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Song Joong-ki is back with ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’ Actor Song Joong-ki (39) made his late debut. He started his career in the entertainment industry in earnest when his friends returned from the military and joi···
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 ...
Long-awaited Squid Game Season 2 is back with familiar yet new …
1 day ago · Netflix's highest-grossing show of all time and the most anticipated movie of 2024, The Squid Game, is back for Season 2. It's been three years since the show became a global phenomenon upon its release in the fall of 2021, spearheading the K-content boom.
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.
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.
Water solidarity at rooftop of protest site - The Kyunghyang …
2 days ago · Bottles of water sent by citizens are piled up at the Korea Optical High Tech plant in Gumi on December 25. Courtesy of the Gyeongsangbuk-do headquarters of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions On the morning of Christmas Day, thousands of bottles of water were delivered to the Korea Optical ...
No. 1 candidate for presidential election Lee Jae-myung has to …
5 days 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.
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 …
Yoon and PPP leader Han only check differences in opinions and …
Oct 22, 2024 · President Yoon Suk-yeol (upper right) and People’s Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon (center) hold a meeting at the presidential office in Seoul on October 21. Courtesy of presidential office Presid...
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.