"Students are busy reading Han River novels".

[Anchor]
Korean compatriots working abroad welcomed the news of writer Han Kang's Nobel Prize in Literature and congratulated him.

Let's hear congratulations from overseas Koreans and YTN overseas reporters.

[Jeong Ho-hyun / Principal of Havana Korean Language School, Cuba: I am even more proud to hear the news of the Nobel Prize in Korean literature in a foreign country. Students at the Korean language school in Cuba are also busy reading novels by Han Kang. It's an explosion of popularity. Write and come to Cuba when you want to leave for a while. Welcome with open arms. Once again, congratulations from Cuba.]


[Cho Hyun-jung / YTN Tokyo Reporter: I learned about Han Kang's Nobel Prize today through breaking news, and I feel proud that I am a Korean again. I sincerely congratulate you on your award and look forward to Korean work activities that will touch the hearts of people all over the world. Congratulations once again.]

[Yuhaneul / YTN New York Reporter: The world is paying attention to Korean literature through this Nobel Prize in Literature, and the pride of being a Korean is growing more than ever overseas]