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China's Nobel Prize paradox: The struggle of a scientific powerhouse (KOR)

China’s pursuit of scientific superpower status raises a larger question: Can it build a research environment that attracts talent and rewards long-term curiosity?

2026.10.12

China's Nobel Prize paradox: The struggle of a scientific powerhouse

China’s pursuit of scientific superpower status raises a larger question: Can it build a research environment that attracts talent and rewards long-term curiosity?

2026.10.11

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'노벨문학상' 앤 카슨 작품 살펴보는 시민들 (서울=연합뉴스) 서대연 기자 = 9일 서울 시내 한 대형서점에서 이용객들이 올해 노벨문학상 수상자인 앤 카슨의 작품들을 살펴보고 있다. 스웨덴 한림원은 카슨의 '고전적 전통과 즐거운 대화를 나누며 현대 문학의 새로운 형식을 창조해 낸 대담하고 독창적인 작품'들을 인정해 그를 올해 노벨 문학상 수상자로 결정했다고 8일(현지시간) 발표했다. 2026.10.9 dwise@yna.co.kr/2026-10-09 10:37:13/

Anne Carson’s Nobel Prize win sends Korean book sales soaring overnight

Korean readers rushed to buy the Canadian poet’s works after her Nobel announcement, quickly selling out major bookstores’ available stock.

2026.10.9

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

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