News
& Media
Embassies
(We mean no offense to any nation that is not
listed. We've listed all the ones we could find. If you know of
any others please let us know
.)
Metro
City Sites
Cheju
Chonju
Daegu
Daejon
Teleport
Gyeongju
Gwangju
Inchon
Kyongbukdo
Province (Pohang & Kyongju)
Pohang
Seoul
Korean
Local Authorities Foundation for International Relations - Info
about Korean Cities and districts
Guides
Travel
Korea
National Tourism Organization - Extensive travel info in six different
languages including a Guide
to Budget Accommodations
2001
Visit Korea - Events, tour packages, lots of info
Korean
National Railroad - timetables, fares, and other info
National
Parks of Korea - guides, photos, and a reservqaion system for these
parks that are visited by more than 32,000,000 people/year
Komestay
- a nation-wide homestay placement service that helps international
visitors to find their place to stay in Korea.
BIG
BLUE 33 - Jeju Island Diving Service - foreign scuba diving
operator in Korea specializing in serving expats and foreign travelers.
StopKorea.com
- Ulsan based site providing a variety of Expat services
Panmunjomtour.com
- provides background info and tour arrangments to the DMZ
North
Korea Travel Guide
Lonely
Planet Korean Postcards
General
1stopkorea.com
- Lots of expat info, interviews, culture happenings, and news
Korea.net
- major collection of links and resources
InfoGate
Korea - comprehensive resource run by Korea Telecom - includes directories,
travel info, event calendars, fortune telling and more
KoreanDay
- A Bilingual Internet Magazine with online auctions and Korean
and general interest features
Life
in Korea - Information and things to do for foreign visitors
and residents in Korea.
SeoulSpy.com
- A new Seoul Info site designed for Expats
Korean
Insights - An online magazine of Korean Culture and Arts by Samsun
Buddhapia's
Guide to Korean Buddhism & Temples - Excellent background
information and photos
Survive
Korea - New site hoping 'be a source of interesting tips, and information
about living (surviving..) in South Korea'. Includes Articles,
Discussion Forums, Event listings, and Institute Reports
Utopia-asia
Gay & Lesbian Resources in Korea
Itaewon
Clubs - a decent run down of clubs in this int'l district of Seoul
Explore
Asian Culture with BUG - A Korea & Japan report from a westerner's
view point
Seoul
Subway - Lots of info, but no maps!
International
Friendship Club - sponsors meetings between the various foreign
nationalities and Koreans
US
Military's Welcome Guide ot Korea
Kimpo
Int'l Airport -Maps, flight info, other useful airport stuff
Gateway
to Korea - Korean Linksorama
Korean
Law - Text of Laws concerning everything from Banking to Ginseng
Kexpat
- Korean Expat Listserv - homepage
Korea
Link - Another large collection of links related to Korea
Postech's
Official Sensitive Map of Korea
Korea
Window - General Korean Info
Korean
Folktales - A fine collection of traditional tales
Travel
Korea - Good, searchable travel guide
Life
in Pohang - Useful guide to life in our neighbor city to the North
The
National Museum of Korea - a basic guide to this Seoul museum
Stephen
Roney's Seoul MysteryTours - Virtual and real tours of Seoul most
interesting, offbeat haunts
Korea
Directory - a Mega Resource of Info about Korea
Log-In
Seoul - Hip Online Magazine
Kimchi
- Korean Information from many countries
Jan's
Guide to Biking in Korea
Daeki
& Kyung's Homepage - More than a personal page, a very useful
resource
Korean
Adoptees Online Resources
AdoptKorea.com
- All sorts of info about adopting in Korea
FindParent.com
- a resource for adoptees or others looking for lost parents
Korea
Scope information about reunification and Inter-Korean Exchanges
& Cooperation
Julia's
Cook Korean Site - recipes and food info for a wide variety of Korean
dishes
Korean
Connection - Offering gifts and online study programs and software
Korean
Resource & Info Center - a thorough collection of links related
to Korea
Korean
War Photographs - hundreds of photos, including many of Pusan from
the war.
