Tag: Business & Economics

China’s Rise and the Two Koreas: Politics, Economics, Security

Entrenched relationships are being redefined across the Pacific, with China now South Korea’s number one trading partner and destination for foreign investment and tourism. What

Korea’s Future: The Role of President Lee Myung-Bak’s Administration

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

The Future of Korean International Competitiveness

The globalization model adopted by major Korean companies like Hyundai, LG and Samsung has made Korea one of the world’s most advanced economies. To stay

North Korea: Market Opportunity, Poverty and the Provinces

When assessing the impact of the mid-1990s famine on the North Korean population, experts have been working on an assumption: that North Koreans living in

The Secret History of Capitalism

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

The We/Me Culture: Marketing in Korea

Koreans take great pride in their country’s ethnic homogeneity and are deeply influenced by Confucian values that stress group identity and social harmony. Seem like

The We/Me Culture: Marketing in Korea

    Koreans take great pride in their country’s ethnic homogeneity and are deeply influenced by Confucian values that stress group identity and social harmony.

Leadership Interview Series 2022

The Korea Society’s ‘Leadership Interview Series’ highlights the roles made by distinguished leaders from the U.S. and Korea in strengthening the multifaceted relationship between the

Interview with ROK Trade Minister Han-Koo Yeo

March 15, 2022 marks the 10-year anniversary of the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). In celebration of this remarkable milestone, The Korea Society invites

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