Author Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday, becoming the first South Korean to get the honor, a surprise feat that had her country rejoicing in disbelief.

The

South Korea was elected to the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2025-2027 term on Wednesday, as Seoul seeks to actively participate in international efforts to address North Korean

Han Kang won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, becoming the first South Korean author to be so honored.

The Swedish Academy announced Han as this year’s laureate, recognizing

Before this day comes, when hundreds of victims have filed complaints with the Consumer Protection Police to prosecute executives of a large business company, in the past 5 years this

Hwang Dae-il, the new president and CEO of Yonhap News Agency, vowed Thursday to usher in a “renaissance” for South Korea’s leading newswire by pursuing his “A1+F4” strategy based on

Police report 2 charges against “Ms. Nuch Bangtoey” for violating the Computer Crime Act and false advertising. The person involved insists that she did nothing wrong.

At 3:30 p.m., reporters

Seoul stocks finished marginally higher Thursday on overnight U.S. stock gains amid a decline in international oil prices. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite

Metropolitan Police Bureau arrests 31-year-old woman who opened a Facebook page to trick people into buying wooden furniture. She accepted the money but never sent the goods.

Police jointly investigated