Korean Links

Disclaimer: The following links do not necessarily represent the views of SEED or its staff.

Organizations and Websites

Korea.net
Korea.net is the official website for the Republic of Korea. Expectedly, it contains a wealth of news, information and multimedia regarding South Korea’s culture, government, economics, tourism and international relations.

The Korea Foundation
The Korea Foundation is an independent organization affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and supported by public funding and private donations. It was established in 1991 with the aim of enhancing Korea’s image and reputation in the world through the promotion of various academic and cultural exchange programs. (Website is in English)

The Korea Society
The Korea Society is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization with individual and corporate members that is dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea. (Website is in English)

Naver & Daum
Are two prominent Korean web-portals.

Naver’s Dictionary
Part of naver.com, this site provides English-to-Korean translation.

News Publications

Han Kook Il Bo
Han Kook Il Bo; English edition

Joong Ang Il Bo
Joong Ang Il Bo; English edition

Dong-A Il Bo
Dong-A Il Bo; English edition; Largest circulation in Korea, but often criticized as being too conservative.

Learn Basic Korean

www.learn-korean.net
Simple, straight forward introduction to the Korean language.

KBS – Korean Lessons
Sponsored by KBS, this website has basic and conversational Korean lessons in multimedia presentations.

Let’s Learn Hangeul
This website helps English speakers to learn Korean by providing audio files for pronunciation, vocabulary and more for each of its ten chapters.