Haenyeo Korea's Mermaids
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Business - CNBC
Bank of Korea trims interest rates after holding for almost two years
The BOK cut its benchmark interest rate from 3.5% to 3.25% after a “clear trend of stabilization” with inflation.22 minutes ago -
World - The Wall Street Journal
Battle Brews Over Site Tied to Postwar Sex Trade Near U.S. Bases in South Korea
South Korean women who worked at brothels for U.S. soldiers are fighting to block the razing of a site where many were forcibly treated for venereal diseases.1 hour ago -
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Top stories - BBC News
How South Korea's 'real-life mermaids' made Malala want to learn to swim
The activist is producing a film about South Korea's real-life mermaids, the haenyeo.3 hours ago -
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Top stories - BBC News
South Korea's Han Kang wins Nobel Literature Prize
Han Kang is the first South Korean winner and only the 18th woman to win the Nobel literature prize.14 hours ago - South Korea -
World - The Guardian
South Korea’s Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel prize in literature – follow live
Author, known for her acclaimed work The Vegetarian, honoured for her ‘intense prose that confronts historical traumas’. Last year, Norwegian writer Jon Fosse won the Nobel, having long been tipped ...15 hours ago -
Politics - The Hill
North Korea wades into Ukraine
North Korea has entered the Ukraine war by providing artillery ammunition and military technology to Russia, and is now deploying soldiers to the Donetsk Oblast to assist in rebuilding ...15 hours ago - Ukraine -