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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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08:58

Explainer: Why Korea's teens are abandoning KakaoTalk...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/23

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. KakaoTalk has been so dominant in Korea that the domestic messaging app has toppled even Big Tech platforms Instagram and Facebook in terms of monthly active users (MAUs) and connected time since its 2010 release. But though the app currently counts 48.94 million MAUs in its home country, data shows that it may be inching past its prime among Korea's younger generation, which is veering away from text-based communication and

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02:48

Korea beat Germany 4-0 in opening game at Homeless...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/23

This article is by Jim Bulley and read by an artificial voice. The rain clouds cleared just in time for the 2024 Homeless World Cup to kick off Saturday at Hanyang University in eastern Seoul, with 450 players representing 38 nations in the 19th edition of the annual tournament. Hosts Korea started the men's competition after a rain-delayed parade of nations and opening ceremony, beating Germany 4-0 on Pitch 1 with the very first goal of the tournament scored by Korea's Fossi Wandji. "I'm

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05:02

Olivia Rodrigo celebrates girlhood and growing up at...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/22

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. [Review] Girlhood is complicated for everyone. Those experiencing it feel a lot of big emotions that those who are not may fail to understand, or even dismiss altogether. This may be why Olivia Rodrigo has made this confusing and tumultuous life phase her genre. The pop sensation, just 18 years old when she released her breakout "Sour" (2021), was one of the youngest singers ever nominated in the Recording Academy's coveted Album

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03:43

Korea Exchange looks into Morgan Stanley's sale of SK...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/20

This article is by Yoon Seung-jin, Park Eun-jee, Shim Seo-hyun and read by an artificial voice. The Korea Exchange will look into the trading accounts of Morgan Stanley Korea over an allegation that the investment bank sold a large amount of its SK hynix shares before publishing a negative report on the company's outlook. "We are trying to verify the specific subject of the contract. It remains unclear whether the equity sale contains illegalities," said a spokesperson at Korea Exchange on

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04:35

Secondhand sensation: Major retailers ride rising...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/20

This article is by Yoon Seung-jin and read by an artificial voice. Once stigmatized as inferior to new products, refurbished items are now gaining popularity across all age groups in Korea, riding on a shift in consumer preferences toward cost-effective products driven mainly by runaway inflation. Major retailers, including Emart and Coupang, are capitalizing on this trend by expanding their offerings of refurbished products through both online and brick-and-mortar stores, with the latest

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07:39

Apple, McDonald’s, Nike avoided taxes in 2023: NTS

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/20

This article is by Kim Ki-hwan and read by an artificial voice. Korean branches of overseas firms including Nike, Apple and McDonald's avoided paying corporate taxes on their 2022 income, according to data from the National Tax Service (NTS) that Rep. Chun Ha-ram of the Reform Party received Wednesday. While it exists in a legal gray area, tax avoidance - the act of reducing tax by taking advantage of a region's law - can involve a variety of nontransparent tactics, such as inflating the

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03:58

As U.S. Fed slashes rate, expectations grow that...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/19

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. Following the U.S. Federal Reserve's bold 0.5 percentage point rate cut, Korea is also moving toward a policy shift with expectations growing for an interest rate reduction in October. "The U.S. monetary policy pivot is expected to have a positive impact on curbing the foreign exchange market volatility," Bank of Korea (BOK) Senior Deputy Gov. Ryoo Sang-dai said during a market monitoring meeting at the central bank on

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01:41

Travelers who miss flights may soon get 'airport...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/19

This article is by Yoon Seung-jin and read by an artificial voice. New proposed regulations would refund airport charges, which are currently included in flight ticket prices, to passengers who don't board their flights. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced Thursday that the preliminary notification period for the revised airport charges bill will begin on Friday and continue through Oct. 30. Under current law, airport corporations can collect "facility charges"

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01:58

Korea becomes No. 1 investor in United States for the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/19

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Korea emerged as the top investor in the United States, mostly due to the Biden administration's clean energy projects and the intensifying U.S.-China trade dispute. Korean companies committed to 90 large-scale projects in the United States totaling $21.5 billion last year, beating Taiwan, according to a recent report from the Financial Times citing data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. This is the

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04:46

Sustainability takes center stage at Seoul Fashion Week

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/19

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. At this year's Seoul Fashion Week for the 2025 Spring/Summer (S/S) collection, fashion and sustainability - two concepts often seen as incompatible - came together in unexpected harmony. The event, organized by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, ran from Sept. 3 to 7 at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Jung District, central Seoul, with additional off-site shows at venues such as the Seosomun Shrine History

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04:42

Mnet's 'Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace' prepares to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/19

