*Korea Studies: South Korean Resources

Korean arts and culture stats. Only in Korean.

Statistics provide by the Bank of Korea, the central bank of South Korea

Gallup Korea conducts political and social opinion polls which is associated with Gallup International Association since its establishment in 1974,

Statistics provided by the Korean Women's Development Institute

Statistics gathered by the Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI), which conducts research on behalf of the South Korean Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development

Statistics on small and medium Korean industries provided by the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business (Kbiz)

Official statistics on South Korea

Statistics gathered by the South Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor

Statistics on South Korea by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Statistics Korea coordinates national statistics, establishment of statistical standards, production & distribution of various economic and social statistics, processing & management of statistical information and various statistical data.

World Bank statistics on South Korea

NAL provides impartial, accurate, and up-to-date information services to the Members of the National Assembly and legislative support organizations.

This site doesn't provide an English translation. Users can cross-search by the date of proposed bills or by bill case number.

(Korean, English)

Digital archives of the Korean government from the 1950s to 1990s

Korea Legislation Research Institute
Korea Law Translation Center
The legal translation services of current Korean statutes into English and other languages aims to promote global understanding of Korean legislation and global standing of the Republic of Korea by expanding foreign investment, trade and exchange, and to improve the convenience of foreign residents domiciled in Korea.

Korean laws in English provided by the Ministry of Government Legislation

(Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese)

Consititutionof the Republic of Korea
National Assembly-Related Laws
Recently Passed Bills

(Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese)

Official Korean website of the South Korean government

Official English website of the South Korean government

Korea's Global TV, Arirang (Korean, English)

(Korean, English)

(Korean Only)

(Korean, English)

83 classic Korean films dating back to the 1930s available for free viewing with English subtitles. Provided by the Korean Film Archive.

Database for newspaper articles in full-text since 1990 including: 경향신문, 국민일보, 내일신문, 동아일보, 문화일보, 서울신문, 세계일보, 한겨레신문, 한국일보, 아시아투데이 and some English papers. For 1960–1989, scanned images of the four major dailies--경향신문, 동아일보, 서울신문, and 한국일보--are viewable by date. Also includes historic newspapers. Editorials are translated into English.

Full-text of several Korean newspapers

Korean, English, and Chinese

One of Korea's largest circulating newspapers. Korean and English.

Korean, English, and Japanese

Korean Only

English Edition

English Edition

Open source newspaper

Archive of Korean newspaper, Chosun Ilbo

Archive of Korean newspaper, Donga Ilbo