Whenever feeling down in her studies, Gulperi Kucukkaraca would wield her pen and craft her favorite Korean word in cursive on a white sheet of paper: 꿈. The small ritual served as a guiding light, ...

(ATR) The PyeongChang 2018 pictograms for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic sports utilize inspiration from the Korean language. The 24 graphic images released today by the PyeongChang 2018 Organizing ...

October 9 marks Hangeul Day, the day Korea celebrates the invention and proclamation of the Korean alphabet, Hangeul, in 1446 by King Sejong the Great (r. 1418-1450). For the upcoming Hangeul Day, ...

The National Hangeul Museum, which exhibits artifacts and artwork related to hangeul, the Korean alphabet, opened in Yongsan next to the National Museum of Korea on “Hangeul Day” ― Oct. 9. Hangeul Day ...

Join Josh and Ollie, also known as the Korean Englishman, on a hilarious and heartwarming challenge as they attempt to master the Korean alphabet (Hangeul) during a 10-hour flight from Seoul to London ...

South Korean exports are world-renowned among those who shop for mobile phones or flat-screen TVs. But the country is offering a different export to a small Indonesian community - its writing system.

For nearly six centuries, Hangeul has acted as a contextual backdrop of Korean culture. As part of everyday life in Korea over that time, it has evolved in constantly variable ways. These days, ...

PYEONGCHANG (AFP) - The apparently random sequence in which countries marched out at the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics had many observers scratching their heads, but it was ...