Amidst tight security, Han Kang greets with only her “voice”: “I hope my daily life does not change because of the Nobel Prize.”
Pony Chung Innovation Award Ceremony Marks Han Kang’s First Domestic AppearanceVoice Only, No...
It’s autumn, and a ‘heavy rain warning’ has been issued with 120mm of rain expected… After the rain stops, temperatures in Seoul are expected to drop to 9 degrees.
A citizen is seen huddling from the cold at Gwanghwamun Intersection in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the chilly morning of the 2nd. (Yonhap News)...
Jeju’s Natural Heritage to be Protected and Managed… Launch of Government-Local Authority Council
National Heritage Administration to Sign MOU with Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Affairs, Korea Forest Service, and Jeju...
Han River ‘Butterfly Effect’? Book sales by Kim Joo-hye, Kim Ae-ran, and Cha In-pyo also soar
The recent Nobel Prize win by novelist Han Kang has sparked a surge in book sales, not only for her...
After winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, Han Kang’s book is being checked out at an average rate of 3 copies per minute at libraries.
**National Library of Korea Analyzes Borrowing Status of Han Kang’s Books** **10th-13th: 11,356 borrowings, a 14-fold increase 1st in...
A man in his 20s, who committed sexual assault against his sister after being released from prison for a previous sex crime, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in an appellate court, which is an increase of 3 years from his original sentence.
Court: “High Risk of Reoffending” A man in his 20s, who raped his intellectually disabled younger sister immediately after...
KCC: “We will appropriately respond after analyzing the ruling on the two-person system”
The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) is preparing a response after a court found procedural...
A police officer was found dead in the hills of Yeosu.
In Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, a current police officer was found dead in a mountain area, prompting the police to investigate the...
Two women in their 60s, dealing with a minor collision, were struck and killed by a drunk driver in a truck.
Yesterday (16th) around 7 PM, a truck driven by a man in his 50s, identified as Mr. A, struck two women in their 60s on a road in...
A highly pathogenic AI virus that has infected people in the US… detected for the first time domestically.
On the 14th, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) virus, H5N1, was detected in a wild mandarin...