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  Han Kang reflects on thread of love in Nobel lecture at Swedish Academy

  By Woo Jae-yeonSEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- In a poignant lecture, titled, "Light and Thread," Nobel Prize winner Han Kang revisited the roots of her literary journey, starting with a poem book she wrote at the age of 8.Speaking in Korean to
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  (2nd LD) Nobel Prize winner Han Kang expresses shock over martial law news

  SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang, this year's Nobel laureate in literature, expressed her shock Friday over the martial law turmoil in her native country. "I am foll
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  (2nd LD) Nobel Prize winner Han Kang expresses shock over martial law news

  (ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 5-7)SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang, this year's Nobel laureate in literature, expressed her shock Friday over the martial law turmoil in her native country."I am following the news i
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  (LEAD) Nobel Prize winner Han Kang expresses shock over martial law news

  (ATTN: ADDS photo, more details in last 9 paras)SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang, this year's Nobel laureate in literature, expressed her shock Friday over the martial law turmoil in her native country."I am following
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  Nobel Prize winner Han Kang expresses shock over martial law news

  SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang, this year's Nobel laureate in literature, expressed her shock Friday over the martial law turmoil in her native country."I am following the news in a state of shock," she said du
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  (URGENT) Nobel Prize winner Han Kang expresses shock over martial law news

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  Baekje's Legacy Revisited: Gilt-Bronze Incense Burner Returns to Daegu After 10,386 Days

  SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- The Gilt-Bronze Incense Burner of Baekje, a masterpiece encapsulating the artistic spirit of the Baekje Kingdom, is set to go on a special display. The National Daegu Museu
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  S. Korea eyes stronger 'jang' exports with UNESCO heritage status: agricultural minister

  SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's agricultural minister says she expects exports of traditional fermented sauces using soybeans, or "jang," to grow down the road after the tradition of making them was recognized as intangible he
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  Korean 'jang-making' tradition earns UNESCO heritage status

  SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- Korea's tradition of making fermented sauces using soybeans has been added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list. The decision to inscribe "Knowledge
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  Korean 'jang-making' tradition earns UNESCO heritage status

  SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Yonhap) -- Korea's tradition of making fermented sauces using soybeans has been added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list.The decision to inscribe "Knowledge, beliefs and practices related to jang making"
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  (URGENT) Korean 'jang-making' inscribed on UNESCO cultural heritage list

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  Shooting sensation Kim Ye-ji named among BBC's 100 women of 2024

  SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- Kim Ye-ji, an Olympic shooting silver medalist who went viral during the Paris Summer Games, has been included on the BBC's list of the 100 most influential and inspirational women this year.The British broadcaster annou
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  Suk Soo-sun's Design Management Story: Design Strategy in the Age of AI (1)
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  Choi Man-soon's Medicinal K-Food: Exploring the Expression 'Happiness, the Japchae'
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  'Azalea Landmark' Mount. Yeongchwisan, Heungguksa Temple Designated as Scenic Site

  SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) announced on Friday that the area surrounding Heungguksa Temple on Yeongchwisan Mountain, Yeosu, has been designated as a Scenic S
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  System for Tentative UNESCO World Heritage Listings to Undergo Revision

  SEOUL, Dec. 2 (YoCHAp) -- In response to evolving international trends surrounding UNESCO World Heritage designations, South Korea is set to revise its approach to selecting candidate sites for inscr
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  Paik Nam-june's Largest Posthumous Retrospective Exhibition hits Busan

  BUSAN, Dec. 2 (Yonhap) -- Paik Nam-june (1932–2006), renowned as the "Father of Video Art," has often been more celebrated abroad than in his home country. From his retrospective at the W
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  Shin Jong-geun's 'K-Liqueur' Story: Buckwheat Liquors

  * Editor's Note: According to the Korea Foundation's 2024 report, there are nearly 225 million Hallyu (Korean Wave) fans worldwide. With the advent of the "Digital Silk Road," tran
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  Artifacts Discovered Off Gunsan’s Seonyudo Coast

  SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Yonhap) -- A significant underwater excavation near Seonyudo, Gunsan, has uncovered over 220 artifacts, the National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage announced on Frid
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  Scrutinizing AI: The Shadows of AI Art's Evolution

  *Editor’s note: K-VIBE invites experts from various K-culture sectors to share their extraordinary discovery about the Korean culture. Scrutinizing AI: The Shadows of AI Art's Evolution Contribut