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Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea

Newsroom of the Korea JoongAng Daily

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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07:23

Yoon's impeachment marks new phase in Korea's...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/15

This article is by Lim Jeong-won and read by an artificial voice. The National Assembly's vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday marks the start of a new phase in the high-stakes political drama that has unfolded in Seoul following Yoon's botched martial law declaration on Dec. 3. The impeachment motion passed during a plenary session that started around 4 p.m. and was approved through a secret ballot. All 300 of the National Assembly's lawmakers participated in the vote, with

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03:34

Despite political turmoil, Korea continues to prepare...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/15

This article is by Lim Jeong-won and read by an artificial voice. The South Korean government will proceed with preparations for the inauguration of the new U.S. administration under Donald Trump in January next year without delays, Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said Sunday. "We will reexamine cooperative relations with the international community including major countries and strive to secure trust and support for the acting president system under Prime Minister Han Duck-soo as soon as

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03:39

Korean celebrities show support to protesters

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/15

This article is by Yim Seung-hye, Yoon So-yeon and read by an artificial voice. Many Korean celebrities were not afraid to show their support in joining the rally on Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday, the same day that the motion was passed. They joined the rally, either in person or through donations, which took place in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul. Veteran singer Lee Seung-hwan, who had canceled his ongoing concert shows following Yoon's

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07:47

Energy company Aramco leads the way in tackling...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/15

This article is by Kim Ju-yeon and read by an artificial voice. [INTERVIEW] Aramco Korea and the Seoul government are tackling plastic waste one baseball stadium at a time. An estimated 3,444 tons of waste are thrown away at baseball arenas in Korea annually, according to the Ministry of Environment. The two first teamed up to reduce that amount by introducing reusable food containers at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in April. After holding food purchased from vendors at the ballpark, the bright

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06:14

Today's fortune: Dec. 15, 2024

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/14

Read what today holds in store for you under the 12 signs of the zodiac, each represented by an animal. Our astrologer Cho Ku-moon explores saju (the four pillars of destiny) and geomancy for your prospects on wealth, health and love while offering advice on the direction of your luck and fortune. Check the year of your birth for today's prediction. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 (Nov. 15 on the lunar calendar) Rat Wealth: excessive Health: cautious Love: conflicted Lucky direction: west 1936: You

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07:52

Chimes of freedom ring as protest turns into party on...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/14

This article is by Lee Jian, Shin Min-hee, Cho Yong-jun and read by an artificial voice. A deafening roar of cheers sent tremors through the pavement in front of the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Saturday as the motion to impeach South Korea's 13th President, Yoon Suk Yeol, passed in parliament. The decision comes 10 days after his botched attempt to declare martial law and seven days after the first impeachment motion, which fell through when Yoon's conservative party

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08:27

President Yoon just got impeached. Now what?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/14

This article is by Yoon So-yeon and read by an artificial voice. The first step to impeaching President Yoon Suk Yeol has finally come to a close. The National Assembly passed the impeachment prosecution of Yoon at the plenary meeting held Saturday in western Seoul, bringing the first half of the journey to impeach the president to a close. The parliamentary decision comes a week and a half after Yoon declared emergency martial law on Dec. 3, which was subsequently revoked just six hours

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09:15

Rise and fall of Yoon Suk Yeol, the prosecutor president

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/14

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Yoon Suk Yeol, who became the president of South Korea on the back of the fame he gained from playing a key role in impeaching former President Park Geun-hye, has ended up facing a similar fate. With the National Assembly's passage of Yoon's impeachment motion on Saturday, his presidency is now at risk of ending halfway through his term, facing the prospect of going down in history as only the country's second democratically

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03:48

President Yoon Suk Yeol impeached

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/14

This article is by Seo Ji-eun, Lim Jeong-won and read by an artificial voice. The National Assembly voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, suspending him from authority following a botched martial law declaration on Dec. 3 that has thrown Korea into political turmoil. The impeachment motion, passed during a plenary session that started around 4 p.m., was approved through a secret ballot. All 300 of the National Assembly's lawmakers participated in the vote, with 204 supporting

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02:19

Korea's National Assembly to vote on second...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/13

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice.The National Assembly is set to vote on a second impeachment motion against President Yoon Suk Yeol at 4 p.m. Saturday. "As it is a matter of national importance and gravity, considering the need for thorough discussion within each party and potential delays, we scheduled the plenary session at 4 p.m.," the spokesperson for National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik said Friday. To pass, the impeachment motion requires a two-thirds

