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Biden proposes holding trilateral summit this year

SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- U.S.

Korean Wave exhibition opens in Tokyo

SEJONG, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- About 20,000 Japanese citizens took part in an exhibition in Tokyo that promotes South Korea's pop culture, officials said Sunday.

Nobel laureate Han Kang's books fly off shelves with over 500,000 copies sold

SEOUL, Oct.

(News Focus) Han Kang's Nobel win spotlights translators' role in global Korean literature

Translator Deborah Smith poses for photos at a press event in Seoul on June 15, 2016. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Oct.

S. Korea, Australia agree to expand defense, supply chain cooperation

President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shake hands during their meeting at the National Convention Center in Vientiane, Laos, on Oct. 11, 2024, on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)

VIENTIANE, Oct.

Korean writers' association hails Han Kang's Nobel Prize win

SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Yonhap) -- A Korean writers' association on Friday welcomed Han Kang's winning of the Nobel Prize in literature as "a blessing for literary language."

S. Korea's peak electricity demand hits record in Sept.

Electricity bills are placed in mail boxes at an apartment building in Seoul in this file photo taken Sept. 23, 2024. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's peak electricity demand hit a new record in September, as the scorching summer heat extended into the autumn season, data showed Wednesday.