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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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05:52

Judicial reform is counter to principles of Kim Byung-ro

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/09

Kang Won-taek The author is a professor of political science and international relations at Seoul National University. President Lee Jae Myung has allowed the so-called "three judicial reform laws" to take effect. Although they were passed through legislative procedures in the National Assembly, the measures amount to a fundamental restructuring of Korea's constitutional order that has remained largely intact since 1948. Formally they are amendments to ordinary laws, but in substance they

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03:18

Fears of a fourth oil shock and stagflation call for...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/09

Concerns over a prolonged war in the Middle East are spreading into what economists describe as a "compound shock," shaking both financial markets and the real economy. The growing fear that the conflict could become a stalemate has intensified market volatility. The impact was immediate. Korea's benchmark Kospi plunged more than 8 percent before recovering slightly to close down 5.96 percent. At one point during trading, the index briefly fell below the 5,200 level. The Korean won also

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03:30

Seoul gov’t to dispatch 3,400 personnel, outlines...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/09

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. Some 3,400 personnel will be dispatched to ensure safety for the upcoming comeback performance of boy band BTS, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday. The measures were discussed at a joint safety inspection meeting presided over by Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon ahead of the show set for March 21 at Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul. The performance will mark the group's first show as a full band after three years and

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03:56

The property divide: Real estate drives Korea's...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/09

This article is by Kim Seon-mi and read by an artificial voice. The top 20 percent of households in Korea held about 65 percent of the country's total net assets last year, while the bottom 40 percent accounted for only 4.8 percent, according to a new analysis released on Friday. The findings were presented in a report released by Shinhan Financial Group's Future Strategy Research Institute. The report notes that inequality in Korea is increasingly being driven by assets — particularly

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01:34

Samsung SDI to unveil batteries for humanoid robots...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/09

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Samsung SDI will unveil batteries designed specifically for humanoid robots for the first time at the upcoming InterBattery 2026 exhibition, a three-day event set to begin in Seoul on Wednesday. Solid-state batteries are often called "dream batteries" for their exceptional safety and power output, a technology that has yet to be commercially deployed. Samsung SDI is widely regarded as one of the global front-runners in

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03:42

Japanese men adopt Korean idol makeup and grooming...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/09

This article is by Ha Su-young and read by an artificial voice. A grooming trend that emphasizes a natural-looking appearance like Korean male idols is spreading among young men in Japan, and K-beauty is playing a central role, a local newspaper reported. The Mainichi Shimbun recently reported in an article on male grooming and makeup trends that interest in makeup among Japanese men in the 20s to 40s age group is increasing amid the K-beauty boom. The newspaper pointed to the popularity

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01:14

Chinese milk tea chain Chagee plans store openings in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/09

This article is by Cho Yong-jun and read by an artificial voice. Chinese milk tea giant Chagee will enter the Korean market in the second quarter of 2026, opening stores in Gangnam, Yongsan and Sinchon simultaneously. The milk tea brand began teasing its flagship store in Gangnam, located outside Exit 10 of Gangnam Station in southern Seoul, with big posters of Chagee on the construction barrier. Similar teasers will also be unveiled at the Sinchon branch in Mapo District, western Seoul,

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06:15

Idol-turned-producer aims to rewrite artists' fate in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/09

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. [INTERVIEW] Where do K-pop idols go when the spotlight on them begins to fade? It's a question that a certain idol-turned-producer hopes to tackle head-on as she launches her own K-pop agency in an industry notorious for the fleeting relevance of its young stars. "I've seen a lot of colleagues and friends who felt lost, asking themselves, 'What should I do now?' after their contracts expired," said Lee Hae-in, the chief

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04:30

[단독] 현대차그룹 美 메타플랜트서 첫 하이브리드 ‘스포티지 HEV’ 9월 양산

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/08

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. 한국의 대표 영어신문, 코리아중앙데일리가 특종과 단독 인터뷰, 주요 기사를 한글로 요약해 드립니다. 독자들의 많은 성원 바랍니다. 현대자동차그룹의 조지아 메타플랜트(HMGMA)에서 첫 하이브리드(HEV) 차량이 올해 9월부터 본격 양산을 시작한다. 차종은 기아의 미국 시장 베스트셀러 모델인 스포티지다. 본래 전기차 전용으로만 지어진 이 공장에서 하이브리드 생산에 나서면서 관세 리스크를 줄이고 전기차 수요 둔화 속에서도 미국 시장 점유율을 방어하겠다는 전략이다. 8일 관련 사안에 정통한 한 관계자는 코리아중앙데일리에 "현재 하이브리드 생산 라인 추가 작업이 진행 중이며 양산 개시는 오는 9월로 예정되어 있다"면서 "스포티지부터 생산을 시작하고 생산량은 점차 늘려갈 계획"이라고 덧붙였다. 현재 이 공장에선 현대차의 전기차 아이오닉5와 아이오닉9을 생산하고 있는데,

