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No. 1 candidate for presidential election Lee Jae-myung has to solve some issues Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, has taken an overwhelming lead in a survey of preferences for the next president.
Han Gang receives Nobel Prize in Literature as first Asian female ...
Dec 12, 2024 · Author Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, delivers her acceptance speech at a banquet at the Stockholm City Hall in Sweden on December 10 (local time). Yonhap News Han Kang became the first Korean and first Asian female author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature at the Nobel ...
Korean-Swedish translator says she ‘has mixed feelings’ about Han …
Oct 14, 2024 · “I‘m so happy. I can’t sleep because I‘m so excited and happy.” “I have mixed feelings,” translator Park Ok-kyoung (58) said in a phone interview at 4 a.m. (local time) on October 11, the day after the announcement of this year’s Nobel Prize winners.
No. 1 candidate for presidential election Lee Jae-myung has to …
1 day ago · Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, has taken an overwhelming lead in a survey of preferences for the next president. He has been consolidating his “solo system as the next presidential candidate” in the wake of the December 3 emergency martial law incident and the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk-yeol.
Author Han Kang gives first interview after winning Nobel Prize in ...
Oct 17, 2024 · “We’ve had many opportunities to learn from history, from words, and obviously (horrible things) seem to repeat,” author Han Kang said in an interview with Swedish state media after she was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Reason why Nobel Prize writer Han Kang keeps running …
Oct 14, 2024 · Citizens take a photo in front of Onulbooks, an independent book store in Jongno-gu, Seoul, run by Nobel Prize laureate Han Kang, on October 13. Reporter Jung Hyo-jin At 3 p.m. on October 13, the f...
North Korean and Russian foreign ministers reaffirm their solidarity
Nov 4, 2024 · The foreign ministers of North Korea and Russia met to discuss follow-up actions following the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia. Both sides blamed the U.S. for the deteriorating situation and reaffirmed their commitment …
President Yoon forgoes delivering budget speech though …
Nov 5, 2024 · President Yoon Suk-yeol skipped the budget speech for 2025 at the National Assembly on November 4. It is the first time in 11 years that the president has not addressed the speech.
New Right figures undermine fabric of Korea’s 'history of liberation ...
Aug 9, 2024 · A controversy over history is emerging as a detonator of the political situation, with the appointment of a New Right figure as the head of the Independence Hall of Korea sparking a backlash from independence movement-related organizations, including …
More and more Korean food companies focusing on exports
Jul 24, 2024 · Korea's major food companies, which used to be traditional domestic companies, are changing their identity to become exporters. There are several companies that their sales in overseas markets already account for nearly or more than half of the total sales, and they are considering strategies to target global markets such as the U.S. and Europe as well as the domestic market.