September - December 2017. Issue No. (29). A Newsletter Published as a Membership Service of Asia Society Korea. Asia Society Korea Become a Member Now! Lotte Hotel Seoul, Suite 615 For more information about our membership, 30 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu please contact us or visit our website at Seoul, Korea 04533, CPO Box 3500 www.asiasociety.org/korea. Tel: 82 2 759 7806 Fax: 82 2 757 0034 Email:
[email protected] Asia Society Korea’s 10th Anniversary 아 시 아 소 사 이 어 티 코 리 아 Sept 19, 2017 – After a long-anticipated wait, Asia Society Korea got its 10th anniversary cele- 소 brations underway by hosting a Kickoff Gala at Lotte Hotel Seoul. Lotte Group Chairman, Shin 식 Dong-bin, welcomed more than 300 dignitaries, members of the diplomatic community, and the Asia Society family to the fundraising dinner to celebrate ten years of building bridges between Korea, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region. (Continued on Page 4) South Korea’s Life-Defining Exam HONG KONG HOUSTON On Thursday, November 16, a LOS ANGELES 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook the southeastern part of Korea, MANILA injuring 14 and damaging many buildings and roads. Arguably, a MELBOURNE bigger shock was the govern- ment's decision to postpone MUMBAI the Suneung, South Korea‟s crit- NEW YORK ical college entrance exam, by one week in response to the SAN FRANCISCO natural disaster. SEOUL (Continued on Page 7) SHANGHAI WASHINGTON D.C. ZURICH Asia Society Korea 2 September - December 2017 Monthly Luncheon Series From Pyongyang to PyeongChang Daniel Pinkston, Mason Richey,