This year, the Korea Society is honored to announce the 2026 Van Fleet Award recipient is Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA, in recognition
Dr. Jong-Wha Lee, Senior Advisor to President Lee Myung Bak, and G-20 Sherpa in Korea discusses the challenges facing the Korean economy as a result
Embark on an exciting journey through Korean history as we begin our second year of the Korea In-Depth lecture series. This season, four well-known academics
The Korea Society continues its Knowing North Korea series covering economy and investment; nuclear and other security issues; refugees; NGOs and humanitarian affairs; energy, agriculture,
The Korea Society inaugurates its series on the impact of the Korean diaspora in the United States with a discussion of Korean-American leadership in fashion
Hong-Chul “Hank” Ahn, Commissioner of Invest KOREA, visits The Korea Society to outline the unique opportunities for foreign direct investment in Korea. Mr. Ahn will
University of Washington Korean Studies Director Clark W. Sorensen discusses Reassessing the Park Chung Hee Era, 1961-1979, his and Professor Hyung-a Kim’s edited
Jaeyong Song, professor at Seoul National University and co-author of the recent Harvard Business Review article, The Paradox of Samsung’s Rise, examines the strategic management
Joseph Cirincione, president of the Ploughshares Fund, and Alexandra Toma, founder and co-chair of the Fissile Materials Working Group, examine the issues surrounding the upcoming
Dr. Marie Jhin, author of Asian Beauty Secrets: Ancient and Modern Tips from Japan, Korea and China discusses the history of beauty in the Far
With the passing of North Korea’s Kim Jong Il, we have seen telecast images from Pyongyang of mass grief; South Korea offering sympathy to the