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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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06:18

Today's fortune: Dec. 12, 2024

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/11

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.Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 (Nov. 12 on the lunar calendar) Rat Wealth: stable Health: good Love: happy Lucky direction: southeast 1936: A day

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04:17

CIO, police and Defense Ministry announce joint...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/11

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice.The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO), police and the Defense Ministry announced Wednesday that they would conduct a joint investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived Dec. 3 declaration of martial law. The joint investigative headquarters - formed to "minimize confusion and inefficiency caused by overlapping investigations" - was established as the police, prosecution and the CIO

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04:11

Interior minister blames Yoon for 'unconstitutional'...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/11

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. Acting Minister of the Interior and Safety Ko Ki-dong said Wednesday that President Yoon Suk Yeol's Dec. 3 declaration of martial law was "unconstitutional," with Yoon seen as the "ringleader" of the event. When asked repeatedly about the "ringleader of the treason" in an emergency parliamentary session on Wednesday to address the martial law crisis by the opposition party members, Ko initially hesitated but eventually said

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02:59

Bank of Korea injects $9.7 billion to stabilize...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/11

This article is by Park Eun-jee, Yonhap and read by an artificial voice. Korea's central bank has executed 14 trillion won ($9.7 billion) worth of repurchase contracts to inject liquidity into the market while top financial policymakers reach out to foreign investors and counterparts to ensure stability. The chain of actions came as the government is trying to minimize the impact that political unrest sparked by President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law declaration will have on the

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04:39

Punishment of 1979 coup leader Chun Doo Hwan...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/11

This article is by Kim Jeong-yeon, Lee Soo-jung and read by an artificial voice. In 1996, the Seoul High Court sentenced Chun to life in prison on charges of leading an insurrection and mutiny. The appellate court also handed down a 17-year prison sentence to another late president, Roh Tae-woo, who plotted and participated in the insurrection. The Supreme Court upheld the ruling in April 1997. Chun, a major general at the time, led the coup in 1979, and Roh, as an Army division commander,

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02:50

North's media breaks silence on South martial law...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/11

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. The delayed coverage appears to justify Pyongyang's anti-South Korea policies and to instill a negative perception of South Korea among North Korean citizens, according to experts. The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of North Korea's ruling party, devoted over 80 percent of its page six international news section to detailing South Korea's political unrest. The report included 21 images of impeachment protests against

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05:34

Han Kang's Nobel win: A moment of triumph for Korea...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/11

This article is by Lee Jian, Yim Seung-hye and read by an artificial voice. Wednesday night marked a rare optimistic moment for Korea - a nation currently mired in political turmoil - as Han Kang, 54, glided across the signature blue carpet of the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden to accept her Nobel Prize in Literature. "The work of reading and writing literature stands in opposition to all acts that destroy life," Han said at the Nobel Banquet that followed the awards ceremony. "I would

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03:07

Yoon mentioned martial law as early as summer, says...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/11

This article is by Suk Gyeong-min and read by an artificial voice. Prosecutors said Wednesday that they have secured testimony that President Yoon Suk Yeol brought up the topic of martial law as early as this summer. Defense Counterintelligence Commander Yeo In-hyung testified as he was grilled by the prosecution's special investigation headquarters Tuesday that Yoon mentioned martial law "during a dinner gathering in early summer while discussing the political situation." Based on Yeo's

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04:25

Five Eyes ambassadors met to discuss martial law...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/11

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. Ambassadors from the U.S.-led Five Eyes intelligence network met in Seoul on Friday to discuss the aftermath of Korea's short-lived imposition of martial law by President Yoon Suk Yeol and consider a collective boycott of the upcoming APEC summit, a lawmaker said Wednesday. The intel network comprises the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It dates back to U.S. and British intelligence cooperation during

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02:21

Parliament cuts budget for Korea's gas field...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/11

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, which oversees the project, stated that 49.7 billion won ($34.6 million) originally allocated to the initiative by the government was cut from the approved budget, leaving only 800 million won. In total, 67.5 billion won was deducted from the ministry's 11.4 trillion won budget. The Great Whale Project has been one of the government's most ambitious initiatives this year. In June, it

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02:27

Air Force general seen playing mobile games with his...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/11

