SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - There was a time when Chinese character calligraphers criticised Hangeul calligraphy for being "too unsophisticated." Luckily, a few calligraphers ignored ...

In East Asia, there is a long-standing theory that calligraphy and painting have the same origins. However, calligraphy in Korea failed to keep up with the times as the country went through Japanese ...

A rare collection of 16 letters written by King Jeongjo (1752-1800) in hangul, or the Korean alphabet, is being published alongside a modern Korean-language interpretation by the National Hangeul ...

October 9 marks Hangeul Day, the day Korea celebrates the invention and proclamation of the Korean alphabet, Hangeul, in 1446 by King Sejong the Great (r. 1418-1450). For the upcoming Hangeul Day, ...

Hangeul Day (한글날 – 9 October) marks the invention and proclamation of Hangeul by the Joseon Dynasty’s King Sejong. This national holiday is a celebration of the Korean alphabet and so this year we ...

South Korea’s prime minister called for a national “language purification” campaign on Wednesday as the country observed Hangul Day marking the invention of the Korean alphabet more than five ...

In an Indonesian village, schoolchildren are learning the Cia-Cia language using the Hangul script. The syllable-based Cia-Cia language, spoken by the Cia-Cia ethnic group in Baubau, does not have a ...