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 [...]