Written by: Hank Morris and Derek Marsh  |  Posted on: 29th November 2017

Sadly, two expatriate British businessmen in Seoul passed away recently. Both Alan Plumb and Joe Day were long serving and well respected members of the British community and both had been honoured by Her Majesty for services to British business in Korea and to the […]

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Posted by: Hannah Giles  |  Posted on: 10th November 2017

A solo exhibition by Young In Hong at the KCCUK Date:                21 November – 30 December 2017 Venue:            The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) Grand Buildings, 1–3 Strand London WC2N 5BW (Main Entrance […]

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Posted by: Hannah Giles  |  Posted on: 10th November 2017

  Date:     Saturday, 9th December 2017 Time:    7pm Venue:  St James Church, Bodley Road, New Malden, KT3 5QD Tickets:  £10   To book or for further details, please contact londonkoreanchoralsociety@gmail.com or 07904 365 966.      

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Posted by: Hannah Giles  |  Posted on: 10th November 2017

A Seminar organised by the British Association of Korean Studies and the SOAS Centre of Korean Studies: North Korea and North-East Asian security: Reconciling conflicting national interests  Dr Markus Bell, Professor Kerry Brown, Dr Jim E Hoare, Dr Tat Yan Kong, Dr John Nilsson-Wright, Professor Hazel […]

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Posted by: Hannah Giles  |  Posted on: 15th October 2017

Candle Wave Feminists (시국페미)   As part of the 2017 London Korean Film Festival, the British Museum is screening a short Korean documentary on 30th October at 2pm. This short-film focuses on feminist activities during the protests in South Korea in 2016.   The screening will […]

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Posted by: Hannah Giles  |  Posted on: 7th October 2017

  INVOCATION   A visual Meditation of Condensed Memory Oil Painting inspired by Korean Ceramic Bowls and Moon Jars   24th Oct – 31st Oct 2017 Han Collection London 33 Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A 1LH www. hancollection.co.uk

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Posted by: Hannah Giles  |  Posted on: 30th July 2017

If you cannot make it to Kingston upon Thames for the BKS Event BKS Diners and Exhibition Tour on 17th August, here is another interesting event taking place at Asia House on the same evening.   Hwang Sok-yong, one of Korea’s renowned authors, will give a talk […]

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Posted by: Hannah Giles  |  Posted on: 8th July 2017

Metafictional Murder in South Korea Presented by: Tilted Axis Press Monday,  10 Jul 2017 6:45pm – 8:00pm Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road,  London EC1R 3GA   South Korea’s young author Han Yujoo is launching her debut novel The Impossible Fairytale. She will discuss how South Korea’s […]

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Posted by: Hannah Giles  |  Posted on: 20th June 2017

Through Their Eyes: Depicting Korea and UK Then and Now  7th July – 30th September 2017 Kingston Museum Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PS Tues, Fri & Sat 10am-5pm/ Thu 10am-7pm Admission Free   This exhibition celebrates the Korean community in the Royal Borough […]

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Posted by: Hannah Giles  |  Posted on: 3rd June 2017

East Meets West: Virtuosity is the second instalment of the Korean Sounds Series 2017.     Wednesday 21st June 2017 at 7.30pm Kings Place, Hall One, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG   This concert is all about virtuosity and highlights great masters of their instruments […]

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