Past Events

U.S. Fed Interest Rate Normalization: The Impact on Korea, the U.S., and the Global Economy

The Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates mid-December and Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol recently told a gathering of business executives that

YPN: Lessons Learned

 The Korea Society and Korea Finance Society are proud to welcome Joseph Bae from KKR Asia as the inaugural speaker in a new Lessons Learned

North Korean Human Rights Revisited: Perspective of a Former North Korean Elite

Mr. Kim Hyung-Soo, a biophysicist from an elite cadre in North Korea, defected to South Korea in 2009. Though his wife was able to escape,

The Invitation-Only Zone with Robert Boynton

Robert Boynton, Director at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, discusses his new book, The Invitation-Only Zone: The True Story of North

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Economic Forecast 2016: Korea and Its Neighbors

Changyong Rhee, Director of the Asia and Pacific at IMF, and Tudor’s Phil Suttle provide the global and regional economic outlook for Korea and its

Celebrate the New Year, Celebrate Korea 2016

Please join us in celebrating Lunar New Year’s Day at our Annual Appreciation Party   Ring in the Year of the Red Monkey! Enjoy Korean-themed drinks,

Invisible Children: The Stateless Children of North Korean Refugees

Sylvia Kim, a human rights lawyer and policy advisor with the European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea, offers an overview of the international

Tea Story

Enjoy a cup of freshly brewed tea! Representatives of the Hagajae Museum from Korea will demonstrate a traditional tea ceremony, compare the development of tea

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North Korean Human Rights: Two Years beyond the COI Report

The Korea Society marks two years since the release of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry Report (COI) with a message from South Korea’s Ambassador on

Young Shik Kim

Young Shik Kim is a Korean folk-art painter who combines historic technique and materials with contemporary forms and non-traditional colors.  Her style of simple objects