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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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02:43

Meanwhile : The 'Six Million Dollar Man'

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/28

The author is a principal researcher at the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute. "Steve Austin, former astronaut. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was before." After a catastrophic test flight accident, Steve Austin loses his left eye, right arm and both legs. Engineers give him a zoom lens eye, legs that can run at 60 miles an hour and a right arm stronger than a bulldozer. Thus is born "The Six Million

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05:13

Trump’s America as a 'frenemy'

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/28

The author is an editorial writer at the JoongAng Ilbo. At the Munich Security Conference in February 2025, U.S. Vice President JD Vance declared the launch of the second Trump administration with a blunt phrase: "There's a new sheriff in town." From that moment, he said, Europe and the rest of the world would have to adapt to a new America led by President Donald Trump. A year later, the remark no longer sounds rhetorical. The world is now struggling to adjust to a fundamentally different

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05:05

No government can defeat the market

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/28

The author is a sociology professor at Seoul National University. President Lee Jae Myung has a knack for unveiling policy ideas or political claims that few others anticipate. His supporters may be thrilled, but to experts, they can be dizzying. Universal basic income, a campaign pledge, has been tested only in small pilot programs in a handful of countries. No nation has ever fully implemented it. Direct democracy, which Lee promoted during his time as party leader, is likewise absent

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03:07

Kim Keon Hee’s sentence should not be misread as a...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/28

With former first lady Kim Keon Hee sentenced to one year and eight months in prison, an unprecedented situation has unfolded in which a former president and his spouse have both been sentenced to time behind bars. The ruling by the Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Division 27, led by Presiding Judge Woo In-sung, was stern in tone, rebuking Kim for having "abused her status as first lady as a means of personal gain." The court also found, based on multiple pieces of evidence, that

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04:36

SK hynix set to overtake Samsung after posting record...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/28

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. SK hynix posted an all-time high operating profit of 47.21 trillion won ($33.1 billion) in 2025, more than double the previous year's figure, as the company fully capitalized on an AI-driven memory supercycle that boosted demand and pricing power. For the first time ever, the memory maker is set to overtake Samsung Electronics in operating profit, opening a gap of more than 3 trillion won after Samsung earlier this month

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04:25

A 'warning' to the world: Hyun Bin sheds good guy...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/28

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice.Shedding one's old image is always a challenge for actors, especially for those with long careers — and Hyun Bin is no exception. In the first season of Disney+ series "Made in Korea," he sheds his familiar upstanding image to play Baek Ki-tae, a ruthless man driven by ambition. The actor said he welcomed the chance to explore an unexpected side of himself, describing Baek not as a simple villain but as a character who could

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04:25

A 'warning' to the world: Hyun Bin sheds good guy...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/28

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Shedding one's old image is always a challenge for actors, especially for those with long careers — and Hyun Bin is no exception. In the first season of Disney+ series "Made in Korea," he sheds his familiar upstanding image to play Baek Ki-tae, a ruthless man driven by ambition. The actor said he welcomed the chance to explore an unexpected side of himself, describing Baek not as a simple villain but as a character who could

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07:25

Rare congress of North Korea's ruling party to offer...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/27

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] North Korea is poised to convene the 9th Congress of its ruling Workers' Party in the coming weeks — a political grand assembly that experts say will mark a watershed moment and open the second chapter of leader Kim Jong-un's rule. A North Korean party congress — the first of its kind in five years — is the country's most authoritative and large-scale political event, where decisions effectively become law under

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07:33

U.S. threat of 100% memory chip tariff at odds with...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/27

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's threat to hit foreign memory chipmakers — specifically Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK hynix — with 100 percent tariffs unless they commit to building related facilities in the United States is widely viewed by industry sources as unrealistic. High labor costs, a shortage of skilled workers, and an underdeveloped manufacturing ecosystem make the United States

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02:27

Meanwhile: Equus, Let the horse run

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/27

The author is a playwright and director. This year is the Year of the Red Horse. In the theater world, works such as "War Horse," which traverses the battlefield, come to mind. But when one thinks of the raw energy of a horse running freely, Peter Shaffer's "Equus" (1973) inevitably rises to the surface. The play sent shock waves through audiences in Europe and the United States with its intensity and unsettling power, and it became a landmark work in Korea as well. First staged in 1975

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04:52

Why autonomous vehicles should not be labeled...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/27

