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[HanCinema's Digest] Culture Corner

Discover how South Korea's culture attracts the working world, The New Yorker asks if South Korea can win a Nobel Prize in Literature any time soon, a recent report from the WEF places Korea high on educational equality, and is the country's work culture starting to relax a little?

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"KOREA OPPORTUNITIES: SOUTH KOREA IN FOCUS"

There are so many reasons to visit Korea, to experience and see its thriving culture at work and play. The Korean Wave has become the force it has in part by engaging and attracting international markets through a constant stream of activities designed to strengthen relationships, promote cultural exchange, and otherwise look to celebrate future projects and events with the world.

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"Can a Big Government Push Bring the Nobel Prize in Literature to South Korea?"

Mythili G. Rao from The New Yorker examines South Korea's relationship with reading (March 3 was World Book Day) towards Korea winning a Nobel Prize in Literature. "Today, the government is not only encouraging young people to read but also trying to get non-Koreans to read Korean books".

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"SOUTH-KOREA RANKS HIGH IN EDUCATIONAL EQUITY"

Modern South Korea continually ranks high in education equality compared to other nations around the world, and according to a new report from the World Economic Forum, the country has once again showed its commitment to equal rights by topping their list.

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"Loosening their ties"

Is South Korea's business culture starting to relax a little? The Economist reflects on Korea's current work culture and notices that their "punishing work culture" may be starting to loosen its hold on workers. "Confucianism's philosophy, based on the importance of the family, continues to hold sway in South Korean business; companies strive to create a sense of brotherhood and belonging".

...READ ON THE ECONOMIST

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