On May 22, 1968, a team of Chinese soldiers was blasting rock near the top of Lingshan Mountain in Hebei province when they ...

Ancient Greek kingdoms existed in China, and there was a significant spread of Hellenism in Asia, including in Japan and ...

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Fake meat has been around for centuries. All the way back in Ancient China, Buddhist monks were devising vegetarian dishes ...

Han Kang, South Korea's first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, was slow to global acclaim, getting her first big ...

1897 -- The Daehan Empire is established, with King Gojong of the Joseon Dynasty becoming its emperor. 1923 -- Ferry service opens between the ports of Masan, Korea, and Osaka, Japan. 1949 -- South ...

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SEOUL, South Korea – South Koreans woke up Friday to learn that local author Han Kang had won the Nobel Prize for literature ...

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The Netflix K-drama starring Jung Hae-in and Jung So-min is full of Korean historical and cultural references and wordplay.

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