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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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05:57

Bells, fans and the five colors: Decoding Korean...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/02

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. The colorful, vivid hanbok (traditional Korean attire), the rattling of bells, the waving of fans, five-colored flags and at times, a trembling body — all form part of how Korean shamans communicate with deities. On the recent Disney+ fortunetelling survival show "Battle of Fates," the most eye-catching participants are undoubtedly the shamans. Ranging from Korean saju (fortune-telling based on birth chart) readers to tarot

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04:23

Infinite's Kim Sung-kyu picks up guitar to tell...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/02

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. "I have sung a lot of love stories and breakup songs, so for 'Over It,' I wrote about myself and what I have experienced," Kim said during a roundtable interview at a cafe in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Thursday. Composed and written by Kim, the prerelease track "Over It" from his sixth EP "Off the Map," set to be released on Monday night, tells the story of freeing oneself from the expectations and pressure left

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04:23

Infinite's Kim Sung-kyu picks up guitar to tell...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/02

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. "I have sung a lot of love stories and breakup songs, so for 'Over It,' I wrote about myself and what I have experienced," Kim said during a roundtable interview at a cafe in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Thursday. Composed and written by Kim, the prerelease track "Over It" from his sixth EP "Off the Map," set to be released on Monday night, tells the story of freeing oneself from the expectations and pressure left

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04:36

The real issue is the Constitutional Court

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/01

The author is a columnist at the JoongAng Ilbo. The so-called three judicial reform bills — the crime of judicial distortion, the constitutional complaint against court rulings and the expansion of Supreme Court justices — have passed the National Assembly. Warnings about constitutional concerns, institutional side effects and the need for sufficient deliberation were set aside in the name of reform. Whether the measures will become a milestone toward judicial justice, as the ruling party

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02:17

Approval of high-precision map exports to Google...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/01

The government on Feb. 27 conditionally approved the overseas transfer of high-precision maps at a 1:5,000 scale requested by Google, ending a 19-year standoff since the company first made the request in 2007. The approval comes with conditions: images related to national security must be masked, the original data must be processed on domestic servers by Google's local partner and the materials can be exported only after government review and confirmation. The scope is also limited to data

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04:16

Food for the soul: Temple cuisine master prepares...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/01

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. Food generally helps sustain life and keeps hunger away — and, if possible, it's healthy too. Temple food, rooted in centuries of Buddhist practice, reaches beyond nourishment, "sharing food with the body, heart and soul, purifying the spirit and making the person a little wiser," as Buddhist nun Venerable Seonjae put it. Temple food begins with seasonal ingredients grown in harmony with nature and treated with care and

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04:47

Korean heritage is having its K-pop moment — and...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/01

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice. Many had come not so much to look at celadon pottery or learn about Buddhist sculptures, but to wait their turn to enter a listening booth for Blackpink's latest release "Deadline," which marks the group's return as a full ensemble for the first time in nearly four years. Fans queued near the towering 13-meter (42-foot-8-inch) Ten-Story Stone Pagoda from the Gyeongcheonsa Temple, waiting to hear tracks from the new EP inside a

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07:53

Hanja, hangul or both? Why Chinese characters still...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/02/28

This article is by Seo Ji-eun, Cho Jung-woo, Alicia Carr and read by an artificial voice.[EXPLAINER] If you've ever stood in front of Gwanghwamun, the main gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace, you've likely looked up at the massive wooden nameboard perched high above the crowds. To the untrained eye, it appears as a dignified relic — a slab of calligraphy that crowns one of the most iconic landmarks in Seoul. But to some Koreans, those three characters — "光化門," written in traditional Chinese

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12:37

Can Hyundai zoom past Toyota in market cap? Analysts...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/02/28

This article is by Sarah Chea, Park Eun-jee and read by an artificial voice. [MONEY MOVER] Capital moves in and out of Korea, driven by a range of economic and geopolitical forces. In our "Money Mover" series, we explore key market developments that could shape investment decisions and influence the flow of global funds. — ED. For more than a decade, Hyundai Motor's shares moved sideways in a 100,000 to 200,000 won ($70 to $140) band, even as the Korean automaker posted record profits and

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03:47

Blackpink's 'Deadline' walks a fine line between...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/02/28

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. "Jump" (2025) was, apparently, a telling preamble for Blackpink's music direction. With "Jump," Blackpink signaled a pivot toward a harder EDM sound, which the quartet fully embraced with what may be its most experimental lead single yet: "GO." Released on Friday, "Deadline" is Blackpink's third EP and its first new album in more than three years since its second full-length album, "Born Pink" (2022). The fact that this is

