She is the first Asian laureate in the category since Chinese author Mo Yan was awarded in 2012. Her award marks South Korea's second Nobel Prize, following the peace prize awarded to former ...

Riding on recent discussions by Nobel Prize-winning economists on the importance ... reading and further discussion. Other prominent Chinese intellectuals, including economist Xiang Songzuo ...

and three other jailed Chinese dissidents for the Nobel Peace Prize. While hundreds of people are often nominated for the annual prize, this nomination is certain to draw a sharp rebuke from Beijing.

Hassabis was born in London to a Greek Cypriot father and a Chinese Singaporean mother Hassabis ... You know, it's the big one, really," Hassabis told the Nobel Prize committee.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, renowned for his relentless pursuit of peace and advocacy for democracy and human rights, ...