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Anglo-Korean Society annual House of Commons dinner

28-Sep-08

Anglo-Korean Society annual House of Commons dinner

A reminder of the Anglo-Korean Society annual House of Commons dinner on Thursday 6 November. This ever-popular event will commence with a guided tour of the chambers of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, followed by a reception on the Terrace Pavilion and dinner at the Churchill Dining Room. The guest speaker will be Warwick Morris, former British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. Warwick Morris retired earlier this year from the Diplomatic Service. For much of his 38 year career, accompanied throughout by his wife Pam, he dealt with Asia, especially South Korea where he served three times for a total of 13 years, most recently as Ambassador for 4 years. Prior to that he was ...
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Celebrate Chuseok with the Anglo Korean Society

30-Aug-08

Celebrate Chuseok with the Anglo Korean Society

The Anglo-Korean Society celebrates Chuseok in an event at Asia House on Tuesday 16 September. Chuseok, or Harvest Moon Festival, is Korea’s main annual celebration and takes place on the 15th day of the Eighth Moon according to the lunar calendar. Usually described as a thanksgiving for a good harvest, its origins lie in ancient ancestor worship. Koreans visit their hometowns causing a mass migration every year, pay respect to their ancestors and eat special foods such as songpyeong, a crescent-shaped rice cake which is steamed on a bed of pine needles and filled with beans, chestnuts and jujube. [caption id="attachment_4363" align="alignright" width="129" caption="Chuseok feast"][/caption]At this year’s Chuseok event, Dr Charlotte Horlyck will discuss the meaning of Chuseok, in particular the ...
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An evening with immigration lawyers Laura Devine

25-May-08
Another event from the Anglo Korean Society's packed programme: ANGLO -KOREAN SOCIETY JOINT PRESIDENTS H.E. The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Dr Cho Yoon-Je Dr Robert Hawley CBE CHAIRMAN Sir Stephen Brown LAURA DEVINE (Immigration Solicitor) Thursday 5 June 2008 6.30 pm Laura Devine Solicitors 11 OLD JEWRY LONDON EC2R 8DU (off Poultry, nearest underground station Bank) Laura Devine Solicitors is a niche immigration firm and is recognised as one of the leading immigration practices in the UK. The firm comprises 14 specialist lawyers and its principal, Laura Devine, is renowned as a leading immigration authority. The firm provides specialist advice on all aspects of immigration to the UK and US (except asylum) and European free movement and additionally advises on immigration issues world-wide. Laura Devine Solicitors is a member of the Immigration Law ...
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A diplomatic career in Korea

14-May-08

A diplomatic career in Korea

Jennifer Barclay reports from the AKS Evening with Warwick Morris at the KCC Wednesday 7 May, 2008 Warwick Morris retired from the British Diplomatic Service in February 2008 after 38 years, 13 of which he and his wife spent in South Korea in three very different postings. Members and guests of the Anglo-Korean Society had a real treat on Wednesday 7 May when we were invited to hear him speak at the Korean Cultural Centre off Trafalgar Square, followed by a buffet with the opportunity to mingle afterwards. Morris is an immensely likeable, entertaining and self-effacing speaker and in the brief time allotted gave a clear view of the changes in South Korea over three decades. Former British Ambassador to the Republic of ...
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The Anglo-Korean Society post-graduate bursary

25-Apr-08
Not to be confused with the SOAS / AKS post-graduate bursary. That particular AKS is the Academy of Korean Studies. This post is about the Anglo-Korean Society's bursary, administered by BAKS. Having sorted out that little confusion, read on... The Anglo-Korean Society through the Bursary Committee of the British Association for Korean Studies is offering a single £500 bursary on a competitive basis to post-graduate students. The Anglo-Korean Society was founded in 1956 to foster friendship between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea. By providing opportunities for contacts between British nationals and Koreans residing in or visiting Britain, the Society seeks to bring together everyone in the UK who has an interest in Korean matters, and to act as a forum for ...
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An evening with Warwick Morris

24-Apr-08
News of an upcoming event organised by the Anglo Korean Society: AN EVENING WITH WARWICK MORRIS FORMER BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA WEDNESDAY 7th MAY 2008 6.30 pm KOREAN CULTURAL CENTRE UK Grand Buildings, 1 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5EJ Warwick Morris (right) retired from the British Diplomatic Service in February of this year, after 38 years, 13 of which he and his wife spent in South Korea : 1975 to 1979, 1988 to 1991 and most recently, as Ambassador, from Nov 2003 to Jan 2008. Prior to that he was Ambassador to Vietnam. He visited North Korea in 1991 & 2004. As well as updating the Society's members on recent and current developments in South Korea, he will look back at some of the events ...
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AKS Korean night - she said

