South Korean author Han Kang wins 2024 Nobel prize in literature | Asia News Week

Nobel literature laureate Han Kang says she was 'surprised' to win the award. It's only the second time a South Korean has won a Nobel prize - in the year 2000, former President Kim Dae-Jung was awarded the peace prize. ABC Asia News Week's Yvonne Yong reports.
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