On September 21, 2009, His Excellency LEE MYUNG-BAK, 17th President of the Republic of Korea, spoke in New York at a program presented by The Korea Society, Asia Society, and the Council on Foreign Relations.
On September 9, 2009, Don Southerton, author, Korean business expert, and president and CEO of Bridging Culture Worldwide, shared his insights into the Korean car industry with the members of The Korea Society, and explained how Hyundai and Kia Motors made their amazing drive to the top of the market.
Though once described by Mao Zedong as being as close as “lips and teeth,” the sixty-year history of the Sino-DPRK alliance has been littered with instances of tension and conflict. According to James Person, this history accounts for Pyongyang’s deep mistrust of China and its interest in developing a relationship with the United States, despite […]
At the leading edge of the digital revolution, both the U.S. and South Korea have been radically transformed by widespread Internet use. Not only has this revolution changed the way people live and do business, it has also expanded the spectrum of illegal activity. Cybercrime has many faces: from computer hacking and online piracy of […]
Join us for a breakfast roundtable discussion with Yi Jong-Goo, standing commissioner of Korea’s Financial Services Commission, as he discusses the current state of the Korean economy and South Korea’s game plan for navigating the global recession. This event is a unique opportunity to hear from a senior representative of South Korea’s top financial regulatory […]
On Sunday, March 1, 2009, Evans J.R. Revere, president of The Korea Society, hosted a panel discussion entitled “The Obama Administration and Korea: What’s in the Cards?” on an episode of Asian America TV on New York’s NYC-TV-25. Joining Revere was Jeffrey Shafer, vice chairman of Global Banking for Citi, and Professor Donald Zagoria of […]
Headline grabbing rallies against American beef imports last year cast doubt for some observers over the image of South Korea as a dynamic, outward-looking member of the international economic community. The Korean government, eager to portray South Korea as friendly to foreign business, is now facing a multi-year decline in Foreign Direct Investment in the […]
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 are the implications of this regional sea change for politics and security in East Asia? Join us as Scott Snyder, author of China’s Rise and the Two Koreas: Politics, Economics, […]
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 stint as a high school teacher, from 1971 to 1996, Lee was involved with organizations opposing South Korea ’s authoritarian regimes and working to bring about democracy. In 1979, Lee […]
The largest demonstrations in decades and political turmoil have beset South Korea since President Lee Myung-bak took office just a few months ago. Lee assumed the presidency riding a wave of voter support and with the promise that he would revitalize both the South Korean economy and the U.S.-ROK relationship. The take-charge approach that was […]