This article is by Kim Min-young and read by an artificial voice.A two-star general of the Air Force was caught playing mobile games with his shoes off during a National Assembly hearing on President Yoon Suk Yeol's Dec. 3 martial law declaration. The general was reprimanded early Wednesday by a member of the opposition party for his behavior during a parliamentary defense committee meeting at the National Assembly complex in Yeouido, western Seoul. The meeting began on Tuesday, with

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01:22

Han Kang's Nobel Prize acceptance speech: 'Literature...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/10

This article is by Yim Seung-hye and read by an artificial voice. Korea's first Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, Han Kang, delivered her acceptance speech at the Nobel Banquet held in the Blue Hall of Stockholm City Hall on Wednesday. Her speech, like her lecture on Dec. 7, reflected on childhood memories, particularly the "moment of wonder" when she experienced numerous "first-person perspectives." The Nobel Banquet followed the Nobel Prize award ceremony earlier that day. Han's speech

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06:20

Today's fortune: Dec. 11, 2024

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/10

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. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 (Nov. 11 on the lunar calendar) Rat Wealth: spending Health: cautious Love: frustrating Lucky direction: west 1936:

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03:23

Author Han Kang receives Nobel Prize in Literature at...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/10

This article is by Yim Seung-hye, Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. Author Han Kang stood on the blue carpet in a long black dress and accepted her Nobel Prize medal during the Swedish award's 124th ceremony at Stockholm's landmark concert hall in Sweden, Wednesday. As soon as the awards ceremony kicked off, the king of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, made an entrance. Then the laureates including Han appeared to take their seats on the stage as Mozart's "March in D Major" was being

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02:57

Prosecutors, police and CIO join efforts on...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/10

This article is by Heo Jeong-won, Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. The state prosecution service, police and Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) said Tuesday that they plan to combine their efforts to probe President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived imposition of martial law last week amid concerns over blind spots across multiple investigations. Investigators from across different agencies who are looking into officials involved in Yoon's imposition of

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06:02

Weave Suites - Sunyu Parkside touts luxury serviced...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/10

Korea has a unique system of renting a house, known as jeonse, where a tenant is required to give a lump-sum deposit, which is around 80 percent of the house price, to a landlord for, usually, a two-year lease. Renting a property through jeonse has been a traditional and well-established system in Korea for decades, but with more and more people falling victim to jeonse scams in recent years, this long-term deposit system has emerged as a serious social issue. Sachin Doshi, founder and CEO

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04:11

President Yoon's imminent arrest sparks debate over...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/10

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. For the first time in Korea's history, the arrest of a sitting president appears imminent as President Yoon Suk Yeol faces allegations of leading a failed, short-lived attempt to impose martial law last week. This has ignited a heated debate over the constitutional and political ramifications if a sitting president is detained. The arrest of former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who proposed the martial law declaration to the

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02:44

Constitutional Court lacks justices, can Korea still...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/10

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. With political tensions rising over the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol following his short-lived declaration of martial law last week, concerns surfaced about whether the Constitutional Court can review an impeachment trial with only six seated justices. The Constitutional Court is typically composed of nine justices - three recommended by the National Assembly, three by the president and three by the Supreme Court

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03:19

Yoon ordered top brass to 'bust down the doors' and...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/10

This article is by Kim Min-young and read by an artificial voice. Lt. Gen. Kwak Jong-keun, head of the Army Special Warfare Command, said President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered him to "drag out" lawmakers from the parliament chamber after "busting down the doors" on the night of the Dec. 3 martial law declaration. On Dec. 3, Yoon called the Lt. Gen telling him to "drag the people out after busting down the doors" citing that "the quorum to pass [the resolution to life the martial law declaration]

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03:22

Yoon ordered top brass to 'bust down the doors' and...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/12/10

This article is by Kim Min-young and read by an artificial voice. Lt. Gen. Kwak Jong-keun, head of the Army Special Warfare Command, said President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered him to "drag out" lawmakers from the parliament chamber after "busting down the doors" on the night of the Dec. 3 martial law declaration. On Dec. 3, Yoon called the Lt. Gen telling him to "drag the people out after busting down the doors" citing that "the quorum to pass [the resolution to lift the martial law declaration]

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