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U.S. City Holds 10th Annual Celebration of the Korean Alphabet

U.S. City Holds 10th Annual Celebration of the Korean Alphabet

SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. city of Milpitas in California held its 10th annual celebration of Korean Alphabet Day. The Korean Education Center in San Francisco on Sunday (local time) celebrated the 579th anniversary of the creation of the Korean alphabet, called “hangeul,” with support from Milpitas and the city library. Milpitas [...]

Overseas Korean Cultural Centers to Host Events Celebrating Hangeul Day

Overseas Korean Cultural Centers to Host Events Celebrating Hangeul Day

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run Korean Cultural Centers overseas will hold various events this month to mark the anniversary of the creation of Hangeul, the Korean writing system. Dozens of overseas Korean Cultural Centers in 27 countries, including the United States, Canada, Russia and Japan, will host various events, such as [...]

Seoul City Gives Korean Names to Foreigners

Seoul City Gives Korean Names to Foreigners

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Having a localized name or nickname can be fun for some. Take Dutch football coach Guus Hiddink or Thor actor Chris Hemsworth. Fans here affectionately call them by Korean-sounding nicknames “Hidonggu” and “Hemsiki.” The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday it recently gave honorary Korean names to 11 people from [...]

Special Exhibition Explores Versatility of Korean Alphabet-inspired Design

Special Exhibition Explores Versatility of Korean Alphabet-inspired Design

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A special exhibition by the National Hangeul Museum kicked off its five-month run Monday to explore the Korean alphabet’s potential as a design motif. The exhibition, “Transformations: Experiments in Hangeul Design,” brought together some 300 creative visual works by 22 Korean designers and design teams. They include graphic design, [...]

Continuing Legal Battles Put Fate of Historic Hangeul Record Up in Air

Continuing Legal Battles Put Fate of Historic Hangeul Record Up in Air

SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Upcoming South Korean film “The King’s Letters” dramatically captures the revered Joseon King Sejong’s painstaking mission to create an indigenous Korean writing system 600 years ago. Relentless opposition from his elitist underlings and his deepening illness did not stop Sejong the Great, the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty [...]

Foreign Brands Employ Korean Alphabet amid Growing K-pop Popularity

Foreign Brands Employ Korean Alphabet amid Growing K-pop Popularity

SEOUL, Mar. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Major foreign fashion brands are employing the Korean alphabet “hangeul” to make bags, t-shirts, scarves and uniforms amid “hallyu,” the growing global popularity of Korean pop culture. Belgian designer Raf Simons has used fabric bearing the words “Gotgam,” meaning dried persimmon, and “Beopseongpo Gulbi,” or dried yellow corvina fish, [...]

Inspired by Korean Alphabet, Medals for PyeongChang Winter Olympics Unveiled

Inspired by Korean Alphabet, Medals for PyeongChang Winter Olympics Unveiled

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Medals to be awarded at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics were unveiled Thursday, with the Korean alphabet hangeul as their motif. Presented at a ceremony simultaneously held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City with President Moon Jae-in in attendance, gold, silver and bronze medals, designed [...]

King Sejong Institute to Open in 6 More Overseas Cities

King Sejong Institute to Open in 6 More Overseas Cities

SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The government said Wednesday that it will set up overseas institutes that offer foreigners Korean language courses and Korean culture activities at six universities in six additional countries. The six universities, designated as the new operators of the King Sejong Institute, are Yancheng Teachers University in China’s Jiangsu Province, [...]