Seoul (tca/dpa) - Kim Hyeong-bae, a South Korean linguist, had a problem: how to translate the word "deepfake" into Korean. A senior researcher at the National Institute of Korean Language, a ...

A government panel in South Korea is charged with coming up with Korean equivalents for foreign terms that keep slipping into the language. Among the challenges: Finding ways to say things like ...

Is it a racial slur or is it simply another language? The question has popped up frequently in the context of several Asian languages over the years. And now that Korean pop music has been dominating ...

A new influx of Korean words is making the English language "more diverse and beautiful," says linguist Jieun Kiaer. The Oxford English Dictionary, one of the most recognizable authorities on the ...

See if you're familiar with some of the newly added Korean words to the Oxford English Dictionary. The Korean culture's worldwide influence proves stronger than ever as 26 Korean words have been ...

Thanks to the soaring popularity of Korean culture, 26 words and phrases of Korean origin have been included in the latest update to the Oxford English Dictionary. The dictionary was first published ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

As the presence of Korean culture continues to grow worldwide — from chart-topping K-pop to binge-worthy K-dramas — Korean words are increasingly becoming part of the global lexicon. Reflecting this ...

The Korean culture wave has swept through the editorial offices of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), which has added more than 20 new words of Korean origin to its latest edition. The “definitive ...