Posted by: Hannah Giles | Posted on: 30th December 2019
Members & Guests are invited to a Dinner on Monday 20th January 2020 at 7.00pm Celebrating Seollal – Korean Lunar New Year Kalbi Korean Restaurant 36 Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 5HP This is an ideal and unique opportunity to meet your fellow members and guests […]
No CommentsPosted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 30th October 2019
“NORTH KOREA – THE FOUNDATIONS FOR ECONOMIC REVIVAL” A BKS and Henry Jackson Society co-hosted Roundtable Event Monday 11th November 2019, 17:30 In & Out Club, 4 St James’ Square, London SW1 The Henry Jackson Society and the British Korean Society are delighted to invite Members of the BKS […]
1 CommentPosted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 26th June 2019
A Meander round St James’s Wednesday 10 July 2019, 6.00pm Meeting point: Green Park station by the fountain on the Green Park side. Tour – Start 6.00pm Finish: approx. 7.30pm Our own Blue Badge Guide, Sue King, will be taking us on a guided tour […]
1 CommentPosted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 19th June 2019
BKS Annual Reception 24 October 2019 House of Commons. Sir Edward Davey MP will be our host. More details to follow.
Posted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 24th May 2019
The Korean Peninsula – A Diplomatic Outlook *** Booking is now closed for this event *** Thursday 13th June 2019, 5.30 pm to 6.30pm Chatham House, 10 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4LE Members of the BKS are warmly invited to the annual briefing given by the […]
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Posted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 20th April 2019
Come and enjoy a Game of Baduk (Go) Monday 20 May 2019, 6.45 for 7.00pm Korean Cultural Centre, Grand Buildings, 1 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5EJ Go is one of the world’s great strategy board games and originated over 3,000 years ago in China. It is part of […]
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Posted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 26th March 2019
Tour of the British Library 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB Wednesday 24 April, 6.15pm for 6.30pm This event is now fully booked. A chance to enjoy a private tour of the British Library and a viewing of highlights from its East Asian collections with the […]
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Posted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 16th March 2019
Guided Tour of the Vessel Evelyn Maersk at London Gateway Near Stanford-le-Hope in Essex, trains from Fenchurch Street, London. Wednesday 3 April 2019 An invitation to members of the BKS: Corporate BKS member David Browne of Maersk Line has kindly arranged a tour of their […]
No CommentsPosted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 13th August 2018
To celebrate Chuseok we will be gathering at Arang Korean Restaurant to share a meal together. Date: Monday 17 September 2018 Time: 7.00pm for 7.30pm Location: Arang Korean Restaurant 9 Golden Square London W1F 9HZ Chuseok, a traditional Harvest Moon festival, is held on the 15th […]
1 CommentPosted by: Cathy Kim | Posted on: 11th July 2018
A Meander in Mayfair 6.00pm Tuesday 24 July 2018 (NOTE THE EARLIER TIME) Meeting point: North East corner of Hanover Square (near Pret-a-Manger), nearest underground Oxford Circus Map Finish: Shepherd Market, nearest underground Green Park. Sue King, BKS member and Blue Badge Guide, will be taking […]
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It is with sadness we report the death of Lawrence Middleton CMG on December 10th, aged 89. He is survived by his wife, Sheila. Lawrence was British Ambassador to South Korea from 1986 to 1990 and served as Chairman of the Anglo-Korean Society (now the […]
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A much respected Buddhist scholar, Prof Karel Werner, passed away on 26th November aged 94 years. Prof Werner and his wife Marian were long time members and active supporters of the BKS. They loved to travel to Korea and enjoyed meeting Korean people and experiencing […]
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