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Nobel Prize
A set of annual international awards established by Swedish dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel in 1895. The Nobel Prize recognises achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace.
Han Kang, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2024, is the author of a number of acclaimed books including The Vegetarian, Human Acts and We Do Not Part. Photo: AFP
Books and literature

A peek inside Nobel Prize winner Han Kang’s new book, Light and Thread

Consisting of 12 essays and poems, Light and Thread is Han’s first book since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in October 2024.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh court detains 70 lawyers tied to toppled government

Americas and the Caribbean

Costa Rica’s Nobel-winning ex-president loses US visa

South Korea

‘Even Republicans will laugh at this’: South Korean party backs Trump for Nobel

The proposal, based on Trump’s role in promotion of peace on the Korean peninsula, has sparked criticism and political backlash.

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A flag showing Donald Trump depicted as Rambo is held by a supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol during a rally in Seoul on January 16. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Nobel winner urges ‘amazing’ Hong Kong to keep hold of what made it a success

Professor James Robinson calls Hong Kong one of the ‘great economic success stories in world history’.

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China's economic recovery

Nobel Prize-winning research gains traction in China to aid private sector

Hu Deping, son of a late former liberal leader, calls for rethink inspired by Nobel Prize-winning research and better protection for private enterprises.

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Japan

Japan’s atomic bomb survivors receive Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

The Nihon Hidankyo group aims to energise nuclear disarmament efforts with their powerful testimonies amid rising concerns.

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Representatives of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nihon Hidankyo, Terumi Tanaka, Shigemitsu Tanaka and Toshiyuki Mimaki attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway on December 10. Photo: Reuters.
Iran

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner gets 3-week reprieve from prison after surgery

Narges Mohammadi’s release on medical grounds sparks calls for permanent freedom and adequate healthcare.

Bangladesh

My Take | ‘Worse than before’: Bangladesh’s turmoil grows as Yunus tries to restore order

Muhammad Yunus faces challenges in restoring order and reviving Bangladesh’s economy amid ethnic tensions and urgent calls for new elections.

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Books and literature

Literary but not literal, translator introduces Korean writers to the world

Award-winning translator Brother Anthony ponders Nobel Prize hype and the complexities of translating Korean poems and novels into English.

Korean literature translator and naturalised South Korean citizen Brother Anthony says “readability is all that counts” when it comes to translation. Photo: Instagram/notsokoreanpodcast
Science

Wilczek’s Multiverse | From physics to mind: where AI really came from

Despite grumbles in the scientific community, the Nobel Prize for Physics going to artificial intelligence pioneers was inspired.

Frank Wilczek. Photo: Niklas Björling at Stockholm University
Science

China’s quantum computing leap risks stumbling into a talent-innovation void

China has a critical need for top hi-tech talent, but must overcome internal risks that hinder inspiration and ingenuity, leading academic says.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s student protesters demand president’s resignation

They are urging the president to resign over his comments that appeared to call into doubt former PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation in August.

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South Korea

Nobel winner Han Kang’s book faces backlash from South Korean parents

More than 10,000 people have signed a petition demanding the book’s removal from school libraries.

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Books by South Korean author Han Kang on display at an outdoor library event in central Seoul on October 11. Photo: AFP
ICBMs

Opinion | Bomb survivors’ Nobel Prize a reminder to world on edge of nuclear war

As the world lurches towards nuclear conflict, we cannot afford to forget the catastrophe unleashed on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Books and literature

Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for Literature

South Korean author Han Kang has made history as the first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

US-China relations

Chinese economists call for reforms of ‘critical’ system after Nobel Prize

The winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in economics published extensively on the relationships between political and economic institutions and wealth.

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Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson win 2024 Nobel Prize in economics

The award concludes a week of prizes including medicine, physics, chemistry, literature and the coveted peace prize.

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Members of the Nobel assembly announce the 2024 prize in economics, awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A Robinson, seen on screen, during a press conference in Stockholm on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Japan

Video | Hiroshima bomb survivors find sense of duty after Nobel win

Japan

Nobel Prize an important reminder, Hiroshima locals say

With war in Ukraine and the Middle East, Hiroshima residents hope that the world never forgets the atomic bombing of 1945.

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Japan

Japanese atomic bomb survivor group wins 2024 Nobel Peace Price

Nihon Hidankyo was awarded the prize for its decades of efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.

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Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, reacts after the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize winner, the anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo, was announced on Friday. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters
South Korea

Video | South Koreans welcome Nobel Literature Prize win

South Koreans celebrate after author Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel Literature Prize
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Books and literature

South Korean author Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel Literature Prize

Han was awarded the prize ‘for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life’.

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Medicine

Nobel chemistry prize awarded to scientist trio for protein structure work

Winners of this year’s Nobel will receive a cash prize and medal on December 10, followed by a lavish banquet in Stockholm city hall.

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Science

‘Godfather of AI’ among 2 scientists to win 2024 Nobel Prize in physics

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were given the honour for pioneering work in artificial intelligence development.

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Two pioneers of artificial intelligence, John Hopfield (left) and Geoffrey Hinton – won the Nobel Prize in physics. Photo: Princeton University via AP
Biomedicine: Science

Video | Nobel Prize winners recognised for ‘groundbreaking’ microRNA discovery

Nobel Medicine Prize awarded to US duo for ‘fundamentally important’ discovery of microRNA
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United States

Nobel Prize in medicine honours 2 Americans for discovery of microRNA

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun’s research revealed a new principle of gene regulation essential for multicellular organisms, including humans.

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United States

Jimmy Carter celebrates 100 years with tributes from Georgia to the White House

Despite living in hospice care, Carter remains engaged in politics, and is eager to vote for Vice-President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

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