Korean-speaking jobs' lucrative pay fuels language learning boom among Vietnamese youth

Visa complications, job scarcity frustrate foreign students' settlement in Korea

With surging interest in Korean culture, city’s public schools introduce Korean to curriculum

Annual Korean speech contest for US soldiers stationed in S. Korea becomes a time-honored tradition

Scholar at Vietnam's top university talks ongoing Korean language craze in Vietnam

Korean taught in schools to students as young as 8 since 2021; teachers in short supply

AMSTERDAM -- At first it was through a Korean drama that Fauzia Jonas, a 52-year-old Dutch national, got captivated by Korean culture. Then came the K-pop sensation, BTS. Now, it is everything about Korea and Koreans that she wants to learn more about. “It drew me in like a magnet. The attraction (to the Korean culture) keeps getting deeper as I learn more about the culture and interact with Koreans,” she said, adding that she especially appreciates “the softness and warmth&rdq

Wonam Foundation at forefront of globalization of Korean alphabet

In the south Pacific, Hangeul was once touted as a writing system for minority indigenous languages. Why and how it failed offers important lessons

Missionary seeks to help Congo's hunter-gatherers improve their lives through learning

Cia-Cia to Korean dictionary published after 10 years of work

Educators struggle with teaching advanced-level courses due to the absence of a proper educational and training system, experts say

Korean used to be a language spoken only on the Korean Peninsula and by nearly 10 million Koreans overseas. But in recent years, it has become one of the fastest-growing choices for foreign language learners around the world, thanks to the sweeping, universal appeal of Korean dramas, shows and pop music. Behind the rapid increase of learners are committed teachers with the passion to help earnest young people pursue their dreams despite various predicaments. Their pay depends on the country or t

From having Korean names to communicating with birth families, language study helps adoptees reconnect with their roots

Sujan Shakya is most likely the first and only Nepalese national who has authored a Korean-language bestseller in Korea. Born and raised in Nepal, he arrived in Seoul for his first study abroad experience in 2010, with very little knowledge of the local language. He was studying Korean as a beginner at Dankook University that year. Twelve years later, in 2022, his book, “Utmost and Personal Nepal,” about his native country, co-authored with Hong Sung-kwang, landed among the top 20 be