Korea
South Korea today is an economic powerhouse and robust democracy. This success has led Koreans to undertake an expansive aid program and actively share lessons of their country’s transformation from post-war aid recipient to donor. Our office in Seoul partners with South Korean government agencies, the private sector, and civil society involved in international development and facilitates regional cooperation in Northeast Asia. Korea office website.
Kwang Kim,
Country Representative
Contact
The Asia Foundation – Korea
7th Floor, Bunam Building
447 Samil-daero, Jongno-gu
Seoul, Korea 03148
Tel: +82 (2) 732-2044
Email: korea.general@asiafoundation.org
Books in 10 languages for migrant children
In order to build much-needed cultural and language bridges among foreign-born and mixed families in Korea, our office in Seoul wrote and published new bilingual children’s storybooks in 10 migrant languages and Korean. With generous support from the MoneyGram Foundation and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, we created 5,000 new hard-copy print books that are being widely distributed, and provided access to our free Let’s Read digital library. For additional impact, a story and illustration contest for migrant women authors provided a platform to create the new texts.
NEWS FROM KOREA
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Changing Landscape of Development Cooperation Amidst and Beyond Covid-19 in Asia
February 24, 2021
Publication
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Virtual Event – Insights from North Korean Refugee Entrepreneurs
Washington, DC
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Events
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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Future of Work: Implications for Asian Development Cooperation
January 26, 2021
Publication
Asian approaches to development cooperation
The Korea Development Institute and The Asia Foundation convene a yearly high-level dialogue series on Asian Approaches to Development Cooperation (AADC). Experts from throughout Asia and beyond examine a key development challenge in-depth each year. With additional support from the Australian Government, this year's dialogue focused on women's and girls' empowerment. AADC participants convened in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in September to examine how Asian countries are approaching the women's empowerment agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals. Case studies presented included: new ways Chinese textile companies are working to protect women workers; Indonesian women reformers collaborating with women's organizations in southern Thailand; and why regional infrastructure schemes must address gender issues.
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The Future of Work for Women in the Pacific Islands
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Insights on China’s 2021 White Paper on International Development Cooperation
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Virtual Event – The Economist’s Technology for Change Week Asia
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March 8-12, 2021
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