Han Kang is a private person. When she won last year’s Nobel Prize for literature, it was widely reported in the South Korean press that she was married to the literary critic Hong Yong-hee.

Han Kang's new book "We Do Not Part" is out now. (Author photo courtesy Paik Duhim; book cover courtesy Penguin Random House/Hogarth) Last year, novelist Han Kang became the first Korean writer to ...

Han's attendance signals China's aim for a stable relationship with the US despite tensions on issues like trade. This will be Trump's second, non-consecutive term as president. Neil Thomas, a fellow ...

Han Kang’s latest novel, about a South Korean massacre, delves into why atrocities must be remembered. “It’s pain and it is blood, but it’s the current of life,” she said. Han Kang in ...

Han Ji Min responds, “It’s so great. Receiving a lot of love for the project feels like the happiest thing for an actor, so I’m really happy.” Lee Jun Hyuk adds with a smile ...

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Han has extensive experience with both diplomacy - particularly meeting and greeting foreign delegations - and with projecting China's key concerns in a lower-key manner than some Chinese officials.

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, as Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative (left) meets with US Vice President-elect JD Vance in Washington. Xinhua/AP Donald Trump’s inauguration, ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has selected Vice President Han Zheng to represent China at Trump’s inauguration. Although Xi will not attend, Han’s presence highlights China’s aim to maintain stable US ...

Han said Beijing was ready to work with Washington to “implement the important consensus reached between President Xi Jinping and president-elect Trump”, said China’s official news agency ...

True authority lies with the ruling Communist Party’s powerful Politburo Standing Committee, from which Han retired in 2022.But sending a high-profile official – and one who has previously ...