Han Kang is first Korean writer to win the award. The citation commended "her intense poetic prose that confronts historical ...

South Korean author Han Kang has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The 53-year-old fiction writer is a former winner of the ...

Han Kang won "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." Her novel "The Vegetarian" won the International Booker Prize in 2016.

South Korea's Unification Ministry said 31 defectors re-entered the North from 2012 to 2022, an average of about three each ...

South Korea has the highest suicide rate among developed countries, with an average of more than 40 people taking their own lives every day.

Here's a guide to the best restaurants, hotels and bars worth checking out, if you're spending a week in Seoul.

Coldplay has scheduled six concerts at the Goyang Sports Complex located in Goyang, just outside Seoul, in April 2025. All ...

In celebration of the health, mindfulness, and well-being of global citizens, Herald Media Group hosted Wellness Seoul 2024 ...

A 70-year-old South Korean woman sued her government, an adoption agency, and an orphanage Monday over the adoption of her d ...

Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Banpo Bridge’s fountains cascading over the Han River, Wellness Seoul 2024 ...

STORY Splendid fireworks show staged in SeoulSHOOTING TIME Oct 5 2024DATELINE Oct 6 2024LENGTH 00235LOCATION SeoulCATEGORY SOCIETYSHOTLIST ...