Best known for "The Vegetarian," the novelist and poet was praised for her "intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life" ...

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 was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature for a poetic body of work that the Nobel committee ...

Han Kang is the first South Korean writer to be awarded the Nobel prize in literature, and in its history of 121 winners over ...

South Koreans reacted with joy and astonishment on Thursday after learning that homegrown writer Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature, an unexpected moment that stoked national pride about the ...

Hosted by: anchor Sung Kyu Sung, anchor of Judaswon ■ Telephone connection: Kang Ji-hee, literary critic * The text below may ...

South Korea was Singapore's eighth largest trading partner in 2023, with total trade amounting to over $62 billion.

Initiated in 1962, South Korea's first Five Year Plan spurred rapid industrialization, earning it the title "the Miracle on the Han River." With conglomerates like Samsung and LG receiving substantial ...

The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Tourism Organization added two new courses to its popular Seoul Guided ...

As global tensions increase so does military spending. Many nations are increasing military spending due to ongoing conflicts ...

Early land reform reduced income and wealth inequality, allowing South Korea to later focus on manufacturing and innovation to boost growth Last week, the World Bank released its annual World ...