‘I want to be hopeful’: Nobel prize-winning novelist Han Kang on the crisis in South Korea

On 10 December last year, the novelist and poet Han Kang had just finished having supper with her 24-year-old son at home in Seoul. They were discussing which tea to have – peppermint, berry or chamomile – when the phone rang. It was the Swedish Academy in …

South Korea priest feeds hungry youth with kimchi stew

CNA Staff, Feb 1, 2025 / 05:30 am A priest in South Korea is serving up bowls of rich Korean stew in Seoul via a restaurant ministry as a means to fight youth hunger in the nation’s capital. Father Gabriel Lee Mun-su launched Youth Mungan “out of a …

South Korea: Two fishing boats run aground off Jeju, leaving two dead

Jeju, Feb 1 (IANS): Two people in South Korea were dead and two others went missing Saturday after two fishing boats carrying 15 crew members ran aground in waters off the southern resort island of Jeju, according to the coast guard. The coast guard said …

South Korea: Yoon's legal team requests recusal of 3 justices from impeachment case

Seoul, Feb 1 (IANS): South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's legal team in his impeachment case said on Saturday that it has submitted a formal request to the Constitutional Court, urging three justices to recuse themselves, citing concerns over …

Supporters of impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol rally in Seoul

South Korea's Kim A-lim has a three shot lead at the LPGA's Tournament of Champions after Friday's second round.

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South Korea's Kim A-lim has a three shot lead at the LPGA's Tournament of Champions after Friday's second round.

South Korea to investigate Chinese AI startup DeepSeek over data collection concerns

Daijiworld Media Network - Seoul Seoul, Feb 1: South Korea's data protection authority, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), is set to send an inquiry to DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, amid rising concerns about its data collection …

South Korea exports resilient in January amid Donald Trump’s tariff threat looms

South Korea’s exports maintained growth momentum in January, keeping optimism alive at the start of a year overshadowed by domestic political turmoil and Donald Trump’s tariff threat. South Korea exports resilient in January as Donald Trump’s tariff threat …

Fire breaks out at South Korea’s language museum, dramatic footage shows dark smoke

A museum in South Korean which showcases the history of Korean alphabet caught fire on Saturday, producing dramatic plumes, officials said. Fire engines are seen on a road as smoke rises from the roof of the National Hangeul Museum in Seoul on February 1, …