Seoul, South Korea makes Beverly Hills look like a one-stoplight town when it comes to the beauty rat race, and it’s getting more intense every year. Elise Hu spent four years in South Korea as NPR’s bureau chief, and during her tenure there, the K-beauty industry tripled to become a $10 billion industry. South Korea is home to more than 7,500 cosmetic and skincare manufacturers, and K-beauty has staked its… Read More

Call for Applications: The application for the ninth annual Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Award will open in March 2025. Established in 2017 through the generous support of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sherman and family, the Award encourages and contributes to the advancement of thought leadership for a new generation of Korea scholars and professionals. Each year The Korea Society recognizes an emerging expert and provides the awardee with… Read More

Join us to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the South Korea-US Alliance at this conference held at the Syngman Rhee Lecture Hall (Bowl 16) in Robertson Hall at the Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs.The proceedings include a keynote address, a panel on security and diplomacy, a lunch buffet for registered attendants, and a panel exploring the role of Korean-Americans in the Dynamic Korea-US relationship. Join us to… Read More

Han Kang’s Booker Prize-winning 2016 novel The Vegetarian solidified her place as a master of the surreal, and is a powerful reminder that what makes surrealist narratives so haunting is the way they illuminate concerns that are real and urgent. Han, one of South Korea’s leading literary voices, joins the Pen America's World Voices Festival for the North American launch of her new novel, Greek Lessons. Following a female protagonist… Read More