Written by: Martin Uden  |  Posted on: 17th February 2023

  Over 60 members and guests of the British Korean Society and the Royal Society attended a fascinating lecture on 9 February 2023 at the Royal Society in Carlton House Terrace.  Past Foreign Secretaries of the Royal Society, Sir Richard Catlow and Sir Martyn Poliakoff, […]

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Written by: Martin Uden  |  Posted on: 20th January 2023

On 13 January, some 30 BKS members were treated to a tour of the Korea Foundation Gallery and the Hirayama Studio. Numbers were such (plus a disappointed wait list) that we had to split into two groups, one going first to the Gallery with Sang-ah […]

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Written by: Douglas Barrett  |  Posted on: 10th December 2022

BKS Annual Reception, 17 November       The Society held its annual reception at the prestigious Naval & Military Club (The In and Out Club) on 17 November. During the evening we heard a number of speeches from our distinguished guests who included our […]

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Written by: Douglas Barrett  |  Posted on: 24th October 2022

“A Korean Micro-Reunification”   The British Korean Society partnered with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for North Korea on 19 October to hold a fascinating talk entitled “A Korean Micro-Reunification”. The talk was given by Jihyun Park and Seh-lynn Chai who have co-authored the book, “The […]

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Written by: Douglas Barrett  |  Posted on: 14th May 2022

British Korea Society Event to honour the Veterans of the Korean War at the National Army Museum 5th May 2022     The British Korea Society held an event to honour the Veterans of the Korean War on 5 May at the National Army Museum. […]

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Written by: Douglas Barrett  |  Posted on: 11th April 2022

The Annual General Meeting of the British Korean Society was held at the Korean Cultural Centre UK on 28 March 2022.   After two years of virtual meetings it was great to finally be able to meet together as a group. Around 40 of us […]

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Written by: Ian Simm  |  Posted on: 26th February 2022

At the second attempt, following postponement last November as COVID numbers started to rise, the BKS Annual Dinner took place in February with just over 100 members, friends, supporters and sponsors participating. We gathered in the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace at the House of Lords, […]

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Written by: Douglas Barrett  |  Posted on: 26th September 2021

Chuseok – Korean Thanksgiving – is a wonderful time to be in Korea. The summer rains recede, and the skies are a vibrant blue. The leaves turn golden brown. The whole country takes to the roads, and railway stations are full as families reunite to […]

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Written by: Hari Blackmore  |  Posted on: 3rd August 2021

  A Study of Korean History and UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites   On Tuesday the 8th of June, BKS welcomed Prof. David Mason to give an online lecture about Korean history, its Golden (and Dark) Ages, and the numerous World Cultural Heritage Sites associated […]

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Written by: Douglas Barrett  |  Posted on: 10th April 2021

The Annual General Meeting of the British Korean Society (BKS) was held via Zoom on 25 March 2021. The meeting was attended by approximately 35 people including both our Joint Presidents, Ambassador Enna Park and Sir Stephen Brown. Ambassador Park gave a short address before […]

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