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December 2010

Nanta (Cookin’) Performs in Turkey and the Czech Republic
December 1-11, 2010
Nonverbal performance group Nanta staged performances in Turkey, and the Czech Republic to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and the Czech Republic.
Venue•MEB Sura Salon, Ankara, Turkey/ Congress Center, Prague, Czech Republic
Contact•Culture and Arts Department

30th KF Forum
December 2, 2010
Strobe Talbott, President of the Brookings Institute, U.S., offered his insights on the theme of “U.S. Foreign Policy – Obama, New Congress, and the World.”
Venue•Plaza Hotel, Seoul, Korea
Contact•Public Policy Department

KF 19th Anniversary Winter Concert ‘Soaring High’
December 8, 2010
To mark the 19th anniversary of its establishment, the Korea Foundation presented its annual Winter Concert, which featured a performance by Novus Quartet, a prominent group of Korea’s chamber music scene, along with pianist Kim Tae-hyung, who has won several awards at prestigious international music competitions.
Venue•Kumho Art Hall
Contact•Culture and Arts Department

Korean Speech Contest
December 9-17, 2010
Korean speech contests were held in various countries around the world: Egypt (December 9), Hong Kong (December 11), Bulgaria (December 13) as part of the efforts to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Korea-Bulgaria diplomatic relations, and Myanmar (December 17).
Venue•Ain Shams University, Egypt; Chinese University of Hong Kong; Sofia University, Bulgaria; and the Korean Embassy in Myanmar
Contact•Korean Studies Department

3rd CJ Picture Book Festival
December 8-28, 2010
Illustrations and new picture books that have received CJ Picture Book Awards are on display, along with numerous other pictorial books, to reveal the trends of Korean picture books over the past two decades.
Venue•Korea Foundation Cultural Center
Contact•Culture and Arts Department

KF Global Leadership Camp
December 13-15, 2010
About 100 children of families from multicultural backgrounds in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province were invited to a special program to encourage their development into leaders of Korea and the world.
Venue•Daekyo HRD Center, Korea
Contact•Public Policy Department

Seminar on Human Resources Education for Korean Businesses
December 15, 2010
Managers of Korean enterprises doing business in Vietnam and Vietnamese university faculty members responsible for educating local manpower participated in a seminar that seeks to promote industrial-academic cooperation and examine issues related to the employment and education of local residents.
Venue•Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology, Vietnam
Contact•Korean Studies Department

Nam June Paik Exhibition at Tate Liverpool
December 17, 2010-March 13, 2011
Tate Liverpool in the United Kingdom presents an exhibition of Nam June Paik, as the gallery’s first-ever solo show of a Korean artist. The exhibition will showcase Paik’s TV works, robotic installations, and video works.
Venue•Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, U.K.
Contact•Culture and Arts Department


Kyushu University Research Center for Korean Studies
December 18, 2010
An academic conference was presented to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Research Center for Korean Studies at Kyushu University in Japan.
Venue•Kyushu University, Japan
Contact•Korean Studies Department

Korea-ASEAN Cooperation Forum
December 18-19, 2010
High-ranking representatives from Korea and ASEAN gathered to engage in comprehensive discussion on the theme of “Prospects after the ASEAN/G20/East Asia/APEC Summits.”
Venue•Hua Hin, Thailand
Contact•Public Policy Department

Korean Gallery at State Museum of Oriental Art in Russia
December 21, 2010
A traditional Korean music performance was staged to celebrate the reopening of the Korean gallery at the Russian State Museum of Oriental Art, which houses about 600 Korean artworks including 19th-20th century folklore artifacts.
Venue•State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow, Russia
Contact•Culture and Arts Department

Daegu World Music Joint Project ‘Hata’
December 23-30, 2010
New forms of world music are being presented through the music and cultures of various countries, in an effort to promote cultural exchange based on the medium of percussion music.
Venue•Art Hall of Green Cable Television Station and Hata, Daegu, Korea
Contact•Korean Studies Department

31st KF Forum
December 31, 2010
General Burwell B. Bell, former Commander of the Korea-U.S. Combined Forces, will speak on the future direction and development of the Korea-U.S. alliance.
Venue•Plaza Hotel, Seoul, Korea
Contact•Public Policy Department

• Korean Studies Department 82 - 2 - 2046 - 8541 / studies@kf.or.kr
• Public Diplomacy Department 82 - 2 - 2046 - 8529 / publicdiplomacy@kf.or.kr
• Culture and Arts Department 82 - 2 - 2151 - 6520 / cultural@kf.or.kr
• Media and Public Relations Center 82 - 2 - 2151 - 6527 / publication@kf.or.kr