Jun 18, 2015

June 18, 2015 - The new China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), aimed at financing infrastructure development projects in Asia, is increasingly gaining membership, including that of the Republic of Korea. David Dollar, Senior Fellow at the Thornton China Center of Brookings, discusses China’s...

Jun 17, 2015

June 16, 2015 - Advertising in South Korea is often referred to as a “flower of capitalism.” Rather than calling attention to the inherent links between commercial advertising and capitalism, this clichéd metaphor presents advertising as a wholesome, creative medium of public good and positive contribution to...

Jun 15, 2015

June 11, 2015 - Esther Choi, owner and chef of Mŏkbar, will share her remarkable and entrepreneurial journey from pharmacy student to restaurant owner. Winning the Village Voice Readers’ Choice Best New Restaurant in 2014, Mŏkbar has become one of New York’s go-to Korean noodle shops since opening in Chelsea...

Jun 12, 2015

June 3, 2015 - Sean King, Senior Vice President at Park Strategies, offers a comparative analysis on a unification scenario examining Germany in 1989 vs. Korea today.

Jun 10, 2015

June 8, 2015 - Dr. Hyangjin Lee, this year’s Kim Koo Visiting Professor of Korean Studies at Harvard University, examines the evolution of anti-Communist films in South Korea. Dr. Lee explores the historical legacy of anti-Communist drama through the oppressive film policy in the pre-democratization era and the...