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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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03:38

TikTok announces over $50 million investment as...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/02

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Recognizing the growing global influence of Korean content, TikTok will invest more than $50 million in Korea's content ecosystem, the company announced Thursday. "We believe that Korean creators' originality will become a much more powerful asset than ever before," said Jung Jae-hoon, head of operations at TikTok Korea, during a press conference, dubbed "K-Impact Summit 2026," held in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on

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07:26

'Thank you, BTS': National Gugak Center’s art...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/02

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice. [INTERVIEW] Yu Ji-suk, art director of the National Gugak Center's folk orchestra and certified instructor of seodo sori (a genre of Korean folk song that originated from the northwestern provinces), has recently added an unusual entry to her illustrious career: performing "Arirang" in front of Gwanghwamun for K-pop megaband BTS's comeback performance. "It was quite a tough project, but whether it was big or small, my team and

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05:28

30s are the new 20s for working women as 'M-shaped...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/02

This article is by Kim Kyung-hee and read by an artificial voice.Thirties are the new 20s, at least for working women, with the employment rate for women aged 30 to 34 exceeding that of 25-to-29-year-olds for the first time since 1995 last year, effectively eliminating the "M-shaped curve" phenomenon, where the employment rate of women in their 30s typically declines due to career interruptions caused by childbirth and child care. The shift in the trend was found through an analysis of

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04:55

What's the 'secret sauce' to widening K-food's...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

This article is by Lim Sun-young, Choi Hyun-ju, Noh Yu-rim and read by an artificial voice.In the kitchen of Nuwa, a Chinese restaurant in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on March 20, chef Park Eun-yeong, known as the "goddess of Chinese food," was cooking with Lee Kum Kee oyster sauce. Park has used the sauce that changed the course of her culinary career for years. As a college student in 2011, she won a Lee Kum Kee cooking competition with a pork dish made with the sauce,

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03:25

Is Hormuz a prelude to stagflation

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

Kim Sung-jaeThe author is a business administration professor at Furman University and author of "The Story of Tariffs" (2025). On Oct. 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel to reclaim the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights lost in the 1967 war. The conflict, which erupted on Yom Kippur, Judaism's holiest day, quickly took an unexpected turn. Israel, accustomed to swift victories in earlier wars, had underestimated the risk of conflict. Egypt's President Anwar

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03:58

Lukashenko’s North Korea-U.S. mediation could...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

John Everad The author is the former British ambassador to North Korea. I took a particular interest in the visit to North Korea by Aleksandr Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, on March 25 and 26, as I have served as an ambassador to both countries. Two questions arise from the visit. First is the purpose of Lukashenko's trip. The friendship treaty signed by the two leaders has not been released, though it reportedly covers areas such as agriculture, health care and science. Both sides

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04:43

Trump’s war without timing, terrain or support

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

The author is the head of the editorial board at the JoongAng Ilbo. Two long-standing taboos in Middle East conflict appear to have been broken in the Iran war. The first is that the United States and Israel do not fight together. Historically, that pattern held. During the four Arab-Israeli wars, Washington supported Israel indirectly but avoided direct involvement. Conversely, Israel did not join U.S.-led wars in Iraq or Afghanistan. This division of roles reflected not only strategic

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02:40

As hopes rise for the Iran war’s end, Korea must prepare

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

Hopes are rising for an end to the Iran war, which was triggered by U.S. and Israeli strikes in February. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, "All I have to do is leave Iran. We will leave soon," and indicated that military operations could cease in two to three weeks. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has also signaled an openness to ending the conflict, provided that conditions are met to prevent further aggression. With both sides publicly expressing such an intent despite

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04:28

Korea tightens car-use restrictions as gov't declares...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Korea will elevate its resource security status for crude oil to "alert" starting 12 a.m. Thursday — the third-highest level in the country's four-tier system — as the war in the Middle East continues to strain global supply channels. The level for natural gas will be raised to "caution," the second tier, as instability mounts in energy markets, particularly for liquefied natural gas (LNG), following Qatar's March 5 declaration

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05:15

U.S. commitment to Korean nuclear sub project remains...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. Despite growing concern in Seoul that Washington's focus on the war with Iran has caused the Korea-U.S. nuclear submarine project agreed to at last year's summit to stall, a senior U.S. lawmaker said the administration has given Congress an unambiguous pledge that the initiative remains on track. Rep. Ami Bera, a Democrat of California and a ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific,

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04:54

Everland ups the spectacle, brings nature closer as...

