South Korea’s opposition lawmakers have filed a motion to impeach the country’s prime minister and acting leader Han Duck-soo, less than two weeks after parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. This comes after Han refused to appoint constitutional court judges nominated by the main opposition Democratic Party (DP). “Han has revealed himself to
Last Updated:December 23, 2024, 13:32 IST Han Duck-soo, who took over from PM to President after the downfall of Yoon Suk Yeol, is under pressure to appoint a special counsel to probe his predecessor’s failed martial law bid. South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo. (Credit: Reuters) South Korea’s main opposition party threatened on Monday to
Last Updated:December 14, 2024, 16:17 IST South Korea’s Constitution does not specify how much the prime minister is empowered to do in carrying out the leadership role. Han Duck-soo, South Korean Prime Minister, gives a speech during an event. (File image/Reuters) Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became South Korea’s acting president after Saturday’s impeachment of
Last Updated:November 28, 2024, 12:31 IST Han Seung Woo and IST Entertainment released official statements to announce the conclusion of their exclusive contract. Han Seung Woo debuted with VICTON in 2016. (Photo Credit: Instagram) South Korean actor-singer Han Seung Woo, aka Seungwoo, is parting ways with his agency IST Entertainment after 8 years. The 29-year-old
SEOUL — You’d be hard pressed to find anyone here who had anticipated that Han Kang would be awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature, the world’s highest literary honor. Although the South Korean novelist had already tallied up a number of other prestigious international accolades and is widely read here, she is 53, and the
South Korean author Han Kang in Seoul, South Korea, in 2016. Kang has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption toggle caption Lee Jin-man/AP South Korean author Han Kang has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. She is the first Korean writer and the eighteenth woman to win the award. In 2016, she
Korean author Han Kang poses for a photograph with her book The Vegetarian at a photocall in London. She has won the Nobel Prize in Literature 2024. (IMAGE: AFP) South Korean author Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature for her works which ‘confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life’. South