On JoongOng Daily there's a story about the discovery of a second copy of the Hunmin Chongum Manuscript. That's big news with big ramifications (who owns it, anyway?).
From the story...
The manuscript, which promulgated the Korean alphabet, or Hangul, was published in 1446 by scholars in the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) under the rule of King Sejong (1397-1450). Hangul is considered one of the greatest achievements in Korean history.
The only known copy of the manuscript in existence was found in the 1960s and is now on display in the Kansong Museum of Art in Seoul. That copy, listed as National Treasure No. 70, is included in Unesco’s Memory of the World Register, which looks to preserve, disseminate and call attention to important older documents across the world.
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