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The Korea Society is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization with individual and corporate members that is dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea.

Sep 27, 2013

September 27, 2013 - Former senior advisor to the late corporate maverick Chung Ju Yung of Hyundai, Dr. Kim Yung Duk, a trained engineer, served as an executive vice president of Hyundai Engineering Construction Company, executive vice president of Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder, and...


Sep 23, 2013

September 20, 2013 - Korea’s Ambassador for International Security, the Honorable Chung Min Lee, addresses changes on the Korean Peninsula, recent challenges from North Korea, attendant market impacts, and the evolving investment climate for U.S. and international business. This special Studio Korea session lends...


Sep 6, 2013

September 5, 2013 - Columbia University Professor Charles Armstrong unveils his latest work, Tyranny of the Weak: North Korea and the World, 1950-1992, for members and media. Armstrong exposes the motivations, processes and effects of DPRK Cold War foreign relations. Drawing from Soviet, Chinese and East German...