An exhibition to be held at UNESCO HQ from 7 to 11 September to celebrate International Literacy Day takes the Republic of Korea Hangul alphabet as its theme. The show, Beginning of the Bright, by ...

With a pen in hand and music in his ears, pop artist Sam Cox — better known as Mr. Doodle — transforms blank surfaces into sprawling universes of lines and loops. Now, in Korea, he’s trading canvas ...

Koreans began writing in Chinese characters in the 14th century. In Korea, these characters, known as "Hanja," are still frequently found, especially on calendars. Writing using Hanja was always ...

It wasn’t a person and it wasn’t even a place. It was a language, or more precisely, the beautiful and poetic Korean alphabet known as Hangul. When I landed in South Korea, I had no idea that a series ...

“I love how lots of the elements of hangul look — their lines, the circular shapes looked like they could fit right within Doodle Land, so it made perfect sense for me to take on the project,” Cox ...