Posted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 25th September 2019
Annual Reception at the House of Commons The Terrace Pavilion, London SW1A 0AA Thursday 24th October 2019, 7pm to 9pm Our Host: Rt Hon Sir Edward Davey MP Member of Parliament (Lib Dem) for Kingston and Surbiton. Chairman, All Party Britain-Republic of Korea Parliamentary Group. […]
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Written by: Douglas Barrett | Posted on: 11th September 2019
The British Korean Society Chuseok Dinner on 9 September 2019. Chuseok – Korean Thanksgiving – falls at the most beautiful time of year in Korea. The heat and summer rains give way to clear early autumn skies, the temperature falls, and the leaves begin to […]
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Posted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 14th August 2019
**** THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED **** BKS members are invited to a Reception to celebrate Chuseok. Hosted by the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Her Excellency Enna Park. Monday 9th September 2019, 6.30pm to 8.30pm at The Ambassador’s Residence, 4 Palace Gate, Kensington, London W8 […]
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Written by: Roger Jeal | Posted on: 5th August 2019
From Diana the Huntress to Watering Holes – Meandering Round St James’s Our annual London walk in July took us on a pleasant evening meander around St James’s, an area south of Piccadilly with a distant history as a leper colony but now full of […]
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Written by: Douglas Barrett | Posted on: 19th June 2019
Our annual update from the British Ambassadors to the DPRK and the ROK. We took advantage of Foreign Office Leadership week to ask our two Ambassadors in Korea, HE Simon Smith based in Seoul, and HE Colin Crooks based in Pyongyang, to speak to the […]
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Written by: Anthony Gilbert | Posted on: 19th June 2019
An enjoyable evening learning to play the historic strategy game of Go. Following a refreshing drink on arrival at the Korean Cultural Centre, Gerry Gavigan, a member of the Council for the British Go Association who is their London liaison officer, gave an introduction to […]
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Written by: Sylvia Park | Posted on: 1st May 2019
On 24th April BKS members had a chance to enjoy a private tour of the British Library and a viewing of highlights from its East Asian collections with the Library’s curator Hamish Todd, Head of East Asian Collections. The British Library is the home to […]
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Written by: Paul Robinson | Posted on: 20th April 2019
Corporate BKS member David Browne of Maersk Line had kindly arranged a tour of their container ship, the Evelyn Maersk, docking at London Gateway on 3rd April 2019. Unfortunately all did not go according to plan with the vessel arriving later than expected, which meant […]
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Written by: Chris Hollands | Posted on: 18th April 2019
The Annual General Meeting of the British Korean Society was held at the Korean Cultural Centre on 25 March 2019. There was a good turnout of some 50 people from a wide cross section of our membership, including both our Joint Presidents, Ambassador Enna Park […]
No CommentsWritten by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 8th February 2019
The AGM of the British Korean Society This will be held on Monday 25th March 2019 at the Korean Cultural Centre UK, Grand Buildings, 1 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5EJ from 6.45pm for a 7.15pm start. The AGM is open to paid-up members of the Society only. […]
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K-Music Festival 2025 1st October 1st – 20th November 2025 Major London Venues: Barbican, Southbank Centre, Royal Albert Hall, Kings Place The K-Music Festival 2025 is back for its twelfth year, bringing an extraordinary celebration of Korean music to London! From 1st […]
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Knitted Together: The Korean Lives of Richard and Joan Rutt Oriental Museum, Durham 28th September 2024 – 4th May 2025 Free entry, no booking required A new exhibition of South Korean objects and photographs from the 1950s – 1970s donated by Richard Rutt, also known […]
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