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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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03:34

The gridlock in impeachment politics

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/12

Public opinion surveys show that the previously large gap in support between the ruling and opposition parties is narrowing as the impeachment impasse drags on. In a poll conducted by Gallup Korea during the second week of January, 64 percent of respondents supported impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol. However, the Democratic Party (DP), which spearheaded the impeachment motion, garnered only 36 percent support - a 12 percentage-point drop from the previous poll. Meanwhile, the ruling

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03:56

Let migrant workers change their jobs

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/12

The author is a Vietnamese migrant woman, representative of Migrant Center Donghaeng "Hello everyone. My nose hurts. It still hurts a lot." These were the opening words of a migrant worker at a testimony event last October. "I suffer from constant headaches, sneezing, a runny nose and even nosebleeds at times because of the strong smell at the factory. I have to take medication just to endure it. A doctor diagnosed me with allergic rhinitis and told me my nasal passages are severely

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05:15

Lessons from Park Geun-hye’s impeachment

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/12

The author is the senior columnist of JoongAng Ilbo. On the day of March 10, 2017, we did not understand. We didn't know why the single, piercing phrase from Constitutional Court Chief Justice Lee Jung-mi - "We remove President Park Geun-hye from office" - would be the only thing to linger in our collective memory. Nor did we grasp why the months that followed would be consumed entirely by investigations into the impeachment and detention of a head of state and the corruption of the

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02:44

All pain, no gain for retailers as index posts...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/12

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Koreans tightened the purse strings even more last year as the country's retail sales index posted the sharpest decline in 21 years, according to government data. The country's retail sales in the first 11 months of 2024 fell 2.1 percent compared to the same period in the previous year, Statistics Korea data showed Sunday. It marks the steepest decline since 2003, when the index fell by 3.1 percent as the credit card crisis led

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10:55

The new squad of 'Squid Game': Who are the actors...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/12

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Following a similar premise to the first season, the second season of Netflix series "Squid Game" (2021-) is about a total of 456 contestants, all of whom are suffering from financial hardship, who get lured into playing deadly children's games for a chance to win millions. Since it features such a large group of contestants, as well as the show's Pink Guards, the series has a long cast list. Its main character Seong Gi-hun,

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03:37

Tech power shift at CES 2025: Japan, China triumph...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/10

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice.Japanese automaker Toyota Motor, long criticized for lagging in the EV race, announced the completion of phase one of its Woven City project during a press conference at CES 2025. Woven City, located at the base of Mount Fuji, is a first-of-its-kind living lab where Toyota tests mobility concepts and technology with global partners. Even more, Chairman Akio Toyoda dropped a bombshell at the event, revealing that the company is

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05:40

From robot cities to voice-powered cars, CES 2025...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/09

This article is by Cho Yong-jun, Park Eun-jee and read by an artificial voice.The 2025 edition of CES heralded an era of "physical AI" wherein AI-powered systems actually carry out somewhat sophisticated tasks in a physical world, a step beyond the conceptual imagination. Big Tech and automotive players - from Samsung and LG to BMW, Toyota and Sony - have turned their ideas and concepts into a more mature version of prototypes or production units at the world's biggest trade show, which

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03:07

DP introduces new special counsel bill to probe Yoon...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/09

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. The liberal Democratic Party (DP) on Thursday introduced another bill to the National Assembly to establish a special counsel probe into President Yoon Suk Yeol after a previous version failed to attract enough support from the rival People Power Party (PPP). Under the terms of the revised bill, the chief justice of the Supreme Court would be tasked with nominating two candidates to serve as the special counsel to investigate

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03:01

Upcoming crime drama 'Unmasked' blends realistic...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/09

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Koreans can never get enough of crime thrillers and Disney+'s first Korean project of the year falls right into that category. "Unmasked," directed by You Sun-dong, is set to be released on Jan. 15, and You promises his new series will "race quickly between cases and emotions," offering a touch of everything. "'Unmasked' is a well-balanced drama that thoroughly blends realistic cases with genre-specific excitement, which was

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02:45

Ceragem strives for lifelong wellness solutions with...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/09

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice. LAS VEGAS - Ceragem is striving to be a lifelong wellness manager for its customers with solutions that promote healthy habits in seven areas, from their core to exercise, rest, antiaging, circulation, nutrition and mindset, according to CEO Lee Kyung-soo in Las Vegas on Wednesday. The company set up a booth with the theme "Wellness Begins at Home" at the ongoing CES 2025 displaying its latest products and solutions, six of

