Hinton, notably of the University of Toronto, has been basically a household name in computer science; this year, he was recognized by the Nobel Prize committee for his work on network models and its contribution to massive advances in technology over the past decade or so.

Han Kang's Nobel Prize was a surprise to many in South Korea. Here's what you need to know about 'her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life'

More than a million copies of books by Han Kang, the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, have sold locally since the honour was announced, bookstores

Three immigrants to America won the 2024 Nobel Prize in economics, illustrating continued contributions by immigrants to the United States.

Since the surprise announcement of Han Kang’s 2024 Nobel Prize in literature last week, one aspect of the publishing world has once again been thrust into the spotlight: the art of translation and the vital systems that support it.

Han Kang is the first South Korean writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. Her work explores mourning, loss and connection, its subjects ranging from family brutality to national uprisings.

Along a serene, narrow alley in central Seoul's Seochon neighborhood stands a small, red-bricked building with a bookstore about 10 square meters in size.

Han Kang's Nobel Prize in Literature has not only highlighted her works but also shone a spotlight on the importance of translation.