South Korea celebrates the 574th Hangeul Day on Oct. 9, commemorating the creation of the Korean alphabet. Hangeul is the writing system for the Korean language, consisting of 24 letters.

Hangul is a simple and logical phonetic system. Unlike the Roman alphabet, each letter conforms to one basic sound, so South Korean scholars say it is a practical option for the Cia Cia ...

Reporting from Seoul — South Korea, known for high-tech exports such as cars and cellphones, is sending a new product abroad: its alphabet ... reading Korean letters on a placard in front ...

Gulperi Kucukkaraca holds her artwork of the Korean word for "dream" at a one-day Korean calligraphy class held on May 30 at the King Sejong Institute in Istanbul. (King Sejong Institute in ...

In South Korea, they do so on October 9 ... qualify as excellent linguistics by the standards of 5oo years later.” Hangul is an alphabet. That is, each letter corresponds to what linguists refer to as ...