[INTERVIEW] Park Min-young emerges from dark period with …
Feb 21, 2024 · This role of vengeance and rebirth offered Park a pathway to self-reflection and redemption. “I’ve gone to the point I felt I was left alone in the world.
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The ruling People Power Party (PPP) and the main opposition Democratic Party of Korea formed a parliamentary task force Tuesday to investigate the fatal Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people.
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.
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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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 ...
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.
COVID-19 vaccinations to resume amid surge in cases
Aug 11, 2024 · Just four months after fully shifting to an endemic approach to COVID-19, the government is now resuming its vaccination program to help contain the virus amid a resurgence in cases.
In the LA area - The Korea Times
Jun 9, 2024 · Los Angeles has a large Korean population. According to the latest statistics, about 230,000 people of Korean descent are living there. Some of them are second or third-generation Koreans who were ...
South Korean opposition leader sentenced to 1 year suspended …
Nov 15, 2024 · Main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee Jae-myung is facing the biggest crisis of his political career after a local court sentenced him to one year in prison,...