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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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07:06

Trump vow to 'revoke the EV mandate' sends Hyundai,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/21

This article is by Sarah Chea, Park Eun-jee And Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. Shares of Korea's EV-related companies toppled on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders aiming to end Biden's EV mandates and eliminate "unfair subsidies" to Korean manufacturers on his first day in office. Alongside a withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, the new president also threatened a complete "overhaul" of the trade system, though he did not

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04:53

Korean universities are churning out chip engineers —...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/21

This article is by Lee Ga-ram, Shim Seo-hyun, Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice. In just two years, the number of semiconductor departments at four-year universities in Korea has surged from 26 to 64 - a 146 percent increase. Including technical colleges, there are now 119 semiconductor-related programs nationwide, with about 15,000 students enrolled. The government's deregulation of enrollment caps has allowed universities to create new programs and rename existing departments

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04:58

'We saw an opportunity': Eland looks to convenience...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/20

This article is by Choi Hyun-ju and read by an artificial voice. Korea has the most convenience stores per capita in the world, with a shop for every 920 residents. But even a saturated market isn't stopping newcomers, like fashion giant Eland, from further expanding their convenience store businesses. That's because the convenience store market, despite being full of competitors, is the only brick-and-mortar retail sector that is growing. Eland, parent company of clothing and footwear

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04:32

Award-winning director Bong Joon-ho explores humanity...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/20

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Six years after captivating the world with "Parasite" (2019), director Bong Joon-ho returns with "Mickey 17," a sci-fi adventure infused with heart, humanity and, according to the director, the subtle smell of "feet." "Our film is more like a sci-fi story that deals with something right in front of us and that's around us - which we jokingly called sci-fi that 'smells like feet,'" director Bong said during a press conference for

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04:14

Police seek formal arrests of 66 pro-Yoon protesters...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/20

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. Police said Monday they have formally sought arrest warrants for 66 protesters supporting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol who are accused of storming the Seoul Western District Court and obstructing official duties. In a notice to the press, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said that they had requested arrest warrants for 66 of the 90 suspects apprehended as of Monday afternoon. Five of the suspects have already

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04:26

Talk with Trump quickly to avoid tariff torment,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/19

This article is by Kim Min-joong, Jang Won-seok And Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Korea must be quick on the trigger on trade dialogue with incoming U.S. President Donald Trump as a means of dodging the biggest bullets in his proposed tariff war, former trade ministers have urged. The incisive advice arrives amid Trump's looming threat of blanket tariffs of 10 to 20 percent on all imports, which may cut Korea's exports to the United States by more than $30 billion annually

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03:29

Police vow stern action after pro-Yoon rioters storm...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/19

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. Authorities on Sunday vowed to take strict action against protesters who violently stormed the Seoul Western District Court to protest the formal arrest of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol earlier that day. According to police and witnesses, some 100 protesters supporting the president began forcing their way into the court in western Seoul at around 3 a.m. Sunday, shortly after the court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon at

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05:34

'Upgrading' a murderous robot: Inside the production...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/17

This article is by Shin Min-hee and read by an artificial voice. The production crew of Netflix's "Squid Game" (2021-) has finally addressed the ongoing debate: Was the female robot doll Young-hee replaced with a new one? Ever since season two of the dystopian hit was released last month, fans pointed out that Young-hee's appearance had changed, citing that the robot now "has glass skin, sharper eyebrows, fuller lips, an overall slimmer face and seems to wear colored contact lenses." But

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04:16

Rival parties set sights on early presidential...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/16

This article is by Kim Ki-jeong, Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice.Rival parties are entering campaign mode with President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest Wednesday elevating expectations of an early presidential election. The conservative People Power Party (PPP) has targeted Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party (DP) and a strong presidential contender, as it distances itself from the embattled president and capitalizes on growing public sentiment against Lee. According to a PPP

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05:58

Explainer: Yoon faces wide range of legal proceedings...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/16

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrested on insurrection charges over accusations of masterminding last month's short-lived, surprise martial law declaration, is now on the brink of facing criminal proceedings alongside an impeachment trial. Yoon - Korea's first sitting president to be arrested - has been questioned by prosecutors at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) since Wednesday. He

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05:14

Yoon's team files complaint against CIO, NOI chiefs...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/16

