Meet Han Kang: South Korean Author Creates History, Wins 2024 Noble Price In Literature
On October 10th, South Korean author Han Kang created history by receiving the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Mats Malm, the ...
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(LEAD) (News Focus) Facing weak growth and debt woes, S. Korea begins cautious policy pivot
The Bank of Korea's (BOK) first monetary policy pivot in 38 months demonstrated its shift of attention to how to prop up ...
A Woman Won South Korea’s First Literature Nobel. That Says a Lot.
While Han Kang’s victory was celebrated as a crowning cultural achievement for her country, her work also represents a form ...
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U.S. envoy highlights increased repression in N. Korea in recent years
The U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights on Friday highlighted an increase in repression within the reclusive ...
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S. Korean writer Han Kang’s Nobel win
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 ...
Asian stocks mixed as markets wait for China policy briefing
Asian stocks were mixed on Friday as Chinese markets declined amid investors' attention on a key briefing about the details ...
Nobel Prize winner Han Kang's books fly off the shelves in South Korea
South Koreans flocked to book stores on Friday and crashed websites in a frenzy to snap up copies of the work of novelist Han ...
Kremlin dismisses reports North Korean soldiers supporting Russia in Ukraine
The statement comes after the British newspaper The Guardian reported on Thursday that senior officials in Kyiv and Seoul had ...
South Korea's central bank makes first rate cut, flags room for more
South Korea's central bank cut interest rates for the first time since mid-2020 on Friday and flagged there was room to ...
South Korea's central bank raises rates in a bid to boost the economy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s central bank on Friday cut its policy rate for the first time in more than four years ...
Han Kang wins the Nobel Prize for literature. She’s the first South Korean to do so.
A slow-burning international literary star who has won multiple awards in South Korea and Europe, Han is the first Asian ...
South Korea's Central Bank Cuts Rates as Slumping Economy Slows Inflation
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's central bank cut policy interest rates for the first time in four and a half years, making a ...