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North Korea WWW Virtual Library
South Korea WWW Virtual Library

Kim Dae-jung and the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize (UCLA CEAS)

Note: Software for reading Korean Hangul fonts is avaliable at the following web sites:

 Newspapers & Journals  Reference materials  Government Information  Search engines Libraries  Further links

General:

Newspapers and Journals

• Digital Chosun Ilbo ³ÃÃAñ‰þ° (ROK)
• JHan's Korean newspapers and news
• KINDS (Korean Integrated News Database System) (access to all articles published in major Korean newspapers over the past 12 years, major magazines over the past 7 years and all three English-language newspapers also over the past 7 years. There are also sections dealing with local press and professional periodicals as well as the transcripts of major news broadcasts over many years. Free access but registration necessary)
• Korea Times (major English language daily) (ROK)
• Korea Herald (major English language daily) (ROK)
• Korean News (from Korean Central News Agency, DPRK. Site located in Japan)
• The People's Korea ³ÃÃA¸sþ° (DPRK)

Reference Materials

• CIA World Factbook: North Korea
• CIA World Factbook: South Korea
• Korea National Statistical Office
• Korea.net

Government Information (ROK)

• Office of the President, Republic of KOREA or English site
• The National Assembly, Republic of KOREA or English site
• Korean Central Government (site maintained by Seoul Metropolitan Government)
• Ministry of National Defense or English site
• Korean Institute for Defense Analyses or English site [Site includes the English-language Korean Journal of Defense Analysis (a very interesting read, especially if you are interested in North Korea)]
• Ministry of Education
• Ministry of Finance and Economy or English site
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade or English site [Site includes official statements and speeches in English and Korean]
• Minstry of Unification [ROK government body which deals with all things North Korean. Includes news, analyses and other documents (including the Ministry's White Papers)]
• National Intelligence Service [includes a short 'Weekly on North Korea' and other information on the North]

Government Information (DPRK)

• DPRK - North Korea (Tim Beal, NZ)
• The Nautilus Instutute [US research center which publishes a regular digest on North Korea and related issues]
• Korean Institute for National Unification [major ROK government-sponsored research body dealing with North Korea]

Search Engines

• Korean Yahoo
• Search Engine Summary - Korea

Libraries

• Korean library and information resources
• The National Assembly Library
• The National Library of Korea
• Korean Collections Consortium of North America

Further Links

• Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawai'i
• Stat-Korea and KOSIS [Korean statistical sites - Korean language skills necessary]
• Korea National Statistical Office or English site [also offers access to KOSIS in English under the 'searchable data' option]
• Kimsoft
• KoreaWeb.ws (portal to Korean Studies resources)
  
• Korean Legal Research Resources on the Internet (Southern Illinois University site)

Subject:

Art

• Chinju National Museum, Korea
• Chongju National Museum, Korea
• Chonju National Museum, Korea
• Kongju National Museum, Korea
• Kwangju National Museum, Korea
• National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea
• National Museum of Korea
• Puyo National Museum, Korea
• Taegu National Museum, Korea

The Economy (ROK)

• Korean Development Institute [major government think-tank dealing with economic policy]
• Korea Economic Research Institute [another major think-tank]
• The Korean Institute of Finance
• Korea Trade Promotion Corporation (KOTRA) or English site [Includes Silkroad21, a database of Korean companies and products]

The Economy (DPRK)

• Hyundai Research Institute [good site for data on the North Korean economy]
• Digital KOTRA: the North Korean economy [site offers excellent reports on the current state of the North Korean economy]

Education

• Dongguk University
• Seoul National Univerity
• Yonsei University

History

• Annals of the Choson Dynasty
  Note: it is also recommended by the site that you download fonts for using this resource.
  
• Center for the Study of the Korean War
• Korean American Digital Archive
  [A database containing a diverse collection of records documenting the experiences of the Korean American community during the period of resistance to Japanese rule in Korea. The materials are from the Korean Heritage Collection, University of Southern California, San Diego.]
  
• Korean War Historical Documents
  [Self-description: Presents a collection of Korean War historical documents. Offers the full-text versions of documents prior to, during, and after the Korean War. Contains documents dated from 1910 until the present time. Includes treaties, the Korean Armistice Agreement, news articles, and other related documents.]
• Korean History : a bibliography [compiled by Kenneth Robinson]
  [Self-description: This ... bibliography covers [...] not only political, diplomatic, and economic history, but also historical linguistics, art history, literature, philosophy and religion, and overseas Koreans.]

Philosophy and religion

• International Conference on Korean Son Buddhism

Politics

• The Korea Peninsula