One teacher recalled that during a mock debate on easing school hair regulations, a student confused the word dubal — a ...

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 ...

Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security. As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely ...

The government’s plan to enhance Hanja, or Chinese character, classes sparked backlash from civic groups and advocates for Hangeul, or the Korean writing system, who claim it would hamper efforts to ...

Korean children usually learn the basic words before they enter elementary school, putting them about many years ahead of the Chinese and Japanese children in literacy. Then they spend all their extra ...

If you’ve ever stood in front of Gwanghwamun, the main gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace, you’ve likely looked up at the massive wooden nameboard perched high above the crowds. To the untrained eye, it ...

(2010/12/00, Seoul, Korea) – D-Gate Co., Ltd. has launched ‘ Magic Thousand-Character Classic Hanja Battle’, a Hanja battle game developed purely with domestic technology, at G-Star 2010, the largest ...