▲ Han Kang, the 2024 Nobel laureate in literature, speaks during a press conference at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm on Dec. 6, 2024. (Yonhap)

Han Kang-martial law

Nobel Prize winner Han Kang expresses shock over martial law news

SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korean author Han Kang, this year's Nobel laureate in literature, expressed her shock Friday over the martial law turmoil in her native country.

"I am following the news in a state of shock," she said during a press conference held in Stockholm, Sweden, to commemorate her win.

"Like many South Koreans, I am deeply shocked over the last few days by the news of a martial law situation unfolding in 2024," she said.

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