoff, exports by Korea's automakers like Hyundai Motor have ground to a halt, abruptly clouding their endeavors in the once-promising Middle East market. The setback is particularly acute as the Middle East has been considered a "land of opportunity" for Korean carmakers, thanks to the popularity of luxury, high-margin vehicles, making the disruption

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02:56

Egypt's story: The unrealistic comparison between...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/12

The author is the director of the Korea Institute of Egyptology. "Why is Egypt, which once produced such a brilliant ancient civilization, now in such an underdeveloped state?" As a scholar of Egypt, this is a question I am often asked. It may sound natural at first, but it deserves more careful reflection. That premise deserves closer scrutiny. To begin with, the question assumes that Egypt is an underdeveloped country. That assumption is usually based on Western standards. The

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05:27

Return of Section 301: How prepared is Korea?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/12

Park Su-ryon The author is the deputy editor of Content Division Three and the head of corporate research at the JoongAng Ilbo. The United States has finally drawn the Section 301 card under its trade law. The measure allows Washington to impose retaliatory tariffs if it determines that foreign governments are pursuing unreasonable or discriminatory policies that restrict U.S. trade. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has placed several allies, including Korea,

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06:03

Was Korea’s success accidental or inevitable?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/12

Cho Yoon-je The author is a special appointment professor at the Graduate School of Economics at Yonsei University. In the presidential election of October 1963, opposition candidate Yoon Bo-sun won 4,546,614 votes, or 45.1 percent, narrowly losing to Park Chung Hee, who had decided to end military rule and run for civilian leadership. Park received 4,702,640 votes, or 46.65 percent — a margin of about 166,000 votes. At the time, senior Christian leaders urged Byun Young-tae, a former

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03:22

Oil price cap must remain a temporary emergency measure

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/12

The government has decided to introduce a ceiling on petroleum prices starting Friday. It marks the first direct intervention in the oil market since Korea liberalized fuel prices in 1997, nearly three decades ago. Setting a price cap is an especially strong measure, one rarely used outside the oil shocks of the 1970s and 1980s. The policy aims to ease inflationary pressure and reduce burdens on households as global oil prices surge. Yet it cannot serve as a fundamental solution. Given the

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04:45

Gov't to implement fuel price cap on Friday, limit...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/12

This article is by Park Eun-jee, Jin Min-ji and read by an artificial voice. The Korean government will implement an initial cap on fuel supply prices starting Friday and limit exports of gasoline and diesel as the country, heavily dependent on oil imports through the Strait of Hormuz, scrambles to rein in soaring energy prices. The ceiling for gasoline will be set at 1,724 won per liter ($4.42 per gallon), while that for diesel will be at 1,713 won and kerosene at 1,320 won for the

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07:27

With $350B U.S. investment set to see daylight, new...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/12

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Korea approved a special law on a $350 billion U.S. investment on Thursday, clearing the way for the pledge promised during tariff negotiations with Washington last year, removing the immediate threat of tariff hikes warned by U.S. President Donald Trump. Still, uncertainty quickly resurfaced after the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on the same day announced that it would open a probe into Korea's

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04:59

'Still in awe': Production company CEO behind 'The...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/12

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Creating a box office hit, especially one that draws over 10 million moviegoers, is no easy feat, even for a major production company. And for a relatively new player in the field, the odds are even slimmer. Yet, that seemingly implausible story has become true for Onda Works, the budding production company behind "The King's Warden," which surpassed 12 million ticket admissions as of Wednesday. Lim Eun-jung, the CEO of Onda

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04:59

'Still in awe': Production company CEO behind 'The...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/12

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Creating a box office hit, especially one that draws over 10 million moviegoers, is no easy feat, even for a major production company. And for a relatively new player in the field, the odds are even slimmer. Yet, that seemingly implausible story has become true for Onda Works, the budding production company behind "The King's Warden," which surpassed 12 million ticket admissions as of Wednesday. Lim Eun-jung, the CEO of Onda

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06:04

Full of breath, running on 'Dopamine': Korean...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/11

This article is by Choi Min-ji and read by an artificial voice. A synth trumpet gives way to a distorted phaser effect, growing louder before dropping into a sidechain that builds into a screech as the entire thing starts all over again, punctuated by a single lyric: "Dopamine." This isn't a hot EDM track — at least, not your typical ProTools production. No decks, no loopers and no pad controllers. Every effect was done entirely with breath and vocal cords by Wing, a Korean beatboxer who

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07:25

I took a cruise on the Han River and saw Seoul from...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/11

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. [GIVE IT A GO] Rocking gently on a sightseeing boat in the middle of the Han River on a breezy spring afternoon, I sip a cup of hot chamomile tea and watch the skyline of western Seoul glide past. I have traveled the river many times before, but this time I boarded a cruise to take in the capital's most signature waterway at a slower pace. From the launch of the Hangang Bus to the opening of a new cruise terminal in Yeouido,

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07:56

Samsung and SK are expanding fast, but why is memory...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/11

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. The AI boom is sending memory chip demand soaring — but don't expect new supply to catch up anytime soon. Even as Samsung Electronics and SK hynix ramp up spending, the bulk of their investments are going into infrastructure and advanced packaging rather than immediate wafer output, leaving shortages likely to persist into 2027. Korea's two memory giants are channeling capital expenditure toward boosting manufacturing

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02:35

Meanwhile : Beware of hubris

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/11

Kim Myung-hwa The author is a playwright and director. Iran's old name was Persia. An ancient Greek tragedy titled "The Persians" (472 BCE) tells part of that story. Written by Aeschylus, the playwright who helped establish the basic structure of drama by introducing a second actor, the work depicts the Persian Wars that shaped the fate of early civilizations. After winning the conflict, Greece emerged as a starting point of Western civilization and for centuries exerted a profound

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