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02:44

Ceragem strives for lifelong wellness solutions with...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/09

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice. Ceragem is striving to be a lifelong wellness manager for its customers with solutions that promote healthy habits in seven areas, from their core to exercise, rest, antiaging, circulation, nutrition and mindset, according to CEO Lee Kyung-soo in Las Vegas on Wednesday. The company set up a booth with the theme "Wellness Begins at Home" at the ongoing CES 2025 displaying its latest products and solutions, six of which have

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02:55

Crypto scams and bad choices: Yim Si-wan opens up...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/09

This article is by Shin Min-hee and read by an artificial voice.Yim Si-wan, one of the newcomers to Netflix's dystopian hit franchise "Squid Game" (2021-) in its recent second installment, joined the cast for a very simple reason: he's a hardcore fan. The 36-year-old actor says it's almost the first time in his 13-year acting career that he's agreed to take on a role without even looking at the script. "I didn't even know what kind of character Myung-gi was," Yim told reporters in an

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04:11

Becoming the Front Man: Lee Byung-hun reveals...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/09

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Lee Byung-hun is a pioneer for Korean actors breaking into Hollywood, appearing in films like the "G.I. Joe" franchise (2009-13) and "Red 2" (2013). But international fans seem to recognize him more for his role as the Front Man in Netflix's hit series "Squid Game" (2021-) than for the characters he has played so far in Hollywood films. Being able to be part of the series, which was made by Koreans with Korean actors - himself

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03:43

'Squid Game' actor Park Sung-hoon says he didn't want...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/09

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Actor Park Sung-hoon, known for his tough personas in dramas like "The Glory" (2022-23) and "Queen of Tears" (2024), was stunned when director Hwang Dong-hyuk asked him to join the cast of the second season of "Squid Game." In the show, Park plays Hyun-ju, a transgender woman and former special forces soldier who joins the game in the middle of the transition process. Park said he was surprised that the director spotted a

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03:15

LG Energy swings to $154M operating loss in Q4 on...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/09

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. LG Energy Solution swung to an operating loss of 225.5 billion won ($154 million) in the fourth quarter of 2024 amid stubbornly withering demand for EVs in the global market. The Korean battery maker limped to the weaker-than-expected performance during the September-December period to fall well short of the 338.2 billion won in operating profit logged during the same period a year earlier, according to a preliminary earnings

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02:21

SK's chip development surpasses Nvidia's demands,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/08

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice.The pace of chip development at SK now surpasses Nvidia's demands, according to SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, who met Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during CES 2025. "In the past, Nvidia pushed SK hynix to develop faster, but now our pace exceeds their requests," Chey told reporters on Wednesday. "It's almost a reversal. Of course, this could change, but it's clear our development pace in HBM [high-bandwidth memory] is now going

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05:13

Taiwanese photographer retells Korean history through...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/08

This article is by Yim Seung-hye and read by an artificial voice. Thick and heavy hardcover photo books can be pricey, and some can even cost hundreds of dollars, rarely being seen on the shelves of regular households. This is often the reason that publishing houses, especially in Korea where the industry emphasizes churning out educational content, are reluctant to release something that is so burdensome. But last July, a chunky three-volume photo collection went on sale at major Korean

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08:59

Exclusive: DHL CEO discussing robot-powered...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/08

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. DHL, a German logistics giant, set an important milestone for the Korean market in 2023 when it expanded the DHL Incheon Gateway to develop the site into an Asian logistics hub. Tobias Meyer, CEO of German logistics company DHL, is now looking farther to incorporate advanced robots and automation technology developed by Korean conglomerates like Hyundai Motor and Hanjin Group into its operation of logistics center. To make

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02:48

Special counsel bills against Yoon, first lady...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/08

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice.The liberal Democratic Party (DP) failed to muster enough votes in the National Assembly on Wednesday to salvage two bills to establish special counsel probes into President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee. Both bills, which were vetoed by acting President Choi Sang-mok last month, fell short by only a few votes to gather the requisite two-thirds support to override the presidential veto. The first of the two bills

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03:48

Yoon says he will stand trial if indicted or issued...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/01/08

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's attorney on Wednesday said Yoon will stand trial if he is indicted or issued a bench warrant. Speaking at a press conference in Seocho District, southern Seoul, Yoon's legal defense team said that while they maintain their opposition to the investigation, which is based on an "invalid arrest warrant" requested by the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), they

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