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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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05:59

Finding a Trump–Kim Jong-un opening around an April...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

The author is an emeritus professor of North Korean studies at Dongguk University and former director of the Institute for Unification Studies. North Korea's ninth Workers' Party Congress, which Pyongyang has signaled will be held early next year, is expected to mark another inflection point on the Korean Peninsula. The party congress sets the broad contours of the country's strategic direction and domestic and foreign policies for the next five years. As the North remains a central

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05:45

Proposing a new 'movement for dialogue'

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

The author is a political professor at Yonsei University. Even Christmas and the year's end, moments meant for quiet reflection, have passed in Korea not with calm but with breathless tension. Individuals may try to step back and review the year just lived, yet at the level of the broader community, there is little sense of closure. Instead, noisy conflict and constant confrontation persist, making it hard to feel that time has reached a meaningful pause. How long must this community

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03:29

North’s nuclear sub nears completion; Seoul must move...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

North Korea revealed on Christmas Day that it is building an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered submarine, suggesting that the vessel is approaching the final stages of external construction. State media said Kim Jong-un had inspected the project alongside his daughter, widely known as Kim Ju-ae. The submarine was described as a "nuclear shield" and a "nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine." Photographs released by North Korean media show that the submarine's outer structure is largely

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03:33

K-pop and traditional performances heat up Seoul...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. From traditional Korean music to K-pop, electric and energetic performances warmed up Seoul City Hall on a bitterly cold Christmas Day. The usually hushed lobby of the City Hall building in central Seoul was transformed into a packed concert hall as dancers took the stage for the final round of the K-Performance Contest, held as part of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's annual Winter Festa. "It was such a good atmosphere,

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06:15

Can Hanwha build Trump's golden armada? Legal...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/25

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Hanwha Philly Shipyard to build a new class of frigates for the U.S. Navy, but unresolved regulatory hurdles and labor shortages may ultimately determine how deeply the Korean shipbuilder can participate in Trump's vision of a "Golden Fleet." Trump's mention of Hanwha on Tuesday in connection to the U.S. Navy's FF(X) frigate project has renewed the push for bilateral

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03:33

Seoul court dismisses injunction, paving way for...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/24

This article is by Sarah Chea, Park Eun-jee and read by an artificial voice.[NEWS ANALYSIS] A Seoul court on Wednesday dismissed an injunction sought by MBK Partners-Young Poong alliance against Korea Zinc, clearing the way for the company's plan to issue third-party shares for its $7.4 billion investment project in the United States. The ruling removes a key legal obstacle that had threatened to derail Korea Zinc's smelting facility in Tennessee, which could allow the U.S. government to

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05:25

South Jeolla tourism chief lays out vision to turn...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/23

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. [INTERVIEW] For decades, Korea's tourism industry has been heavily concentrated in and around Seoul. Now, the government is betting that the country's southern coast - stretching from Gwangju and South Jeolla to Busan and Ulsan - can become its next major growth engine. A wide-area tourism initiative, the name of which roughly translates to "Southern Region Promotion Project," is backed by the central government and aims to

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02:29

Winter winds and plants

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/23

Oh Kyung-ah The author is a garden designer and the CEO of OhGardens. After two demanding weeks, the garden construction project in Yangyang County has finally come to an end. Garden work is always at the mercy of the weather. Winters along the Yeongdong coast are not known for extreme cold, but wind is a constant and often decisive factor. In spring, the well-known Yanggan winds blow between Yangyang County and Ganseong, and strong gusts are as equally as common in winter. Construction of

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05:44

EU slowing its AI regulation due to U.S. pressure,...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/23

The author is a professor of international relations at Daegu University. "Did I make you, or did you make me?" The line comes from the robot stories of Isaac Asimov, in which a seemingly perfect machine challenges its creator. Three years after the debut of ChatGPT, massive investments in artificial intelligence and soaring stock prices dominate headlines. Yet a more fundamental question has slipped into the background: How far should society allow AI to go? Even the European Union, which

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05:49

The normalization of the abnormal

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/23

The author is the president of Taejae University. Another year is drawing to a close. In retrospect, 2025 stands out as a year in which phenomena and orders once regarded as "normal" in the 20th century collapsed one after another, turning abnormality into a defining feature of the times. The neoliberal order that took shape in the 1980s is unraveling, as countries shift toward protectionist trade and attempt to reorganize the global economic system. Competition and confrontation between

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03:12

How long will the won’s slide last? Short-term...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/23

