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The Korean alphabet was invented under King Sejong about 450 years ago. Image: neomistyle/iStockPhoto.com

Korean Language

Korean is among the world's most misunderstood and misrepresented languages--learn more. more
South Korean shoppers buy US beef at a small butchers' shop in Seoul on July 2, 2008 after the government formally lifted an import ban. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

What's the Beef on the South Korean President's Low Approval?

Michael Kulma explains why President Lee's approval rating is down to single digits. more
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Lunar New Year, Korean-Style

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Asia in the World

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Asia Society. more
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Holier Than Thou Politics of Comfort Women Apology

Tokyo and Washington are both in the thick of "comfort women" politics. more
Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns with Dan Harris and Vishakha Desai in the Asia Society lobby (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)

Interview with Nicholas Burns

Ambassador Burns talks about US policy at the Asia Society. more
A demonstrator exhorts China to change its policies with regard to North Korean refugees. (FutureAtlas.com)

The Other North Korean Crisis

While the world condemns Pyongyang's missile testing, China quietly defies its obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention by mistreating North Korean refugees. more
Kang Sinjae's work appears in Modern Korean Literature: An Anthology (Univ. of Hawaii Press)

The Young Zelkova

A story told by a young woman who falls in love with her step-brother, despite cultural taboos. more
Seoul, Korea (xoxoryan/flickr)

14th Asian Corporate Conference

May 12 - 14, 2004, Seoul, Korea more
Richard Holbrooke

Richard Holbrooke on the Launching of New Songdo City

What you are launching today will grow and resonate throughout Korea, throughout Asia, and throughout the world. more