South Korean poet Kim Hye-soon won the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Award for her work “Phantom Pain Wings,” the organizer said Thursday (U.S. time).
The annual American awards recognize outstanding books published in English across six …
Diplomacy swayed by domestic politics
Lee Jong-sup, Korea’s ambassador to Australia, returned home Thursday to “attend a meeting over defense cooperation.” He made the decision exactly 11 days after his departure for Canberra amid controversy over h…
South Korean poet Kim Hye-soon won the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Award for her work “Phantom Pain Wings” on Thursday (U.S. time).
The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC), an American nonprofit association, announced her as the winner …
The National Pension Fund (NPF) has decided to vote in favor of a nomination for chief executive of South Korea’s dominant cigarette maker, KT and G Corp., at an upcoming shareholder meeting, according to the fund Friday.
Appointing a new chief exec…
South Korea’s defense authorities on Friday approved a plan to begin building 20 KF-21 fighter jets this year — half of what was originally planned — after a report last year called for slashing the homegrown fighter’s initial production volume.
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