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Olympic Short Track Champions Awarded Free Supplies of Chicken

SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Yoon Hong-geun, head of the South Korean delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February and also president of the Korea Skating Union (KSU), had made a grand promise to athletes during the competition: Win a gold, and you will get free fried chicken for life. Yoon isn’t your [...]

Hwang Sok-yong Longlisted for 2019 Man Booker International Prize

SEOUL, Mar. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Renowned South Korean novelist Hwang Sok-yong has been longlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize, one of the three largest literary awards in the world. Hwang was among the 13 finalists for the British prize, announced by the organizer on its official website on Wednesday. He is the [...]