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2026/04/01

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. Buoyed by mild, rain-free weather in recent weeks, as well as the Tulip Festival and the soft opening of its fireworks show, the amusement park in Yongin, Gyeonggi, has already drawn around 250,000 visitors since Feb. 20, an on-year increase of 30 percent. The first major transformation begins at the Grand Stage, where Everland's new circus show, "Wings of Memory," comes to life. Created in collaboration with Cirque Éloizev, a

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05:04

What's next for 'KPop Demon Hunters,' and is Jinu...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. The confirmed sequel to global sensation "KPop Demon Hunters" (2025) will bring the unexpected just like it did with the first one, according to co-director Chris Appelhans on Wednesday. "I think part of what inspires us [when] working on the sequel is we want to do things that we did the first time," Appelhans said during the film's press conference in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Wednesday. The event took place to

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07:19

Google's TurboQuant will ease bottlenecks, not cut...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] TurboQuant, Google's latest AI efficiency breakthrough, has rattled memory semiconductor markets — dragging down shares of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix and Micron — amid concerns that its compression technology could dampen memory demand. Those concerns have intensified on the belief that easing memory bottlenecks in data processing could reduce the need for additional capacity. Samsung Electronics slipped

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05:34

K-shamanism reads its own fate, finding overseas success

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

This article is by Jeong Eun-hye and read by an artificial voice. Korean shamanism, long seen as a traditional belief system, is finding new life overseas as emotionally resonant "healing" content. "I can't stop getting chills. I'm crying too," one comment reads among hundreds on a short-form video clip on the Disney+ original television survival series "Battle of Fates," which features shamans. "K-shamanism is really amazing," another reads. The clip showed cast members reading one

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04:35

SMEs brace for bleak April as costs, disruptions soar...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/04/01

This article is by Lim Sun-young, Noh Yu-rim and read by an artificial voice. The war in Iran, now into its fourth week, is taking a toll on businesses in Korea, with the fallout feeding into so-called warflation as food prices and living costs rise. Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME), which are more vulnerable to external shocks, are bracing for another tough month in April after weathering key material supply and logistics disruptions during a tumultuous March. According to the

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07:08

Yangjae Stream: From longtime nuisance to Seoul’s...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/31

This article is by Jin Eun-soo and read by an artificial voice. On most days, the trail along the Yangjae Stream, a tranquil tributary of the Han River that flows through Seocho and Gangnam Districts in southern Seoul, is sparsely filled with residents out for their daily walk. Come spring, however, the area draws a different kind of crowd. Beneath rows of cherry trees lining the embankment road spanning approximately 20 kilometers (12 miles) between Yangjae and Dogok Stations on Line No

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04:38

정부, 공급 차질에 나프타 수출 금지…2차 휘발유 최고가격 설정

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/31

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. 이재명 대통령이 3월 26일 충남 서산 한국석유공사 비축기지를 방문해 비축유 관리 현황을 점검하고 있다. [뉴스1] Korea imposes naphtha export ban, sets second-round price cap on gasoline in face of energy disruptions 정부, 공급 차질에 나프타 수출 금지…2차 휘발유 최고가격 설정 Korea JoongAng Daily 1면 기사 Friday, March 27, 2026 Korea is imposing a five-month ban on naphtha exports beginning at 12 a.m. Friday, in a bid to cushion energy disruptions stemming from the Iran war. impose: 시행하다 stemming

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07:07

Light penalties, fears of revenge: Namyangju murder...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/31

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. Nearly five years after Korea enacted a law targeting stalking crimes, a recent killing in Namyangju, Gyeonggi, is spotlighting whether the system is failing at its most critical moment — preventing violence in high-risk cases. A young woman was killed on March 14, allegedly by a man who had previously been reported for stalking her, despite being subject to court-ordered restrictions. Experts say the case highlights a

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05:28

Politicians’ royalties and writers’ livelihoods

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/31

Shin June-bong The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. Presidential elections and parliamentary general elections, held every four or five years, are peak seasons for the publishing industry. Books by prominent politicians, which are almost guaranteed to sell, flood the market. Even so, President Lee Jae Myung's royalty income last year stands out as extraordinary. In a recent asset disclosure, Lee reported earning 1.56 billion won ($1.07 million) in royalties. He is listed

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05:44

Kospi 5000 must connect to the real economy

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/03/31

The author, a former president of Seoul National University, is the chairman of the Korea Institute for Shared Growth. Despite increased volatility, the stock market has posted a sharp rise compared to last year. The Kospi broke through the 5,000 mark, escaping a longstanding trading range and raising expectations for asset gains among investors. Rising stock prices also help companies raise funds, making the development welcome. Yet Kospi 5,000 is not only a cause for celebration. It also

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