Join us for a breakfast roundtable discussion with Yi Jong-Goo, standing commissioner of Korea’s Financial Services Commission, as he discusses the current state of the Korean economy and South Korea’s game plan for navigating the global recession. This event is a unique opportunity to hear from a senior representative of… MORE

On Sunday, March 1, 2009, Evans J.R. Revere, president of The Korea Society, hosted a panel discussion entitled "The Obama Administration and Korea: What’s in the Cards?" on an episode of Asian America TV on New York's NYC-TV-25. Joining Revere was Jeffrey Shafer, vice chairman of Global Banking for Citi,… MORE

Headline grabbing rallies against American beef imports last year cast doubt for some observers over the image of South Korea as a dynamic, outward-looking member of the international economic community. The Korean government, eager to portray South Korea as friendly to foreign business, is now facing a multi-year decline in… MORE

Lee Jae Oh is a distinguished politician in South Korea and has devoted his life’s work to the democratization of Korean society. After a short stint as a high school teacher, from 1971 to 1996, Lee was involved with organizations opposing South Korea ’s authoritarian regimes and working to bring… MORE

On April 15, 2008, His Excellency Lee Myung-Bak, the 17th President of the Republic of Korea, addressed the members, friends and guests of The Korea Society at the organization's 2008 annual dinner. Stanley C. Gale, chairman of Gale International, and a co-chair of the dinner, introduces president Lee. MORE

From 18th Century Britain to 20th Century South Korea Over the last two and half decades, most developing countries have experienced slowing growth, rising inequality and greater economic instability. Ha-Joon Chang attributes these problems to a raft of policies—such as privatization, free trade and strong intellectual property protection—imposed on the… MORE