This article is by Yoon So-yeon and read by an artificial voice. The sad, yet undeniable truth of K-pop is that out of the many bands that debut each year, only a handful of acts get to "make it." Due to this, the members of these acts can feel a range of emotions, from high highs to low lows. And it is this roller coaster of emotions that is highlighted in Mnet's newest competition show "Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace." "We recently went to a theme park to shoot some content and people who

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01:55

Apple’s AI platform to add Korean language by 2025

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/19

This article is by Cho Yong-jun and read by an artificial voice. Apple's upcoming suite of AI features, Apple Intelligence, will support Korean by the end of 2025. The California-based company announced in a news release that its newly announced feature set will include languages including German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese and Vietnamese next year. Apple first announced Apple Intelligence at its Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California, in June. The company plans to

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02:55

The Fed is about to cut interest rates. Will Korea...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/18

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice. The U.S. Federal Reserve is set to kick off its first rate-cutting cycle in years, but Korea remains cautious while weighing the timing of its own interest rate reduction. Although Korea's headline inflation has slowed to the 2 percent target and weak domestic demand has fueled anticipation of long-awaited rate cuts, the continued growth of household debt remains a major challenge after the record surge in mortgage loans last

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05:52

Busan, Gwangju Biennales leave visitors in the dark...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/18

This article is by Shin Min-hee and read by an artificial voice. [REVIEW] Korea's art world has been in a frenzy this year as two of Korea's largest art biennales in Busan and Gwangju have returned. Surprisingly, both aspire to match - or even surpass - the scale and level of the prestigious Venice Biennale, but whether they can actually achieve that feat remains another question. The following are the Korea JoongAng Daily's takes on the Busan and Gwangju biennales. Busan Biennale The

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04:25

Ahead of Korean debut, actor Kentaro Sakaguchi aims...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/18

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. After more than a decade in the entertainment industry, Japanese actor Kentaro Sakaguchi is making his Korean drama debut with "What Comes After Love" - and he's hoping to win over Korean audiences not just with his acting but by becoming someone they see as a "comfortable person." "It's nice and exciting if people think, 'Wow, this person is such a great actor' or 'This person is really cool,' at first," the actor said. "But

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02:31

Gagosian Gallery brings U.S. artist Derrick Adams'...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/18

This article is by Shin Min-hee and read by an artificial voice. Gagosian Gallery, which has 19 exhibition spaces across major cities like New York City, London, Paris, Basel and Rome, currently only has one Asian branch, located in Hong Kong. It may be too early to hope for a Seoul branch, but particularly this year, it's evident that the gallery has been eyeing the Korean capital city. The gallery participated for the third time in Frieze Seoul and is now holding its first Korean pop-up

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04:00

Gov't hangs hopes on Chuseok holiday to increase...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/16

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. The government is banking on the Chuseok holiday to help boost hanwoo sales with massive discounts displayed at supermarkets nationwide. Hanwoo, Korea's most premier beef from a local cow breed, has been under pressure for months due to rising prices, frugal shoppers and an overabundant bovine supply. In response, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs released 500 tons of hanwoo to the market at half the price

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04:31

Korean American adoptee and artist runs to raise...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/15

This article is by Chun Su-jin, Kim Min-young and read by an artificial voice. The letters C-1151 shone brightly in the sunlight as Korean American artist Mirae kh Rhee jogged 8.8 kilometers (5.46 miles) from Dongdaemun District, eastern Seoul, to Seodaemun District in western Seoul on Tuesday. "C-1151" is the adoption number Rhee was assigned as an infant in 1976, when she was sent overseas to be adopted to a family in the United States. Rhee, 48, ran from the former site of the hospital

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05:00

Seoul's palaces and museums hold special events for...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/14

This article is by Shin Min-hee and read by an artificial voice. It's that time of year again! Korea is celebrating the Chuseok holiday, which will last from Monday to Wednesday. When you count the weekend, it's bound to be a sweet, relaxing five-day holiday. As usual, public venues across Seoul are hosting events where anyone can participate in traditional games and learn more about Chuseok and Korean history. The following is a list of places that are open during the holiday, ranging

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05:54

The Rakkojae Hanok Hotel in Andong is a luxurious...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2024/09/13

This article is by Lee Jian and read by an artificial voice. Andong, NORTH GYEONGSANG - There are over 2,700 traditional Korean-style hanok hotels today, but Rakkojae became the first of its kind to be officially registered with the government back in 2003. Next month, it plans to open its biggest high-end property in Andong, North Gyeongsang. Dubbed the Rakkojae Hanok Hotel in Andong, its president Ahn Young-hwan describes it as "the masterpiece of my lifetime." "Every tree in the

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