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03:47

Blackpink's 'Deadline' walks a fine line between...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/02/28

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. "Jump" (2025) was, apparently, a telling preamble for Blackpink's music direction. With "Jump," Blackpink signaled a pivot toward a harder EDM sound, which the quartet fully embraced with what may be its most experimental lead single yet: "GO." Released on Friday, "Deadline" is Blackpink's third EP and its first new album in more than three years since its second full-length album, "Born Pink" (2022). The fact that this is

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01:48

Starbucks faces backlash after barista allegedly...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/02/28

This article is by Jang Gu-seul and read by an artificial voice. A Starbucks store in California is facing backlash after a Korean customer was served a drink on which what has been described as a racially offensive term was written on the cup. On the social media platform X, one user claimed on Friday that a Korean colleague had experienced racism after ordering a black coffee at Starbucks. "My Korean coworker ordered a black coffee at Starbucks today. He wasn't wearing anything yellow

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05:13

ChatGPT's iron grip in Korea loosens as Gemini...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/02/28

This article is by Seo Ji-woo and read by an artificial voice. A worker, identified only by the surname Ma, switches back and forth between Google's generative AI Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT. But she found herself spending more time on Gemini at work, as its services, from generating images with Nano Banana to organizing her notes with NotebookLM, can be linked and applied directly to her tasks. "I ask ChatGPT any light questions that I have, but for work-related tasks that require more

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06:30

How violinist Danny Koo balances being a classical...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/02/27

This article is by Choi Min-ji and read by an artificial voice.Violinist Danny Koo continues to appear on some of the most popular entertainment programs in the country. One may suspect a career change, but despite his many television appearances, the classical musician remains busy with his performance schedule. Since coming to Korea in 2016, Koo, the violinist well-known for his classical music albums and for composing songs for dramas such as "The Tale of Lady Ok" (2024-25), has

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03:31

Is Min Hee-jin's $18 million olive branch worth...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/02/27

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. [REPORTER'S DIARY] Min Hee-jin, the architect behind NewJeans, has once again upended the script with a proposal to give up a 25.6 billion won ($17.7 million) payday if HYBE drops all ongoing lawsuits involving her and the girl group. It is a dramatic turn — the rebellious creative director extending an olive branch, forgoing a fortune for the sake of a clean break and a cause: restoring her girls, NewJeans, as a complete

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03:02

Hyundai directs $6.3B to Saemangeum for first robot...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/02/27

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice.Hyundai Motor Group will invest 9 trillion won ($6.3 billion) in Korea's Saemangeum, North Jeolla, to build the country's first dedicated robot plant and a large-scale AI data center. The announcement follows a commitment made in November, when Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited Seoul and pledged to supply Hyundai with 50,000 GPUs. Hyundai inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korean government on Friday, attended by

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03:02

Hyundai directs $6.3B to Saemangeum for first robot...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/02/27

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Hyundai Motor Group will invest 9 trillion won ($6.3 billion) in Korea's Saemangeum, North Jeolla, to build the country's first dedicated robot plant and a large-scale AI data center. The announcement follows a commitment made in November, when Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited Seoul and pledged to supply Hyundai with 50,000 GPUs. Hyundai inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korean government on Friday, attended by

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04:17

Kospi topping 6,000 masks K-shaped divide in economy,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/02/27

This article is by Kim Won and read by an artificial voice. K-pop, K-drama and now K-shaped economic growth — Korea has joined other countries experiencing a troubling trend signaled by uneven growth in the economy. Despite the Kospi surging past 6,000 to a record high on Wednesday, weak consumption and sluggish growth continue to hold the broader economy back. K-shaped economic growth refers to an uneven trend in which some sectors and income groups recover and grow quickly while others

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02:32

Egypt’s story: The birth of a civilization and the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/02/26

Kwack Min-sooThe author is the director of the Korea Institute of Egyptology. The ancient Egyptian civilization is generally dated to around 3100 B.C. Although the basic elements of the civilization — its cities, writing, social stratification, public architecture and long-distance trade — appeared somewhat earlier, Egypt's starting point is conventionally defined as the unification of the land by Narmer. From that moment, Egyptian civilization continued for nearly three millennia. Its

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05:36

National strategy for the AI revolution beyond the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/02/26

The author is the president of the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade. The global surge in AI has intensified. Just two years ago debate centered on whether AI development should be restrained. Today, the world is in the midst of massive infrastructure investment and strategic competition for technological leadership. Five hyperscale technology firms — Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle — plan to spend a combined $560 billion in capital expenditures this year

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