Korea

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:

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

Government Information (ROK)

• The National Assembly, Republic of KOREA or English site
• 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
• 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
• 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]
• KoreaWeb.ws (portal to Korean Studies resources)
  

Art

• National Museum of 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) [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
• Yonsei University

History

• Annals of the Choson Dynasty
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• Korean American Digital Archive

Philosophy and religion

• International Conference on Korean Son Buddhism