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Who is Han Kang, winner of 2024 Nobel literature prize?
Oct 11, 2024 · Han Kang, the first Korean winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, was born in 1970 in the southwestern city of Gwangju as the daughter of novelist Han Seung-won.
Sweden’s new ambassador to N. Korea presents credentials, …
Nov 22, 2024 · According to the Korean Central News Agency, Bengtsson handed over his credentials, sent by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, during a ceremony at the Mansudae Assembly Hall. The credentials were ...
South Korea's population projected to shrink over 30 percent by …
Sep 23, 2024 · South Korea is projected to see its population drop significantly over the next 50 years, and its global population ranking fall by 30 notches over the ultra-low birth rate and rapid aging, data ...
Seoul expects first snow of season on Wednesday - The Korea Times
Nov 26, 2024 · Winter's first snow is expected to blanket much of Korea, including Seoul, on Wednesday, as Tuesday evening's rain is forecast to transition into snow.
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Han Kang's quiet literary revolution: from 'The Vegetarian' to …
Oct 11, 2024 · Han Kang, the South Korean author behind unflinching and provocative tales that deftly explore the depths of human violence and its impact on identity, has clinched the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature.
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Han Kang's Nobel win energizes Korea's publishing market
Oct 20, 2024 · Han Kang's historic Nobel Prize win in literature has sparked a remarkable boom in Korea's publishing industry. Within just six days, the author's books sold over a million copies, and the ripple ...
1st N. Korean troops come under Ukrainian attack in Kursk: …
Nov 4, 2024 · The first batch of North Korean troops dispatched to Russia to fight in its war against Ukraine has likely already come under Ukrainian attack in the western Russian border region of Kursk, a ...