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06:21

Today's fortune: Dec. 14, 2024

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/13

Read what today holds in store for you under the 12 signs of the zodiac, each represented by an animal. Our astrologer Cho Ku-moon explores saju (the four pillars of destiny) and geomancy for your prospects on wealth, health and love while offering advice on the direction of your luck and fortune. Check the year of your birth for today's prediction. Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 (Nov. 14 on the lunar calendar) Rat Wealth: average Health: average Love: generous Lucky direction: west 1936: A day

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03:32

Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele's works on show for...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/13

This article is by Shin Min-hee and read by an artificial voice. Austrian painter Gustav Klimt's (1862-1918) mentor-student relationship with budding painter Egon Schiele (1890-1918) is reflected in an exhibition poster, titled "Round Table," from 1918. Made by Schiele for the 49th exhibition of the Vienna Secession, several artists are shown sitting around a table, each reading a book. Schiele is sitting toward the top of the piece, at the head of the table, and further opposite him is an

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03:32

'We've just walked around it': Tourists unfazed by...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/13

This article is by Kaya Selby and read by an artificial voice. President Yoon Suk-Yeol's martial law declaration threw Korea into a political crisis last week. Citizens, it was widely reported, fell into a nationwide panic, taking to the streets to protest, clearing daily necessities from convenience store shelves and flooding the country's social networks with a deluge of traffic that likely took their servers down. The won crashed, and the stock market has struggled to recover. On the

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02:42

Foreign minister admits that martial law caused...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/13

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul admitted Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived declaration of martial law had caused "serious damage" to Korea's diplomacy. Cho, one of the few Cabinet members who openly opposed against the president's decision to put the nation under martial law on Dec. 3, said he'd warned the president about such a declaration's potential far-reaching consequences in advance. "I earnestly requested

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02:05

China opposes 'unfounded' espionage claims by Yoon...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/13

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. China strongly objected Thursday to remarks by President Yoon Suk Yeol, who accused Chinese nationals of espionage during a public address defending his controversial imposition of martial law. "We are surprised by those comments and find them deeply upsetting," said Mao Ning, spokesperson for Beijing's Foreign Ministry, at a regular press briefing. "We absolutely oppose the ROK side associating its domestic affairs with

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02:05

Seoul city government releases safety plan ahead of...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/13

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Friday announced a safety plan ahead of the mass rallies scheduled for Saturday, when the National Assembly will hold an impeachment vote for President Yoon Suk Yeol. A total of 1,031 personnel from the city government, district offices, fire stations and police will be deployed to ensure safety at the rally sites in Yeouido, western Seoul, and Gwanghwamun in central Seoul. The city

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03:54

'Incomprehensible': NEC responds to Yoon's statements...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/13

This article is by Kim Min-young and read by an artificial voice. The National Election Commission (NEC) issued a detailed rebuttal of President Yoon Suk Yeol's public statement suggesting the possibility of election fraud, saying that Yoon's viewpoint is "utterly incomprehensible." NEC Secretary General Kim Yong-bin, expressed his concerns during a parliamentary inquiry at the Public Administration and Security Committee at the National Assembly complex in Yeouido, western Seoul, on

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04:52

'12.12: The Day' director joins film industry in 2nd...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/13

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. The film industry once again called for President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment with a second list of signatories on Friday, including film "12.12: The Day" (2023) director Kim Sung-su. A few names from the first list, such as "Parasite" (2019) director Bong Joon-ho, "Decision to Leave" (2022) director Park Chan-wook and actor Moon So-ri, were not included. Titled "An 'orderly early resignation' is a second civil rebellion. The

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03:15

Police seize ‘secret phone’ allegedly used by police...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/13

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. Police said Friday that they have seized a "secret phone" used by National Police Agency Commissioner Cho Ji-ho to communicate with President Yoon Suk Yeol when martial law was declared on Dec. 3. According to an official from the police's National Office of Investigation (NOI), Cho used the secret phone to communicate with the president six times. The phone, a secure mobile device equipped with anti-wiretap and

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02:24

Hyundai Motor chief pinpoints Singapore as next...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/13

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung visited Singapore to encourage local employees for their dedicated hard work and emphasize the Southeast Asian country's role in his vision for future mobility. "Our journey has been impressive so far, but the best is yet to come," Chung said Thursday during a two-hour town hall meeting at Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS), which was attended by some 300

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