The Korean won closed at 1,483.6 per dollar in Seoul's onshore market on Tuesday, its weakest level since April 9, when it touched 1,484.1. Among global currencies, the won's recent decline stands out. Over the past six months, it has lost nearly 10 percent of its value, falling more sharply than the dollar index and even more than many Asian emerging-market currencies. Because exchange rates reflect an economy's underlying strength, the won's descent toward the bottom of the regional pack

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09:39

'Foreign face of Daegu' on building a career in Korea...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/23

This article is by Yoon Seung-jin and read by an artificial voice. [Hired in Korea] As more internationals look to build careers in Korea, many find themselves facing practical hurdles - from limited guidance to a lack of firsthand experience. To bridge that gap, the Korea JoongAng Daily talks with professionals who have carved out their paths in diverse fields, offering readers real-world insights on how to start their careers in the country in this series "Hired in Korea." Jason Addy,

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05:17

Tesla, GM’s efforts to decouple from China test...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/23

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] As global carmakers like Tesla and General Motors successively declare a shift away from Chinese-made components, a long-muted sense of optimism is emerging for Korea's battery and parts manufacturers like LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI and LG Innotek. Triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's restrictions on prohibited foreign entities (PFE), goods from Korea have been cited as the most viable and pragmatic

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03:32

Samsung’s HBM4 earns positive feedback from Nvidia in...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/23

This article is by Yi Woo-lim and read by an artificial voice. Can Samsung Electronics regain its lost prestige in the high bandwidth memory (HBM) market? After suffering the humiliation of having to "redesign" its HBM products, the company is now seeing a potential turnaround with encouraging test results for its sixth-generation HBM4 chips. A recent visit by Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong to the company's Giheung and Hwaseong semiconductor campuses is also being

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03:34

FKI's gifticon plan may change the meaning of 'stock'...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/23

This article is by Hyeon Ye-seul and read by an artificial voice. Wondering what to get a family member or a friend for their birthday? Consumers may soon be able to gift stock shares in the form of mobile vouchers, or gifticons, according to the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) on Tuesday. The "stock gifticons" will allow consumers to purchase stock in companies like Samsung Electronics and SK hynix in the form of mobile coupons, similar to existing digital gift cards. The FKI has

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01:09

Samsung SDI and KG Mobility partner on 46-series EV...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/23

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Samsung SDI has partnered with KG Mobility to co-develop battery pack technologies suitable for its 46-series cylindrical battery cells. The two Korean companies signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to develop technologies that will be applied to KG Mobility's EVs in the future. First used by Tesla, the 46-series cylindrical battery is a type that enables high-energy density, extended driving range and fast charging

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04:18

Actor Koo Kyo-hwan sheds his intense persona for a...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/22

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Actor Koo Kyo-hwan steps away from the intense personas that have become his signature to play a refreshingly ordinary young man in the upcoming romance film "Once We Were Us." Portraying an aspiring game designer, he hopes audiences will see his character not just as fiction, but as someone they might pass on the street or even recognize from their own lives. "I wanted Eun-ho to come across as someone you might meet in everyday

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05:05

'I wanted to make my mark': Actor Mun Ka-young...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/22

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. Known for her established presence in romance productions, actor Mun Ka-young returns to the big screen after a decade by leaning into what she knows best with the upcoming melodrama film "Once We Were Us." With this role, she bids to further cement her place in the genre. "I always loved melodrama, and I wanted to really make my mark in the genre," said Mun during an interview at a cafe in Jongno District, central Seoul, on

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09:55

Living off the grid or murdered? The unsolved...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/22

This article is by Michael Lee and read by an artificial voice. [KOREAN CRIME FILES #11] Behind the glitz and glamour seen in pop culture, Korea's grimmest and most harrowing crime stories, some more well-known than others, continue to haunt society today. The Korea JoongAng Daily takes a deep dive into some of these stories, sharing a glimpse into the darker side of society as well as the most up-to-date known facts. - Ed. On a warm spring night in May 2016, 33-year-old stage actress Choi

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02:29

The death of Lt. Gen. Walton Walker

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/12/22

Roh Jeong-tae The author is a writer and senior fellow at the Institute for Social and Economic Research. On Dec. 23, 1950, Christmas was approaching even at the front. A father was on his way to see his son. Walton Harris Walker, the then-commander of the U.S. Eighth Army, was traveling by vehicle to congratulate his son, Capt. Sam S. Walker, who was serving as a rifle company commander on the Korean Peninsula and had been awarded a Silver Star. Near what was then Yangju County, south of

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