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. President Yoon Suk Yeol's legal team filed a criminal complaint on Thursday accusing the chiefs of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) and the National Office of Investigation (NOI) of committing an insurrection against the government by taking Yoon into custody the previous day. In their complaint, Yoon's lawyers claimed CIO chief Oh Dong-woon and NOI head Woo Jong-soo ordered investigators

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04:30

Korea could miss economic growth forecast due to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/16

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice.Korea risks missing its 2024 economic growth forecast after President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law declaration and the resulting chaos, Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Rhee Chang-yong warned the nation on Thursday. Rhee suggested that GDP expanded by just 0.2 percent or less in the fourth quarter in a news conference following Thursday's Monetary Policy Board meeting at the central bank's headquarters in central Seoul, due to the

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03:16

Go farther for cheaper: BYD's Atto 3 lands in Korea...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/16

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. BYD has finally landed in Korea's passenger EV market with the Atto 3 compact SUV at a price lower than in most major countries, throwing down the gauntlet for an EV market currently dominated by local manufacturers Hyundai Motor and Kia. The Seal sedan and Sealion 7 SUV will also be launched in the second half of the year, the world's largest EV maker said, with a goal of bringing in at least one model every year. The Atto 3,

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02:20

LG Display pins hope on latest OLED after rocky year

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/16

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice. "The business environment is unlikely to improve compared to last year, even with new opportunities arising from the AI transition," Jeong told reporters on Thursday. LG Display reported an operating loss of 560.6 billion won ($384.7 million) last year, a significant reduction from the previous year's 2.5 trillion won loss. The company attributed the improvement to its strategic shift toward organic light-emitting diode

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03:27

Natural beauty in najeon chilgi: Upholding tradition...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/16

This article is by Park Sang-moon and read by an artificial voice. [ZOOM KOREA] Najeon chilgi is undeniably the country's foremost traditional craft, in which lacquerware is inlaid with mother-of-pearl, mostly garnered from abalone and clams. When the subtle glow of mother-of-pearl meets otchil, the sap earned from the lacquer tree used to varnish the lacquerware, the two natural ingredients create one-of-a-kind colors that bring people wonder and admiration. Sohn Dae-hyun has been playing

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03:10

Samsung Biologics makes headway with its ADC business

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/16

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. SAN FRANCISCO - Samsung Biologics is poised to secure multiple deals for its new antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) business, which is set to commence operations in the first quarter of this year. The news comes within a month of the Korean drugmaker's announcement that construction of its ADC-dedicated facility in Songdo, Incheon, was completed. The company also announced an expanded partnership with LigaChem Biosciences last week

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03:47

Korea courts young EV buyers with extra subsidies,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/15

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice.If you are 34 or younger and getting an EV as your first car in Korea, you'll be getting a 20 percent additional subsidy, or up to 1.16 million won ($793) off the payment. All EV owners will be exempt from individual consumption tax and acquisition tax until 2026 and get a discount on highway toll fees until 2027. These are just part of a pack of measures announced by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on Wednesday in a

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06:39

Yoon becomes first sitting Korean president to be...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/15

This article is by Sarah Kim, Cho Jung-woo And Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) arrested impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday, marking the first arrest of a sitting president in Korean history. The CIO said it took Yoon into custody with help from police at his official residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, central Seoul, at 10:33 a.m., nearly six hours after investigators arrived at the

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01:44

New Samsung trade-in initiative offers less money for...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/15

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice. The Korean electronics giant initiated a revamped trade-in program Tuesday on its website through which users can be compensated for their old Galaxy smartphones even if they don't intend to buy a new Galaxy-branded smartphone. The intention was to preserve the market price of secondhand Galaxy devices while also thinking of the environment. The amount of compensation, however, that Samsung Electronics is proposing for the

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03:51

Angry pro-Yoon protesters call for 'storming'...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/15

This article is by Kim Min-young and read by an artificial voice.Feverish shouts by pro-Yoon Suk Yeol protesters ripped through the cold morning air in front of the presidential residence in Hannam-dong when Yoon was arrested on Wednesday. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) apprehended Yoon at his official residence in Hannam-dong, Yongsan District, central Seoul, at 10:33 a.m. The arrest followed a second attempt, the first having failed 12 days ago. The

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