The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

Han, whose works include The Vegetarian, was praised for her ‘intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life’

South Korean author Han Kang won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life", the award-giving body said on Thursday.

North Korea's army said Wednesday it was moving to "permanently shut off and block the southern border" with Seoul and had informed the US military to prevent an accidental clash.

Sue Kim’s film about South Korea’s underwater fishers has everything from nuclear pollution to sexism to cover, but sticks to bland reportage

North Korea says it will permanently block its border with South Korea and boost its front-line defense posture to cope with “confrontational hysteria” by South Korean and U.S. forces, while not announcing an expected constitutional revision to designate South Korea its principal enemy and codify national borders

White woman called out publicly by Korean friend for calling her cousin "oppa" even when asked not to! The post White Woman Oblivious To Korean Friend’s Protests Of Not Calling Her Cousin “Oppa”, Gets Shamed first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Korean giant’s stock price is down 24% this year as it struggles to keep up with rivals.

Kim Jong Un emphasizes North Korea's nuclear commitment amidst escalating tensions with South Korea, highlighting challenges in achieving peaceful resolutions.

“It’s like you’ve been living a fake life and everything you know is not true.” The post Mom Who Searched For 44 Years Finds Kidnapped Daughter Was Adopted Abroad, South Korea Gets Sued first appeared on Bored Panda.