The author is the head of the AI Industry Center at the LIN Law Firm. Even if they have not yet reached the level of fully driverless robotaxis, supervised autonomous vehicles are now a common sight on Korean roads. U.S.-based Tesla sells more autonomous vehicles worldwide than any other company, generates profits from those sales and simultaneously acquires vast amounts of driving data at no additional cost. That data is then used to train and advance its AI. Tesla recently announced that

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05:33

Why Korea holds the key to the U.S.-China AI rivalry

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/27

The author is a chair professor of economics at Seoul National University. An AI revolution is underway. In the 18th and 19th centuries, steam engines began to replace human muscle. Today, AI is beginning to replace human cognitive labor, marking the opening phase of a new industrial revolution. Just as Britain completed the First Industrial Revolution and went on to dominate the global order for a century, the trajectory of U.S.–China rivalry will depend on whether the AI revolution

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03:16

Respond meticulously to Trump’s tariff pressure while...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/27

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to unilaterally reverse the Korea-U.S. tariff agreement concluded in late July last year and reaffirmed by the two leaders in November. Trump posted on social media on Monday that tariffs on Korean products would be raised back to pre-agreement levels. The post said tariffs on automobiles, lumber and pharmaceuticals would increase from 15 percent to 25 percent. Overturning an agreement reached through lengthy negotiations via official government

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02:54

Hyundai back in limbo as Trump threatens to restore...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/27

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. The move, announced Tuesday morning on Trump's social media account, came at a perilous time as Hyundai is already grappling with slowing EV sales and intensifying pressure from the Canadian government to build a factory. The U.S. president said he will increase Korea's "autos, lumber, pharma and all other reciprocal tariffs, from 15 percent to 25 percent," claiming that the National Assembly is "not living up to its deal with

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08:25

Trump’s tariff threats leave Korea awash in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/27

This article is by Lee Jae-lim, Park Eun-jee, Cho Yong-jun and read by an artificial voice. U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to hike auto tariffs on Korea to 25 percent blindsided the Korean government, prompting swift legislative efforts related to the trade pact as officials try to gauge Washington's true intentions. Trump, who signed a trade pact in October hinging on Korea investing $350 billion in exchange for lowering auto tariffs to 15 percent, pointed to the delayed passage of

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04:23

Director Chang Hang-jun reimagines 'weak' young...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/27

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. One of Korea's most oft-told historical tragedies is that of King Danjong (r. 1452-1455), who ascended the throne of Joseon (1392-1910) at just 10, only to be dethroned by his uncle, exiled and killed six years later. The story has been covered countless times across film, television and even musical theater — often portraying the fallen king as a frail, helpless figure. In his latest film, "The King's Warden," director Chang

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04:23

Director Chang Hang-jun reimagines 'weak' young...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/27

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. One of Korea's most oft-told historical tragedies is that of King Danjong (r. 1452-1455), who ascended the throne of Joseon (1392-1910) at just 10, only to be dethroned by his uncle, exiled and killed six years later. The story has been covered countless times across film, television and even musical theater — often portraying the fallen king as a frail, helpless figure. In his latest film, "The King's Warden," director Chang

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05:29

French adoptee and chef Ko Hyo-il blends his two...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/26

This article is by Woo Ji-won and read by an artificial voice. [INTERVIEW] For nearly 20 years, something felt incomplete for chef Ko Hyo-il, who appeared as one of the "Black Spoon" chefs on Netflix's recently wrapped second season of "Culinary Class Wars" (2024-). He was introduced under the nickname "Annyeong Bonjour." "Something was missing in my life," he said during an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily at his restaurant, Chez Nous Private Kitchen, in Yongsan District, central

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02:32

Meanwhile: The Liberation of Auschwitz

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/26

The author is a writer and senior fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research. By 1945, Nazi Germany was in retreat. On the Eastern Front, Soviet forces advanced steadily westward, pushing back German lines. On Jan. 27, Soviet troops reached the vicinity of the Polish town of Oswiecim. There stood Auschwitz, the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp. It was the moment when the greatest and most horrific war crime in human history was exposed to the

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05:08

The burden of being a ‘model ally’

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2026/01/26

Yoo Jee-hye The author is the head of the diplomatic and security news department at the JoongAng Ilbo. The reception Korea extended to Elbridge Colby, the U.S. under secretary of war for policy and widely regarded as a key power broker at the Pentagon, was notably generous. On Monday, his visit began with a breakfast meeting with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, followed by separate meetings with National Security Office Director Wi Sung-lac and Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back. Colby also had

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