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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.
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Teen smoking rate hits 20-year low: report - The Korea Times
Nov 22, 2024 · The youth smoking rate has decreased to a 20-year low this year, down to about a third of the peak levels, government data showed, Friday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention ...
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.
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 ...
Korean novelist Han Kang awarded Nobel Prize in literature
Oct 10, 2024 · Korean novelist Han Kang has become the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy announced, Thursday, that Han, 53, was the winner of the prestigious prize.
South Korean cabinet passes new bill to criminalize possession of ...
Oct 10, 2024 · The Cabinet meeting on Thursday approved a new bill calling for tougher punishment for digital sex crimes using deepfake technologies. The revision of the sexual crimes punishment law calls for ...
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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.