Combinations of these letters represent 5 double consonants and 11 dipthongs. The letters, grouped in clusters of 2, 3, or 4, form syllables and words. The invention of han'gul marks a major ...

This differs from other writing systems, like Japanese, that are syllabaries, in which each letter represents a full syllable. So in Korean, to write the sound /ka/, like in English, you write the two ...

10 facts about Korean. Get your head around tongue twisters and jokes. It's also available in Korean with audio.

Despite the big discount, the device is still wildly expensive. That can change if you have the right handset to trade in ...

Scholars expressed amazement at the discovery of three letters written in the hand of Julia Otaa, a Korean woman who rose to high rank in 17th century Japan only to earn the moniker of ...

Workers at a temple in South Korea recently found an anonymous letter in a donation box that included 2 million won (US$1,500) alongside an apology for a theft committed 27 years ago. The letter ...

In practice, DMZs don’t always entirely live up to their name: the zone between North and South Korea, for instance, was at one stage home to two million landmines. Depleted uranium shells ...

according to a Korean historian who examined recently discovered letters that provide a fresh account of the brutal slaying. Also known as Queen Min, Myeongseong was the wife of Gojong ...

The war broke out on June 25, 1950 when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, invading South Korea. North Korean leader Kim Il-sung launched the attack once he had received a promise of ...

Kim Jong-un wrote to Vladimir Putin promising to boost ties as North Korea and Russia marked the ... The exchange of letters comes nearly a month after Mr Kim made a six-day visit to Russia ...