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, ...

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 ...

Even for those who have not heard the name Barbara Kruger, her trademark white-on-red text bars in Futura Bold Oblique font in the pieces "Your body is a battleground" or "I shop therefore I am" might ...

To mark the 582nd year of the Hangul (Korean alphabet) creation, Korea Culture Centre Nigeria (KCCN) took Nigerians on a fun and artistic exploration of the letters. Unlike Calligraphic Art, which ...

Culture Minister Choi Hwi-young, center, and other dignitaries observe a moment of silence during the “Flower-Laying for King Sejong” ceremony held at Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul on Oct. 9, ...

Hangeul, the writing system of the Korean language, was created by King Sejong the Great and his scholars in 1443. The excellence of Hangeul began to be recognized by many prominent Western linguists ...

When Hanae Kim began teaching Korean nine years ago, most of her students had some kind of personal or family connection to the region. But as South Korean pop culture exports have surged in ...