The argument that students should be taught Hanja because they don’t know the meanings of Sino-Korean words due to low ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ross King, a professor at the University of British Columbia and founder of the Korean Language Village in the United States, recently expressed regret over the growing atmosphere in Korea that ...

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 ...

When I first came to Korea in 1965, Chinese characters, called "hanja" in Korean, could be seen everywhere — road signs, names on buildings, advertisements and even in newspapers. However, hanja has ...