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From Olympiad gold to Nobel Prize: Why is the gap so wide? (KOR)

An emeritus Seoul National University professor argues Korea’s test-driven education and risk-averse research system reward mastery over originality, widening the gap between Olympiad success and Nobel-level discovery.

2026.7.24

From Olympiad gold to Nobel Prize: Why is the gap so wide?

2026.7.23

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store shake hands during the group photo at the Gaza International Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Oct. 13, 2025. [AP/YONHAP]

Trump ties his stance on Greenland to not getting Nobel Peace Prize

U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace."

2026.1.20

The cover image released by Hogarth showing 'Light and Thread' by Han Kang. [AP/YONHAP]

Nobel laureate Han Kang's nonfiction book, 'Light and Thread,' to be released in English in March

Nobel literature laureate Han Kang's nonfiction book, titled "Light and Thread," is set to be released in English in March, a publishing company said Friday.

2025.11.22

Banners celebrating author Han Kang winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature hang around the Yonsei University campus, Han's alma mater, on Oct. 11, 2024. [NEWS1]

Yonsei University to host Yonsei Nobel Week in celebration of author Han Kang

Yonsei University announced Wednesday that it will host Yonsei Nobel Week from Dec. 1 to 11, marking the first anniversary of alum Han Kang’s Nobel Prize win.

2025.11.19

Peruvian-born literature Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa attends a conference with students at the Teatro de la Ciudad in Monterrey, Mexico, on March 9, 2011. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89

Mario Vargas Llosa, esteemed Peruvian author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, passed away at 89.

2025.4.14

Nobel laureate in literature Han Kang, left, receives her award from Sweden's King Carl Gustaf, right, during the Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 10. [AP]

Author Han Kang receives Nobel Prize in Literature at awards ceremony in Stockholm

Han Kang received the Nobel Prize in Literature award during the 124th Nobel Prize ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden on Wednesday.

2024.12.10

Nobel laureate in literature Han Kang speaks during this year's Nobel Prize lecture in literature at the Swedish Academy on Saturday in Stockholm, Sweden. [AP]

Han Kang says 1979 martial law in hometown of Gwangju still affects her

"I told myself I would write a novel that takes another step toward light and warmth [...] but realized that something within was preventing me from writing this novel. Until then, I hadn’t considered writing about Gwangju," Han said Sunday.

2024.12.7

Winner of the 2016 Man Booker International prize for fiction Han Kang, right, with her translator who shares the prize, Deborah Smith, pose for the media following the award ceremony in London on May, 16, 2016. [AP/YONHAP]

Translator Deborah Smith hails Han Kang’s Nobel win as step toward literary equity

British literary translator Deborah Smith, best known for translating 2024 Nobel laureate Han Kang's "The Vegetarian," said the author's win of the prestigious award shows that the global literary world is moving toward greater equity.

2024.11.12

Swedish Academy to introduce Han Kang in Korean during Nobel Prize award ceremony

Author Han Kang will be introduced at the Nobel Prize award ceremony on Dec. 10 in Korean, according to a local media outlet on Sunday.

2024.11.11