More than half of South Koreans think that not knowing Hanja (Chinese characters) has made life uncomfortable, according to a recent Korean Gallup Opinion Poll on Hangul and Hanja. The poll, to ...

This animated history video explains how Hangul became one of the most logical writing systems in the world. For centuries, ...

After liberation from Japanese rule, Chinese characters were dropped in favour of Hangul, the Korean writing system; nevertheless, 57 per cent of the Korean vocabulary is derived from them. At present ...

The government will seek public input on whether to add a hangul inscription alongside the existing hanja nameplate on ...