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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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05:06

LG ramps up a robotics stack aimed at the U.S. market

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/20

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice.[NEWS ANALYSIS] LG Group - once defined globally by its consumer electronics, displays, components and batteries - is now leveraging those same core strengths to position itself as a major supplier in the fast-rising humanoid robotics industry, aiming for future supply deals in the United States. The conglomerate has been expanding investments in its robotics portfolio in recent years, betting that physical AI represents a new

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03:21

Genesis GV60 Magma unveiled, taking aim at...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/20

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Genesis has unveiled the GV60 Magma, the brand's first high-performance model, positioning it to compete directly with long-established rivals such as Mercedes-AMG and BMW's M. Production is set to begin in Ulsan, Korea, later this year, with the domestic launch scheduled for January. The model will roll out in Germany, Britain and Switzerland in the second quarter, followed by additional European markets including France,

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02:02

A cappella, song without words, vocalise

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/20

The author is a music critic and director of the classical music brand Poongwoldang.Singing is the oldest and most fundamental form of music. It needs no instruments. It does not need to be long. It does not need to be elaborate. If it is easy to follow along, even better. It can exist without words, carried only by a hum. Singing is the minimum form of music that even the untrained can hold, and like a childhood lullaby, it lies at the foundation of the human heart. Perhaps that is why

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04:13

Beyond mass culling: a shift in managing animal...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/20

The author is the president of the Korean Veterinary Medical Association. As winter approaches, avian influenza has been detected not only at major migratory bird sites in North Jeolla but also at local poultry farms. In September, a native chicken farm in Paju, Gyeonggi, reported the first highly pathogenic strain of the season. The detection came one to two months earlier than usual, raising alarms among authorities and farmers. Last spring, foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed at a

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04:28

Is autumn really the season for reading?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/20

Cho Yoon-je The author is a special appointment professor at Yonsei University's School of Economics. Autumn has deepened. Fallen ginkgo leaves pile along the sidewalks, and even with thicker coats, the cool air still makes us pull our collars tighter. The season is often called "the season for reading," yet the phrase no longer feels convincing. Reading is receding from daily life. In the United States, leisure reading has dropped 40 percent over the past 20 years. Even in Britain, long

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02:41

Ferry accident rekindles trauma of the Sewol Disaster

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/20

A large ferry en route from Jeju to Mokpo struck an uninhabited island near Jangsan-myeon in Shinan County, South Jeolla, on Nov. 19. Images of the Queen Jenuvia II, a 26,546-ton passenger vessel more than three times the size of the Sewol, with half its hull grounded on the rocky shore, revived painful memories of the 2014 tragedy. With 267 passengers on board, the incident risked becoming another major maritime disaster. The Korea Coast Guard rescued everyone within about three hours

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04:04

Approval of nuclear subs for Korea reflects...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/20

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice.Kevin Kim, the acting U.S. ambassador to Korea, indicated that Washington's surprise approval for Seoul's push to acquire what would be its first nuclear-powered submarine reflects "evolving" security challenges in the Yellow Sea, as he addressed a bipartisan parliamentary union forum on Thursday. "Our mutual prosperity also depends on a stable security environment," Kim said in his keynote address at the First Korea-U. S

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09:05

Clash over Seoul's Jongmyo Shrine pits preservation...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/20

This article is by Cho Jung-woo and read by an artificial voice. [EXPLAINER] Would new skyscrapers spoil the protected landscape of Jongmyo Shrine, a Unesco World Heritage site in central Seoul? The question emerged after the Seoul Metropolitan Government late last month released a revised redevelopment plan for Sewoon District No. 4 in Jongno District, relaxing height restrictions to allow buildings up to 142 meters (466 feet). As the dispute broadened and public outcry intensified, even

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09:38

Kim Soo-hyun's legal battles have begun — here's what...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/20

This article is by Kim Ji-ye and read by an artificial voice. When Kim Soo-hyun faced dating rumors with the late actor Kim Sae-ron - allegedly when she was a minor - earlier this year, the incident seemed to derail the 37-year-old actor's career once and for all, not to mention the irreparable blow it dealt to his pristine reputation. Numerous projects and events were either canceled or pushed back indefinitely, including Disney+'s series "Knock-Off," which was expected to be one of the

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01:47

Kia's PV5 named 2026 Int'l Van of the Year, first...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/20

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Kia's all-electric PV5 van has been named the 2026 International Van of the Year (IVOTY), becoming Asia's first model to receive the honor. The award was presented at the Solutrans exhibition in Lyon, France, on Wednesday in recognition of the vehicle's technological innovation, operational efficiency, safety and environmental performance. It marks the first time in the award's 34-year history that a Korean brand - and an Asian

