This third session in our series on China-North Korea relations features Scott Snyder, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Korean Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and a senior associate with Pacific Forum Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). A noted author and analyst, Mr. Snyder has published numerous op-ed pieces and journal articles and […]
Marcus Noland, deputy director and senior fellow at the Peterson Institute, addresses The Korea Society on his and Professor Stephan Haggard’s study of surveys conducted in China and South Korea of North Korean refugees. Their work both illuminates the plight of the refugees and explores the implications for North Korea’s ongoing internal transformation. Noland, deputy […]
On July 19th, 2011, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the members, friends, and supporters of The Korea Society at the organization’s 2011 Annual Dinner in New York City. He spoke about his unanimous election to a second term as Secretary-General, the strength of the U.S.-Korea partnership, and the obligation to help spread the “Korean […]
On July 19th, 2011, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Kathleen Stephens delivered the keynote address at The Korea Society’s 2011 Annual Dinner in New York City. She spoke about the “better than ever” relationship between Korea and the United States, the importance of the free trade agreement, and her own 700-kilometer bicycle […]
The Korea Society brings to various cities public policy and business discussion, art, and film to broaden American knowledge of and grow appreciation for the Korean brand. The dramatic growth of Korean populations and corporations in various U.S. locales, as well as the growth in American corporations doing business in Korea, increase the need for […]
Harvard University Professor Ezra Vogel visits The Korea Society to discuss the monumental new political history he co-edited, The Park Chung Hee Era: The Transformation of South Korea. South Korea was mired in poverty in 1959, yet by 1979 was gaining significant economic influence both regionally and globally. Park is credited with modernizing South Korea, […]
Mansfield Foundation Executive Director Gordon Flake discusses the complexities of China’s role in dealing with North Korea. Though stating concern about North Korea’s nuclear and missile development and having hosted the Six Party Talks, over the past year and half China has backed more visibly the DPRK regime—even in the face of last year’s provocations. […]
Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Moon-Soo discusses the role of Korea in a globalized world. As a strategic hub and home to Samsung, Hyundai-Kia Motors, LG Electronics, and LG Display, Gyeonggi Province recorded $41.4 billion in exports for the first half of 2010. Governor Kim will speak about developing Korea as a key economic hub in […]
The Korea Society, the nation’s premiere non-profit dedicated to enhanced understanding between the peoples of the United States and Korea, presents its next Korea Day March 16 in Pittsburgh. Following on its national outreach effort in Atlanta, The Korea Society identified Pittsburgh given its emergence as a top-ten U.S. growth city, center for research and […]
Join Ambassador Thomas Hubbard, Chartis’ Jeffrey Hayman, J.P.Morgan’s Samuel Nam, and Citigroup’s Evan Alexander for a luncheon and panel discussion on the benefits of the KORUS FTA for the insurance industry and commercial and investment banks. The group will explore the the anticipated impact of the FTA on financial regulation relative to regulatory changes made […]
