Further, only the elite could afford the time necessary to study Chinese, so King Sejong (1397-1450) commissioned the invention of a phonetic script both more efficient and more accessible to the ...

These are the most popular boy names currently in South Korea. Related: 80+ Korean Last Names (& How They Work) These common ...

If you want to find out what it would be like to restrict your native tongue to the most common 1,000 words, Theo Sanderson has created a site where you can test your linguistic skills or lack ...

As North Korea and the United States continue to trade threats, we have little idea how the war of words ... 1,000 North Koreans owns a car, which means a long queue at the bus stop for most ...

In Randall Munroe's new book "Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words," he breaks down how complex machines work using only the thousand (or, ten hundred) most common words in the ...

In the past, I have explored various facets of swearing in films, such as which country produces the most expletive-laden ...

This was not an option back in the day when a sofa was not a common to have at home. However, those days are long gone, and many Korean living rooms boast some of the most fancy, plush sofas ...

In Iceland, authorities shot dead a polar bear near a remote village after it was considered a threat. The bear had ...

The Common Application, which is accepted by more than 1,000 schools ... So students only have to fill out details that most schools require – such as name, address and extracurricular ...

Joson is another word for North Korea ... since late last month. North Korea, in recent years a rare deployer of balloons, has sent more than 1,000 south - most laden with garbage and some ...

Mount Yasur, a volcano on Tanna Island in Vanuatu, has been erupting continuously at least since it was first observed by ...

This month, pile your nightstand with a memoir by one of food's most famous women, a fascinating new look inside the life of ...