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05:16

As K-pop goes global, Korea's copyright collection...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/19

This article is by Shin Ha-nee and read by an artificial voice.Korea collected about 170 million won, roughly $120,000, in music copyright royalties from the United States last year - yes, that was the total for K-pop, a genre that accounts for an estimated 2 to 3 percent of the $18 billion U.S. music market. The system has a serious flaw, says music mogul Kim Hyung-suk, who has officially tossed his hat into the ring to become the next chief of Korea Music Copyright Association

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02:33

The spark behind an unexpected idea

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/19

Lee Woo YoungThe author is an HCMC distinguished professor at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study. Occasionally, an unconventional idea becomes a spark of creativity. This raises a simple question: Where do these thoughts come from? History offers several clues. When Nicolaus Copernicus argued that Earth was not the center of the universe, many dismissed him. After all, his claim contradicted centuries of belief. Yet 66 years later, he was proven correct. The inspiration behind his

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05:37

How Korea’s culture of han evolved into the Korean Wave

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/19

Jeong Gwa-ri The author is a literary critic and honorary professor at Yonsei University. The phrase "Dynamic Korean" entered the global imagination around the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup. The tournament not only produced the unexpected semifinal run but also reshaped how foreigners saw Koreans, who appeared loud, exuberant and impeccably organized. I still remember the astonishment expressed repeatedly in the French press at the time. Yet, the event also posed a troubling question. Until

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05:32

Why Kim Jong-un declined a meeting with Trump

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/19

The author is an editorial writer and the director of the Unification and Culture Research Institute of the JoongAng Ilbo. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stopped all public activity for five days from Oct. 25 to 29. The pause came during a busy period as Pyongyang marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party on Oct. 10. China's Premier Li Qiang and Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia's Security Council, attended the central military parade. To Lam, general

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03:18

A welcome victory in the Lone Star case — now Korea...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/19

Korea has won a decisive victory in its second investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) with U.S. private equity fund Lone Star. On Nov. 18, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) overturned its earlier ruling, which ordered Korea to pay Lone Star $216.5 million, or roughly 317.3 billion won, in damages plus interest. The cancellation of what amounted to nearly 400 billion won - once delayed interest was included - is unquestionably a welcome outcome. Lone

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05:47

Why is Pyongyang likely to shun talks about the...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/19

This article is by Seo Ji-eun and read by an artificial voice. South Korea offered to meet North Korea for rare military talks earlier this week - the first inter-Korean official talks proposed by the Lee Jae Myung government. The proposal, announced Monday, was centered on clarifying the military demarcation line (MDL), the sensitive de facto border running through the heavily fortified demilitarized zone (DMZ). Seoul's defense officials claim this is not a political gesture but a

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06:33

Hyundai bets on Nvidia's Blackwell to go wheel to...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/19

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. [NEWS ANALYSIS] Hyundai Motor's allotment of 50,000 Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs may prove to be a long-awaited inflection point for the Korean automaker - one that could finally propel its ambitions in autonomous driving and robotics. Beyond the GPU supply agreement, Hyundai's collaboration with the Nasdaq-listed tech firm stretches to a $3 billion investment in the creation of an AI-driven data center that could serve as the

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02:22

Is Hyundai considering a return to Russia?

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/19

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Hyundai Motor has registered a number of trademarks in Russia, signaling a potential return to the market two years after its dirt-cheap sell-off and exit prompted by the war with Ukraine. Russia's state-owned RIA Novosti reported that the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property database shows Hyundai Motor has registered trademarks - including the Hyundai logo - beginning this month and extending through 2034. It

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03:15

For Korean users, Cloudflare outage an epiphany on...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/19

This article is by Lee Jae-lim and read by an artificial voice. Korean internet users were hit by the global Cloudflare outage on Tuesday evening, enduring six hours of disruptions to major online platforms, including ChatGPT, Google, YouTube, X and popular PC games such as League of Legends. The rare interruption suddenly put the U.S.-based cloud and security company into the spotlight domestically, as many users learned for the first time the firm's influence on internet traffic. The

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02:01

Hyundai CEO says White House called to apologize for...

Korea JoongAng Daily - Daily News from Korea ·

2025/11/19

This article is by Sarah Chea and read by an artificial voice. Hyundai Motor CEO José Muñoz said he received a phone call from the White House and was personally apologized to regarding the massive detention of Korean workers in a Georgia plant in early September. "I got a phone call from the White House apologizing for what happened. They were not aware, they didn't know why this was happening when the company, as part of Korea's tariff negotiation, is really making big commitments to

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