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  Nobel Prize winner Han Kang hopes 'Human Acts' will be access road to understanding Gwangju uprising

  SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- Han Kang, this year's laureate of the Nobel Prize in literature, hopes her novel "Human Acts" will be an access road to understanding the May 18, 1980, pro-democracy people's uprising in Gwangju to many
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  Han Kang engages with students in Stockholm during Nobel week

  STOCKHOLM, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang, the Nobel Prize winner in literature, met with schoolchildren in Stockholm on Wednesday as part of the Nobel week programs.Han visited a library in Rinkeby, where she interacted with around
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  (LEAD) Han Kang awarded Nobel Prize in literature at ceremony

  SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Han Kang has made history as the first Korean and the first Asian woman to receive the Nobel Prize in literature. Han received a diploma and a Nobel
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  (ATTN: ADDS photo, Han's address in last 7 paras; UPDATES with minor edit in para 3)By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Han Kang has made history as the first Korean and the first Asian woman to receive the Nobel Prize
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  Han Kang awarded Nobel Prize in literature at ceremony

  SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean novelist Han Kang has made history as the first Korean and the first Asian woman to receive the Nobel Prize in literature.Han received a diploma and a Nobel medal from Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf during a
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  Culture minister urges opposition to halt impeachment of Cabinet ministers

  SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- The culture minister on Tuesday called on opposition parties to refrain from impeaching two Cabinet ministers overseeing the nation's legal and security matters in connection with President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-liv
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  Culture minister vows to ensure travelers' safety amid martial law turmoil

  SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's culture minister vowed Monday to make efforts to ensure the safety of travelers to address concerns over the ongoing political turmoil over the botched martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk Yeol las
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  Han Kang reflects on thread of love in Nobel lecture at Swedish Academy

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- In a poignant lecture, titled, "Light and Thread," Nobel Prize winner Han Kang revisited the roots of her literary journey, starting with a poem book she wrote at the age of 8.Speaking in Korean to
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  (2nd LD) Nobel Prize winner Han Kang expresses shock over martial law news

  SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang, this year's Nobel laureate in literature, expressed her shock Friday over the martial law turmoil in her native country. "I am foll
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  (2nd LD) Nobel Prize winner Han Kang expresses shock over martial law news

  (ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 5-7)SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang, this year's Nobel laureate in literature, expressed her shock Friday over the martial law turmoil in her native country."I am following the news i
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  (LEAD) Nobel Prize winner Han Kang expresses shock over martial law news

  (ATTN: ADDS photo, more details in last 9 paras)SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang, this year's Nobel laureate in literature, expressed her shock Friday over the martial law turmoil in her native country."I am following
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  Nobel Prize winner Han Kang expresses shock over martial law news

  SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang, this year's Nobel laureate in literature, expressed her shock Friday over the martial law turmoil in her native country."I am following the news in a state of shock," she said du
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  (URGENT) Nobel Prize winner Han Kang expresses shock over martial law news

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  S. Korea eyes stronger 'jang' exports with UNESCO heritage status: agricultural minister

  SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's agricultural minister says she expects exports of traditional fermented sauces using soybeans, or "jang," to grow down the road after the tradition of making them was recognized as intangible he
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  Korean 'jang-making' tradition earns UNESCO heritage status

  SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- Korea's tradition of making fermented sauces using soybeans has been added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list.The decision to inscribe "Knowledge, beliefs and practices related to jang making"
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  (URGENT) Korean 'jang-making' inscribed on UNESCO cultural heritage list

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  Shooting sensation Kim Ye-ji named among BBC's 100 women of 2024

  SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ye-ji, an Olympic shooting silver medalist who went viral during the Paris Summer Games, has been included on the BBC's list of the 100 most influential and inspirational women this year.The British broadcaster annou
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  Culture ministers of S. Korea, China hold talks

  SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministers of South Korea and China have held talks in Shanghai to discuss ways to expand their cooperation in the areas of culture and tourism and hold regular high-level talks as part of such efforts, Seoul'
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  Actor Song Jae-lim found dead at 39

  SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- Actor Song Jae-lim, who appeared in the TV series "Moon Embracing the Sun," was found dead at his home Tuesday, police said. He was 39.Song was found dead at his home in Seoul's Seongdong Ward at around 12:3
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  Han Kang's Nobel win marks step toward literary equity: translator Deborah Smith

  By Woo Jae-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- British literary translator Deborah Smith, best known for translating 2024 Nobel laureate Han Kang's "The Vegetarian," said the author's win of the prestigious award shows that the global