A group of Korean linguistics scholars are making a concerted effort to help globalize the Korean alphabet. ``We've found that there is a great deal of interest in learning about the Korean writing ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Cia-Cia language has been passed down orally for centuries. Now the tribe’s children are learning to write it in Hangul, the Korean script. By Muktita Suhartono Reporting from Baubau, Indonesia ...

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, ...

Korea's Hangeul writing system has won the gold medal at an international contest of world alphabets, organizers said Tuesday. Hangeul earned the top honor beating India's Telugu alphabet and the ...