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03:41

Exclusive: Hyundai’s Georgia plant to produce Kia...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/08

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. The first hybrid model to roll off Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) in Georgia will be the Kia Sportage SUV, with mass production set for September, according to a source familiar with the plan. The production of the Sportage, Kia's best-selling model in the U.S. market, marks the auto group's landmark push towards hybrids as the EV slump drives up sales. Currently, only Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 9 EVs are in mass

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02:43

When 'The Wealth of Nations' was published

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/08

The author is a writer and senior fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research. On March 9, 1776, Adam Smith published "The Wealth of Nations." This monumental work appeared in two volumes, yet public interest was immediate. Within six months, the first printing of 3,500 copies had sold out. Readers responded so strongly because the book clarified the most pressing economic, social and political questions facing Britain at the time while also charting a direction for the

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07:00

Meet, disappear or confront: How North's Kims face...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/08

The author is an editorial writer and the director of the Unification and Culture Research Institute of the JoongAng Ilbo. On June 16, 1994, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived in Pyongyang and met Kim Il Sung, then North Korea's leader. The next day the two continued their discussion aboard a sightseeing boat on the Taedong River. Their talks produced a tentative agreement: North Korea would freeze its nuclear program and the international community would provide light-water

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06:36

Trump-driven turmoil in the Middle East and Europe is...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/08

The author is a senior columnist at the JoongAng Ilbo. The U.S. president is facing growing distrust. When U.S. President Donald Trump first ran for the presidency in 2016, he repeatedly promised that there would be "no new wars." He criticized America's history of attempts at regime change in Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, arguing that such interventions had failed. Trump also denounced the Republican Party's mainstream neoconservatives as "warmongers." Supporters of the Make

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03:39

Vacant diplomatic posts in the Middle East raise...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/08

As the war between the United States and Israel against Iran spreads across the Middle East, protecting Korean citizens in the region has become an urgent task. But several Korean diplomatic missions in that region remain without appointed chiefs, fueling concerns about whether the government can respond effectively if the situation deteriorates. Nine months have passed since the Lee Jae Myung administration took office, but six of Korea's 19 diplomatic missions in the Middle East still

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00:12

Royal reading

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/08

Books related to the Joseon Dynasty are displayed at the Kyobo Book Centre's Gwanghwamun branch in central Seoul on March 8 as the popularity of the film 'The King's Warden' spills over into bookstores. [YONHAP]

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00:25

A fading threat?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/08

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said there will be "no hike in tariffs" if Korea's bill for U.S. investment passes at Incheon International Airport on March 8, after returning from negotiations with the Donald Trump administration. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened last month to raise tariffs for Korea to 25 percent, citing the bill's delay. [YONHAP]

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01:38

HD Hyundai Electric breaks ground on second U.S....

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/08

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. The new facility, spanning 48,215 square meters (about 519,000 square feet), will be built on the company's existing campus in Alabama — already the largest power-transformer production site in the United States — with construction scheduled to be completed in April next year. The United States has recently been experiencing explosive growth in electricity demand, fueled by the rapid expansion of AI computing and large-scale

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10:57

Seoul and Tehran named streets for each other — then...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/08

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. [EXPLAINER] Outside exit 1 of Gangnam Station in southern Seoul, along a wide boulevard lined with glass skyscrapers, stands a modest stone marker engraved with the name of the street in Korean and Farsi: Teheran-ro, christened in 1977 after Iran's capital during a visit by then–Tehran Mayor Gholam-Reza Nikpey. At the time, the gesture symbolized the rapidly growing relationship between South Korea and Iran. Today, however,

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01:18

Samsung SDI unveils new AI software designed to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/08

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Samsung SDI will unveil a new AI software designed to prevent fires in energy storage systems (ESS) at the upcoming InterBattery 2026 exhibition, which will kick off on Wednesday. The software, called Samsung Battery Intelligence, is designed to detect and forecast potential failures before they occur, offering a preventive approach to battery safety. It uses AI to assess the overall health of batteries by analyzing operating

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01:34

LG Energy Solution begins operations of $3.7B battery...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/08

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. LG Energy Solution began operations of a 5 billion Canadian dollar ($3.7 billion) battery facility in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on Friday. The factory, called NextStar Energy, is Canada's first and only large-scale battery facility, spanning 4.23 million square feet (1,045 acres). It will produce batteries not only for EVs but also for advanced energy storage systems, for which demand has been surging due to the AI and data

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