Korean
Character Fonts
- Accessing
Korean Character Text on the Internet
Search Engines
Web
Guide and Index
North Korea:
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Institutional
Sites
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- Foundations
Asia
Foundation
This site offers information on Asia Foundation's programs, which
strive for the general prosperity of Asian countries.
Korea Foundation
The Korea Foundation promotes the strengthening of Korean studies
programs around the world. The Foundation organizes and supports
various local and overseas exhibitions, performances, and other
events to introduce Korean culture and arts.
The Korea
Society
The Korea Society is an organization in the United States dedicated
to the promotion of greater understanding and cooperation between
the United States and Korea.
Korean
Culture and Arts Foundation
Korean Culture and Arts Foundation works with Korean artists for
the globalization of Korean art.
Seoul
Olympic Sports Promotion Foundation
SOSFO is a foundation dedicated to developing the legacies of
the Seoul Olympic Games. It is also aimed at raising Sports Promotion
Funds to help promote public sports and support youth fostering
funds.
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Publishers
Hollym
- offering various books about Korea in English and complete publishing
services.
Pan Asian Publications
- library service provider of Asian language materials to libraries
across the world.
Woongjin
Publishing Company - publishes children's books, educational
aids, toys, magazines, comics, encyclopedias, videos and CD-ROMs
in Korean.
Shinwon
Agency - arranges contracts between Korean publishers and
foreign authors, agents, and publishers.
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Subject Specific Sites
The subject sites are just a sample of some established sites. Use
The Society of Korean-American
Scholars for subject links.
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Art
and Culture
Asian
Art
On-line journal for the study and exhibition of the arts of Asia.
Art
and Culture
Korea.net (Korean Governement Homepage) - contain information
of cultural heritage, cultural industry, history, language, musuems
and galleries, organizations, performing arts and visual arts.
Trend
of Dance - by Korea.net
Traditional
Dance - Sword Dance native to Jinhae
Korean Culture
By Korean National Tourism Organization, includes topics such
as tradition and culture, performance, cultural expedition and
more.
Korean
Culture
By Korea.net - learn about art, culture, dance, food and more
topics.
Korean Cultural
Center, Los Angeles - has virtual tour of the center's Korean
art collections.
Korea Insights
Korea Insights offers a comprehensive look at the rich philosophical
and cultural legacies of the Korean people. (Samsung Co.,Ltd.)
Korean
Culture - By Korean National Tourism Organization, with current
festivals news.
Korean
Festival: Chu Suk
Homepage
of Korean Folktales
South
Korean Food
By Korean National Tourism Organization. This site provides in-depth
information about Korean food, food index in Korean and English
translation, shopping places, and recommended restaurants in South
Korea.
Korean
Tea Culture (in Korean and English)
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Business
Bank
of Korea
This site contains information on the typical functions of a central
bank: issuing bank notes and coins, formulating and implementing
monetary and credit policy, serving as the bankers' bank and the
government's bank. In addition, this site offers the insights
into the operation and management of payment/settlement systems,
as well as the foreign exchange reserves in Korea.
Biz
& Economy
Korea.net (Korean Government Homepage) Includes various topics,
such as agriculture, construction, e-commerce, economic system,
finance and tax, jobs, metal, oil and gas, real estate, textiles
and more.
Korea Chamber of Commerce
& Industry
The KCCI is Korea's leading economic organization of which prime
objective is to promote the sound development of Korea's commerce
and industry. For those interested in doing business with Korea,
the site offers information on taxation, foreign capital investment
system, foreign capital inducement act, as well as financial system
in Korea.
Korea Foreign Company Association
(in Korean) - information on doing business in Korea.
Korea International Trade
Association
(in Korean) - a site with information on trading opportunities
with Korea.
Korea Institute of
Finance
This is the homepage of KIF, an economics reasearch institue in
Korea. This site offers information on Korean economy.
Korea Stock Exchange
The KSE, the only stock exchange in Korea, provides trading markets
for securities and index futures and options, and functions as
a self regulatory body. This site offers a real view of the Korean
securities market in action.
Korea Stock (in Korean)
- updates on stocks, bond, futures, and options in text and graphic
forms.
Korea
Trade Information Service (in Korean) - information on Korean
economic system and trading situation.
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion
Agency - investing and trading information.
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History
History
of Korea - (UC Berkeley)
Korean
History : a Bibliography - Compiled by Ken Robinson at the
Center for Korean Studies, Univ. of Hawaii.
Korean History Online
- An extensive directory of links to resoures about Korean History,
mainly on war history provided by Korea
WebWeekly, an independent, non-partisan, free web on all things
Korean: Her history, culture, economy, politics and military.
Korean History
Project - The 3000 years of recorded Korean history.
Korean
History Data Intergration System - (in Korean) with searchin
tools, links to Academy of Korean Studies, National Institute
of Korean History, Korean Classics Research Institute and more.
Natioanl
Institute of Korean History (English version) - It was established
to contribute toward developing Korean national culture and overcoming
the severance of the nation's history during the era of Japanese
occupation. It was founded in 1946 as an independent official
agency by the Republic of Korea.
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Language
An
Introduction to Korean (by J. David Eisenberg) - teaches Korean
alphabet, basic vocabulary and grammar in an easy way by using
audio and other multimedia features.
Learn Korean
Online - a great site for learning the Korean language online
for free
Survival
Hangul - Simple phrases in Korean and English pronunciation
and explanations.
Talking
to Koreans 1 (by In-Jung Cho, Young-A Cho and Douglas Ling)
- understanding and talking in Korean.
Typing
Korean (by Brian Hobbs) - tutorial for students to learn the
standard “Korean keyboard”
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Law
Korean Legal
Research Resources on the Internet - By Heija B. Ryoo, Professor,
Director of Library Systems and Technical Services, School of
Law Library, Southern Illinois University. It contains introduction
of Korean legal system, publications, and Internet resources.
LawKorea.com (In Korean)
(Voin Technology) - a site with a lot of information on Korean
law.
Seoul National University - College
of Law
This site offers some Korean laws in English as well as links
to other Korean law related sites. It also offers the texts in
English translation of the Constitution and the Organizational
Law of the Courts.
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Maps
and Tourism
FreeMap.net
- Search maps of cities in South Korea.
Korea National
Tourism Organization - Basic info about South Korea,
travel guides, accommodations, restaurants, transportation and
more.
Korea.net
- Travel - by Korean Government homepage, South Korea.
KoreaInfogate.com
- South Korea map, travel, language, music, culture, news
and vast info.
Koryogroup.com
- North Korea information,Beijing-based, British run firm
offering individual and group tours to North Korea
North
Korea Insight - from korea.insights. com, by Samsung co.,
introducing basic information, historic relics and nature in North
Korea.
ReliefWeb
: Dem. People's Republic of Korea - latest maps about political,
natural and humanitarian aides by the United Nations Office for
the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Worldover.com
- North Korea map, travel guides, history, embassy info and
more.
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Science
Science
and Technology - natural science, technology and engineering,
and others, by Korea.net
Korea
Basic Science Institute - the first national center to house
various user facilities to help researchers across the nation
carry out basic science research.
Korea
Institue of Science and Technology - the first integrated
research center in the country, a think-tank of Korea in the areas
of science and technology.
Korea Science
Foundation (English)
- promotes a society in which investments in science and technology
take priority and where young, talented people dedicate their
lives to the development of science and technology.
Korea Science
and Engineering Foundation (English)
- playing a leading role in enhancing the nation's scientific
and technological development through cultivation of research,
promotion of science education and international cooperation with
other countries.
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