Writers and linguists from 15 countries got together in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province (North Gyeongsang Province), the historic capital of Silla Kingdom (57 B.C. to A.D. 935), broadening their ...

Hangeul Day (한글날 – 9 October) marks the invention and proclamation of Hangeul by the Joseon Dynasty’s King Sejong. This national holiday is a celebration of the Korean alphabet and so this year we ...

SORAWOLIO, Indonesia -- In an elementary school here on the remote Indonesian island of Buton, a teacher named Abidin recently began to show students how to write their endangered native language -- ...

In Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, one of the city’s most famous public spaces, stands a giant statue of King Sejong, the 15th-century monarch beloved as much for his governance as for giving his people a ...