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With Martial Law Defeated, Now Is a Decisive Moment for Change in South Korea
Late at night on December 3, soldiers stormed into South Korea’s National Assembly in armored vehicles and combat helicopters ...
Young Koreans, seeing democracy at stake, take to the streets
Yoon’s attempt to suspend the country’s democracy has given rise to a new group of politically active South Koreans.
Han Kang says South Korea's martial law crisis is 'not that awful,' praises citizens' courage
Han Kang, this year's Nobel Prize laureate in literature, said South Korea's political turmoil following President Yoon Suk ...
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South Korea’s Political Turmoil Dampens OTT Viewing, Revives Historical Content
Data from Mobile Index revealed that in the first week of December, leading platforms like Netflix, Tving, and Wave ...
A candlelight revolution in the making in South Korea
With increasing calls for protests from trade unions, civil society organisations, and growing momentum in universities, it ...
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Seoul Tops South Korea in Doctor-to-Population Ratio, National Healthcare Costs Rise
The report revealed that as of the end of 2022, South Korea’s insured population reached 52.97 million, with 19% aged 65 or ...
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Han says Nobel allowed her to ‘find bearings,’ as author promises to write on
With Nobel Week 2024 drawing to a close in Stockholm, Sweden, author Han Kang reflected Wednesday on how being awarded the Nobel Prize in literature helped her to recognize how far she has come on her ...