SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea, known for high-profile exports from cars to cell phones, is sending a new product abroad: its alphabet. A tribe from a remote Indonesian island, in danger of losing ...

A holiday commemorating the creation of the Korean alphabet, Hangul, is being observed Monday, Oct. 9. A linguistic milestone: Hangul Day, also known as Korean Alphabet Day, is an annual celebration ...

The Korean alphabet is one of the most precise and beautiful ones in that way.” His opinion rings true for hangul, because the Korean alphabet was formed by King Sejong the Great (1397~1450) and ...

This past Sunday, October 9, was Hangul Day, a public holiday in South Korea. The sight of folks dancing in the streets in celebration of an alphabet speaks volumes about the significance of this ...

Reporting from Seoul — South Korea, known for high-tech exports such as cars and cellphones, is sending a new product abroad: its alphabet. A tribe on a remote Indonesian island, in danger of losing ...

An exhibition to be held at UNESCO HQ from 7 to 11 September to celebrate International Literacy Day takes the Republic of Korea Hangul alphabet as its theme. The show, Beginning of the Bright, by ...

Visitors view hangul-inspired works in Sejong on Sept. 1, the opening day of the 2025 Hangeul International Pre-Biennale. [KIM SEONG-TAE] The month of October will be filled with nationwide events ...

Koreans are very proud of hangul, the country’s writing system. They boast about how King Sejong invented the system from scratch, without imitating other writing systems or evolving it from ...

ON OCTOBER 9th South Koreans celebrate the 567th birthday of Hangul, the country's native writing system, with a day off work. South Korea is one of the few countries in the world to celebrate its ...

The Korean Cultural Center in Brazil has promoted the importance of Hangul and the affection Koreans have for it to the Brazilian press, in recognition of 'Hangul Day'. -Translation of the article ...