KoreanRock.com
- lots of updated English Info about Gayo (Korean Pop Music)
Journal
of Korean Studies - produced yearly and archived by the University
of Hawaii
Korean
History Project - huge ongoing multimedia record of Korean History
Coree.com
- Extensive guide to Korean Culture (in French)
Language
WordBridge's
Audio Korean Guide
TKLWeb
- a community of people interested in the Korean language and culture-
includes Korean clipart, an active message board, & a thorough
directory of links. Also sponsors the Korean
Language Yahoo Club .
The
Government's New System of Hangul Romanization - love it or hate
it,looks like we'll be living with it
KoreanTutor.com
- SNU's online course to help non-Korean speakers learn the language
- free & pay memberships available
TravLang's
Multi-lingual Foreign Language for Travelers
Introduction
to Korean
Learning
Hangul with Soyongdori
Learning
Korean Language
Sogang
University - Virtual Classes
Talking
to Koreans
Organizations
Korean
Government Ministries - Links to all major deptartments of the National
Government
Korean
Immigration Dept Updated site - includes relatively concise info
and Q&A section
The
Blue House - Check out Kim Dae jung's pad
Buddhism.or.kr
- The site for Korea's Chogye order
EU
Chamber of Commerce -helping to develop trade, commercial and industrial
relations between the EU and Korea.
American
Chamber of Commerce - providing information and resources to the
American business community of Korea
British
Chamber of Commerce - representative organ for British business
interests as well as a regular business and social forum
Korea
UnescoCultural Exchange Services - sponsors intercultural programs
Korean
Confederation of Trade Unions
Korean
Stock Exchange
Samsung
Economic Research Institute - Informative Site regarding Korean
Economy
The
Korea Society - nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of greater
awareness, understanding and cooperation between the people of the US
and Korea
TopSeekNow - helping separated families members and adoptees find
each other
Korean
Animal Protection Society - dedicated to promoting animal welfare
and protection in Korea through education, stricter animal cruelty
laws and the continued development of the KAPS shelter.
Yuhak
Edu Internet
KoreanFilm.Org
- an excellent overviewof Korean films and movie stars
Seoul
ForeignCounseling Services - Expat Counseling and Online Community
Inchon
International Football Club - expat/Korean football team seeking
other football teams to schedule games against
Events
WorldCup2002
- May31-June30
Kwangju
Biennale - Korea's Premiere Arts Event
The
Seoul Net Film Festival - Onlinescreening of more than 120 Int'l
Films - August 10-14, 2000
Banks
Cho
Hung Bank
Citibank
Hana
Bank
Hanvit
Bank
Housing
& Commercial Bank of Korea
Industrial
Bank of Korea
Kookmin
Bank
KorAm
Bank
Korea
Exchange Bank
Korea
First Bank
Korea
Merchant Banking Corporation
Pusan
Bank
Shinhan
Bank
Businesses
Rent-A-Foreigner
-providing editing, consulting, and modeling services to Korean companies
One-Stop-Service.co.kr
- Online software sales in English
KoreaPop
- Korean CD online web store offering 'a Tasteful Selection of Korean
Entertainment'
Sports01.com's
Snowboard Packages - offering 150,000Won (all inclusive) weekend
snowboarding packages to Young Pyung (about 2 1/2 hours from Seoul).
Hanja
Tours - offers Korean adventure packages for such things as rafting,
canoeing, mountain biking, and shopping
Photo
Korea - KNTO's collection of photos for sale
Mucktong.com
- selling second hand albums and CD's, run by local musician Kim Byoung
Duk
IMF
Asiana
Airline
Korean
Air
KoreAm
- offering business language & cultural dducation, as well as translation
and Interpretation services
DHL
Korea - Int'l parcel shipping
FedEx
Korea - really fast Int'l parcel shipping
Reference
Korea
in Graph - Stats & Charts
Korea
through western cartographic eyes - an extensive account of Western
mapping efforts of the peninsula
Korea
Meteorological Administration - Official forecasts, satellite images
and other weather related goodies
Misc.
Homepages
HalfKorean.com
- dedicated to all the genetic possibilities of the world's most homogenous
race becoming less homogenous
Jaurim
TV - English site dedicated to the Korean rock group Jaurim, includes
lyric translation and more
Kimchi
People
Trekkids
Hiking Club - a yearly trek across the Korean peninula in support
of orphaned children
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