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, [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A special exhibition dedicated to the Korean alphabet, hangeul, will open in Los Angeles to mark the 620th anniversary of its creator King Sejong’s birth, the National Hangeul Museum said Tuesday. “Sounds x Hangeul, Variation of the Korean Alphabet” will run from May 10-June 2 at the Korean Cultural [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Namdaemun, officially known as Sungnyemun, is currently the No.1 treasure of South Korea. It is one of the eight gates of a fortress wall that surrounded Seoul during the Joseon dynasty. However, for the past 20 years, experts and civic groups have debated over whether to give Hunminjeongeum the designation [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) - A team of Korean researchers has developed a system for transcribing the spoken language of a South American indigenous tribe using the Korean alphabet, “hangeul,” the team said Thursday. The team led by Kwon Jae-il, a linguistics professor of Seoul National University, said they finished matching proper Korean consonants and [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Oct 06 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on October 3 that it would hold a street event “Storytelling Tour on Hangul Gaon-gil” on the 6th Sunday to commemorate the upcoming 568th Hangul Day on October 9. In this event, there will be a variety of programs on offer including “Hangul [...]