23-Apr-08

AKS Korean night - she said

One of two accounts of the recent Anglo-Korean Society evening at the KCC - this one by new contributor Béatrice Colbrant What a cheerful and pleasant evening at the Korean Cultural Centre, organised on 10 April 2008 by indefatigable and always enthusiastic Sylvia Park, social events secretary of the Anglo Korean Society! The new Korean Cultural Centre is ideally located at Number 1 Northumberland Avenue, WC2N 5EJ, near Trafalgar Square, in premises which are dedicated to the discovery and the enjoyment of Korean culture. An important convivial space, an art gallery and a library make it the ideal location for an evening of Korean delights. “Contemporary Korean Art”, the current exhibition (from 27 March to 16 May), paints a portrait of contemporary ...
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AKS Korean night - he said

23-Apr-08

AKS Korean night - he said

One of two accounts of the recent Anglo-Korean Society evening at the KCC - this one by Matthew Jackson The forces of the AKS, KTO and KCC were combined to good effect at the Cultural Evening on Thursday, 10 April. Walking around the packed Cultural Centre, it felt as though things have changed a lot in the last two years, and there is a chance that Korea may become known in this country for more than its history in the past fifty years. The core of the evening was a series of talks and performances in the multi-purpose hall. Sir Stephen Brown, the AKS chairman, opened proceedings with a brief speech, introducing high profile attendants, which included a senior Hyundai executive. He ...
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These people make me angry

23-Apr-08
Today we have two accounts of the AKS evening of Korean culture on 10 April (one of them unsolicited by me). Both of them are favourable and rightly appreciative of the efforts of Sylvia Park of the AKS in organising the event. So I feel justified in presenting another angle. The evening was scheduled to start at 7pm, so I swanned in, Korean-style, at 7:10 and wondered where everyone was. I grabbed a glass of wine from the dapper Mr Corbishley at the bar, said hello to a couple of embassy and KCC officials and ambled in the direction of the multi-purpose space. The proceedings had in fact started bang on time, and AKS members and their guests were packed into the ...
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AKS Korean Evening at the KCC

19-Mar-08
The Anglo-Korean Society will be presenting its regular Korean Culture evening on 10 April. If it happened last year, I'm afraid I missed it, but two years ago I went along. It was my first event as an AKS member, and I was very frustrated because there had been some very generous sponsorship of the wine but this was in the middle of Lent and I was abstaining. Apart from the wine, there was a splendid buffet, speeches, a raffle, some tourism videos and of course the opportunity to make new friends and catch up with old ones. One of the highlights of the evening was a demonstration of taekwondo by some local Korean children. Cute. The event two years ago was ...
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The War Veterans’ Annual Report

28-Jan-08
One of the things I want to do this year is to start to provide a little coverage of the activities and stories of the veterans from the Korean War. Where better to start than a report of the activities of the British Korean Veterans Association over the past year, presented last week to the AGM of the Anglo-Korean Society by their National Chairman, Colonel GM Gadd OBE. The text is reproduced with his permission. Chairman's Report to the Annual General meeting of the Anglo-Korean Society held at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, London, on Wednesday 23rd January 2008 Introduction 1. I am pleased, after an absence of three years, that I am able to attend this AGM to present ...
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Anglo-Korean Society postgraduate bursary

27-Jan-08
ANGLO-KOREAN SOCIETY BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR KOREAN STUDIES The AKS and BAKS are pleased to announce the Anglo-Korean Society Post-Graduate Bursary Programme. A single £500 bursary is being offered on a competitive basis to taught and research post-graduate students. The submission date for all applications will be 1 April, 2008. The programme will be administered by the Bursary Committee of the British Association for Korean Studies on behalf of the Anglo-Korean Society. Information about the bursary and application forms may be obtained from the Chair of the BAKS Bursary Committee, Prof. James H. Grayson, or from the BAKS website at www.baks.org.uk which will be put up shortly. Prof. Grayson's contact details are: Prof. James H. Grayson, Chair BAKS Bursary Committee School of East Asian Studies University of Sheffield Sheffield S10 ...
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Anglo-Korean Bridge At The House Of Commons

