Following on the historic Obama-Xi summit in California, in anticipation of the late June Xi-Park summit, and in marking the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, The Korea Society hosts several prominent voices on Asia. The National Committee on American Foreign Policy’s Don Zagoria, Evans Revere, Ambassador Winston Lord and The Korea […]
Hyundai is committed to corporate social responsibility and philanthropy in North America. Through its Hyundai Hope On Wheels program, Hyundai will donate over $14 million for pediatric cancer research to institutions across the U.S. in 2013. This will bring the organization’s total support to pediatric cancer research to over $72 million since its inception in […]
The Japan Society and The Korea Society welcome U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy, Ambassador Glyn Davies, for a discussion on U.S. diplomacy toward North Korea in the the wake of North Korea’s December 2012 missile launch, February 2013 nuclear test, and recent bellicose rhetoric. He will discuss U.S. policy toward North Korea and […]
Korea has emerged as Asia’s leading holder of patents and in the top-5 globally, behind only the United States and European powers. What has led to this tremendous step forward? What does it say to the international investor about Korean innovation and protections? How might the growth of Korea’s knowledge economy combine with that in […]
His Excellency YJ Choi, South Korea’s Ambassador to the United States, and Ambassador Thomas Hubbard, The Korea Society Chair, dialogued on the remarkable relationship between Korea and the United States, and Korea’s rise globally. Korea and the U.S. share a common security and vibrant business relations. Korea figures as a growing investor in the United […]
Korbel School Dean, Ambassador Christopher Hill and The Korea Society President Ambassador Mark Minton, addressed Korea’s rising regional and global influence. From the Seoul G20 and Nuclear Security Summit to the 2018 Winter Olympics, Korea has come of its own as regional host and hub. A harbinger of democracy, Korea supports international peacekeeping and leads […]
A year after implementation of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, Wendy Cutler, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC Affairs, and chief negotiator of the FTA, reflects on the newly-discovered opportunities, burgeoning trade, and partnerships, as well as limitations and early challenges. Tuesday, March 19, 2013 11:30 AM | Registration12:00 PM […]
Tom Byrne, Senior VP, and Asia-Pacific Manager of Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group, examines Korea’s sovereign credit rating on the eve of a new administration in Seoul. Mr. Byrne analyzes Korea’s economic and fiscal fundamentals, the government’s balance sheet, as well as levels of debt and the overall impact on Korea’s sovereign credit ratings for the […]
