Kudos to Han Kang, who became the first Korean to win the Nobel Prize in literature. Her critically acclaimed novel, “The Vegetarian,” took the writer’s already-successful literary career global – literally.

Her epic win helped

Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun on Monday defended that a nuclear plant project in the Czech Republic is sufficiently profitable, denying allegations that South Korea’s consortium became the preferred bidder in the bid for below market

South Korean shares closed sharply higher Monday, helped by strong advances in tech and financial shares. The local currency lost ground against the U.S. dollar.

The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 26.38

A multibillion-dollar tender offer by private equity firm MBK Partners for a controlling stake in Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s largest zinc smelter, is set to expire Monday, with Korea Zinc shares trading below the