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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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
South Korea’s central bank cut its policy rate for the first time in more than four years as pressure to revive a sluggish economy outweighed concerns about the country’s level of household debt ...
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 ...
South Korea's central bank cuts rates in a bid to boost the economy
South Korea’s central bank cut its policy rate for the first time in more than four years as pressure to revive a sluggish ...
Where AI avatars are at your service 24/7
In South Korea, DeepBrain AI's hyper-realistic avatars are playing a variety of roles - store clerk, bank teller, tutor, even ...
North Korean defector allegedly stole bus to drive back across border, South Korean police say
A North Korean defector living in South Korea is under arrest for allegedly stealing a bus and attempting to drive it across the border into North Korea last week, police said. The man, who is in his ...
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Han Kang’s Experimental Touch
From the daily newsletter: the first South Korean to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. Plus: the Saudi Princesses held captive ...