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Wed, July 24, 2024 | 03:23

Naver Webtoon celebrates 10th anniversary of global expansion

Naver Webtoon celebrates 10th anniversary of global expansion

Naver Webtoon celebrated the 10th anniversary of its global expansion with an offline event in Taiwan last weekend, gathering local creators, partners and fans altogether. The online comics provider said Monday that it will also hold a similar event in the United States this month.

2024-07-23 02:00

Novels top list of Koreans' most-read e-books in H1

Novels top list of Koreans' most-read e-books in H1

Korean readers of e-books mostly picked novels in the first half of this year, followed by titles in the social sciences and self-help categories.

2024-07-22 07:00

'Solo Leveling' franchise expands with new spin-off webtoon

'Solo Leveling' franchise expands with new spin-off webtoon

'Solo Leveling,' the webtoon (online comics) that recorded 14.3 billion views and achieved unprecedented success across the world, is once again aiming to captivate the global market with a webtoon adaptation of its spin-off, 'Solo Leveling: Ragnarok.'

2024-07-18 13:18

'I Left to Grow': First Korean woman developer at Spotify shares her career journey

'I Left to Grow': First Korean woman developer at Spotify shares her career journey

Kim Na-heon, 36, a software developer at the world's largest music streaming platform, Spotify, has achieved the dream of many developers: working abroad.

2024-07-12 08:33

First century-spanning anthology of modern Korean women's literature hits shelves

First century-spanning anthology of modern Korean women's literature hits shelves

“Anthology of Korean Literature by Women Writers,” the first encyclopedic publication chronicling the century-spanning lineage of modern and contemporary women’s writing in the country, has hit the shelves this week.

2024-07-09 17:04

Book introduces familiar yet distant Central Asia

Book introduces familiar yet distant Central Asia

Amid growing attention on Central Asia, following President Yoon Suk Yeol's visit to a number of Central Asian countries last month, a new book highlighting Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan has been published.

2024-07-04 17:01

[INTERVIEW] Michelle Zauner on rediscovering her own version of Korea

INTERVIEWMichelle Zauner on rediscovering her own version of Korea

Throughout her early life, Michelle Zauner’s biennial summer escape to Korea was a journey filled with stuffy heat, live seafood dishes and her halmoni’s (grandmother) cozy three-bedroom apartment.

2024-07-04 01:00

Ithra launches Korean edition of ancient Arabic poetry at Seoul book fair

Ithra launches Korean edition of ancient Arabic poetry at Seoul book fair

As part of efforts to bridge Korean and Arab cultures, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, also known as Ithra, unveiled a Korean translation of 'The Mu'allaqat for Millennials” at the Seoul International Book Fair (SIBF), where Saudi Arabia was celebrated as the guest of honor this year.

2024-06-30 16:01

How Swedish sex-ed book in Korea got banned, then unbanned

How Swedish sex-ed book in Korea got banned, then unbanned

It is undeniably 'backwards to think that you are protecting anyone by banning knowledge,' said Inti Chavez Perez, a Swedish writer and certified sex educator, whose book on sexual health and relationships built around consent was labeled 'harmful to youth' in Korea this April and remained banned for sale to anyone under 19.

2024-06-27 15:37

'The woman who stole the sun'

'The woman who stole the sun'

Seol Song-ah still remembers the first time that she read 'Gone with The Wind'' in North Korea in 2007. The book, one of a few American titles officially translated in the North, was one of the most popular titles available for loan at a street book vendor — so much so that its rental fee was triple other books,' its cover was torn out, and its worn, dog-eared pages wer...

2024-06-27 10:16

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