10-Nov-07

Anglo-Korean Bridge At The House Of Commons

By Jennifer Barclay 'You getting wet, love?' asked the policeman outside the Houses of Parliament, where it was drizzling on the evening of 25 October. I was early and getting a little damp, but sure my ticket bearer would show up soon. Instead, the policeman ushered me inside, giving me an opportunity to gaze on the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, where royals lie in state when they pop off. For me, the most exciting thing about the Anglo-Korean Society Annual Dinner at the House of Commons on 25 October was the setting. I'd been fretting about my Lounge Suit, but the fascinating guided tour of the House of Commons and House of Lords took my mind off all that. ...
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Reminder - AKS Annual Dinner

06-Oct-07
A reminder to members of the Anglo-Korean Society to get their cheques off to Sylvia Park soon. Deadline for cheques is 15 October. In case you've lost the application form, you can download it here. The details: Thursday 25th October at the House of Commons. Host: Peter Bottomley M.P. (Secretary of the Anglo-Korean Parliamentary Group) Guest Speaker: The Rt Hon The Lord Richard QC (Past President of the UK Korea Forum for the Future; Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lorts 1997-1998) Guest of Honour: H.E. The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Dr Cho Yoon-Je. Reception at the Terrace Pavilion, 7:15pm, Dinner in the Churchill Dining Room 8:00pm Dress: Lounge Suits Guided tour of the House of Commons & House of Lords: 6:15pm ...
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Bang goes Chuseok

05-Sep-07
Two events to celebrate Chuseok, Korea's harvest festival. Firstly, the Anglo-Korean Society will be having a buffet dinner at Young Bean Kwan on the Barbican highwalks in the City on 20 September. Guest of honour will be Ambassador Cho. There will be a short pre-dinner talk on Korean customs and food, and guests will be entertained by young Korean musicians on traditional instruments. Pre-booking required with the AKS. Download a flier for the Chuseok dinner here. AKS membership enquiries to Sylvia Park (sylviaparkairtravel at hotmail dot co dot uk) Second, the British Museum will be celebrating Chuseok on 22 September. Many of the entertainments from the Thames Festival the previous weekend will be appearing in the forecourt of the BM, and also in some ...
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Dinner with the ambassadors

22-Mar-07
For those who need a warm-up before the event this evening, I'm going to aim to be at El Vino's for a quick snifter from about 6:15pm if I can escape from work. El Vino's is on the Barbican highwalks just west of the Wood Street / London Wall interchange, about 30 seconds walk from Young Bean. El Vino location map here.
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Have dinner with not one but two ambassadors

03-Mar-07
A rare opportunity for people interested in things Korean: have dinner with not one but two ambassadors. H.E. Warwick Morris, British ambassador to Seoul, will be addressing the Anglo-Korean Society and friends on 22 March, giving his perspectives on UK - ROK relations and trade links. With him will be H.E. Dr Cho Yoon-je, the ROK's ambassador to the UK. The talk will be followed by a buffet supper. The event will be held at Young Bean, on the Barbican highwalks (3 St Alphage High Walk, London EC2Y 5EL), a favourite place of mine for their lunchtime buffet, being not a million miles from my employer's front door. The event is open to all, but you need to book in advance. ...
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AKS V&A visit

03-Oct-06
Many thanks to Sylvia Park for organising a fun evening of food and learning on 20 September, and of course to Beth McKillop, curator of the V&A's Asian collection, for guiding the assembled company through the V&A's Korean exhibits. The evening started in the Samsung gallery at the V&A, in front of the stoneware from the three kingdoms and unified Silla periods. Beth noted that the potters wheel had been introduced into Korea from China very early in the first millennium CE, long before the technology was discovered in the west. We paused in front of a unified Silla period funerary urn (right), before moving on to the Koryo dynasty exhibits. Beth talked about the painting and inlaying technique ...
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Guided Tour of V&A collection

10-Aug-06
Anglo-Korean Society members have a treat in store on 20 September. Beth McKillop, keeper of the Asian department at the V&A, will be offering an evening guided tour. The tour will start in the Samsung Gallery of Korean Art, and then take in some of the Chinese, Indian and Middle Eastern exhibits. The tour will also give a general introduction to the Museum's collecting and research, including the Futureplan, which is modernising the displays. We will then move on to Bibimbub in Earl's Court for a Korean dinner. Tickets £20 (and membership details) from Sylvia Park.
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Anglo Korean Society celebration dinner

03-Jun-06
The AKS is holding its annual dinner on HMS Belfast on 14 June. I haven't been to one of these events before, but the AKS evening at the Foreign Press Association during Lent was a rather fun occasion. A flier is attached.
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