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South Korean Han Kang, unexpected winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature was announced this Thursday in Stockholm. The previous winner was the Norwegian Jon Fosse. Han ...
The Diplomat9y
Is South Korea Now ‘Hell Chosun’?
The rising popularity of the “Hell Chosun” Facebook group and the “Hell Korea” online forum suggest many South Koreans ... national survey database that maps changes and variations ...
What Really Fueled the ‘East Asian Miracle’?
The transformation of several East Asian countries from developing, agrarian economies to highly developed, industrialized ...
The Star1mon
Reinvigorating South Korea’s exhausted political parties
Some political analysts have observed that the two representative political parties of South Korea seem to have exhausted their possibilities. Others have diagnosed that the Korean political ...
The Diplomat1d
The Plight of the ‘Zainichi’ Koreans
North Korea’s policy was laid out in more detail during a policy speech delivered in January 2024, in which Kim ordered that ...
Australia is on the map but not on the minds of South-East Asia
Greater economic engagement with South-East Asia is needed not only for Australia’s sustained prosperity but also for its ...
Asia Society3mon
The Geography of the Koreas
An extension of the eastern side of the Eurasian continent, Korea is a relatively small though prominent peninsula. One can easily locate Korea on a world map or globe by following ... The DMZ is a ...
BBC5mon
South Korea: 'Dior bag scandal' a political manoeuvre, president says
South Korea's first lady has been embroiled in what local media call the 'Dior bag scandal' Spy camera footage of South Korea's first lady accepting a luxury bag gift was leaked as a "political ...
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The US and South Korea reach new deal on costs for the American troop presence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and South Korea have tentatively agreed to a new deal covering the costs of maintaining the American military presence there, the U.S. State Department and ...
BBC5mon
Yoon Suk Yeol: Was South Korea’s president thwarted by a spring onion?
at significant political cost. The move was not popular at home, but western diplomats lauded the leader for his bravery and boldness. The lack of security ties between Japan and South Korea had ...
The Korea Times6d
Would Korea's political discourse gain from courtesy?
When Im Jong-seok, a senior figure in the previous government, recently suggested that South Korea ... not talk like this. Korea needs to upgrade the quality of its political discourse.