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Global Network

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It is helping to improve Koreas image and promote a better understanding of

Korean government policy in the international community.

It is establishing networks with prominent organizations and gures in and

outside the country.

It is working to inform the world what Korea truly is and correct

misinformation about Korea around the world.

It is establishing and operating consultative bodies in the country and abroad

for promoting Korean culture overseas.

It is conducting research and analyses of the international understanding of

Korea and its culture to be reected in government policies.

KOCIS takes overall responsibility for operatingprojects and programs designed to promoteKorean culture overseas

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Soft Power

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It is expanding cultural exchanges with countries around the world

to promote better communication, cooperation and sharing.

Te scope o such exchanges has increased to embrace Central Asia, the Middle

East and Arica, going beyond Koreas traditional riends.

It organizes cultural events in many countries to commemorate the establishment

o diplomatic ties, thereby laying the oundation or mutual exchanges and

cooperation.

It is also helping to spread the spirit o sharing betting Koreas standing through

expanded ocial development assistance in culture.

It is introducing Korean culture to the world on the occasions of

important anniversaries or signicant events.

It makes eorts to promote Koreas image globally by means o the Korean Wave,

which is now spreading around the world.

It is also working to stage joint perormances with local art troupes and joint

exhibitions o artists to boost interactive cultural exchanges.

In addition, it is providing support or non-governmental exchanges with other

countries in the area o culture and arts.It is giving many opportunities for expatriates to enrich their stay in

Korea by having a rsthand experience of Korean culture.

As part o such endeavors, it has held the ROK-US Friendship Concert or the US

Forces Korea.

It has also provided Korean culture experience programs or international students

and migrant workers.

KOCIS is building up Koreas presence in the worldthrough culture to meet the challenges of the 21st century

characterized by soft power

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High Quality Contents

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As part of efforts to introduce Korea, it is distributing various publications

around the world.

It draws up plans or the publication and distribution o our booklets, including Facts about

Korea, on a regular basis as well as other publications on special occasions.

KOCIS is expanding the production o cartoons and animations, especially about Koreas

UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

It introduces Korea to the world with high-quality videos. By upgrading their quality, it helps elevate an understanding o Korea.

It ocuses on producing and distributing dierentiated videos and highlighting the image o

Korea as an I powerhouse.

It also cooperates with globally known V stations as part o eorts to increase the airing o

popular domestic dramas and other programs, which helps spread the Korean Wave.

It works together with domestic and foreign broadcasters to produce and

air TV programs introducing Korea with the aim of improving the

understanding of Korean culture.

It serves as an online gateway to Korea. It operates the ocial website o the Korean Government, www.korea.net, which provides

content in nine languages.

By bringing together various materials on overseas cultural promotion, it has become an

inormation hub.

In a bid to establish a global network, it makes use o social media, including blogs and witter.

KOCIS produces quality content conducive

to promoting the image of Korea

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Korea Premium

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KOCIS generates a Korea Premium in theinternational arena

It is making efforts to help enhance the understanding of Korea

by global opinion leaders.

As part o such endeavors, it holds international academic conerences and

seminars more ofen than in the past. In addition, it requently provides global opinion leaders with periodicals, videos

and online content.

It also helps dispatch domestic proessionals or overseas training and assists them

to collaborate with other organizations.

It invites important gures, including journalists, to Korea.

o provide accurate inormation about Korea, it has organized various invitational

programs on various themes, betting each dierent nation.

Furthermore, it maintains continual contact with those who have participated

in the programs.

It also helps oreign media outlets to portray Korea in a positive light.

It assists foreign journalists in Korea as well as visiting journalists,

thereby expanding the groundwork for a better understanding of

the nation.

In addition, it provides assistance or journalists accompanying oreign heads o

state and government when they visit Korea.

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True Image of Korea

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It corrects misinformation about Korea with a staff exclusively

responsible for that work.

It also provides assistance or the civic organizations and individuals engaged in the

work o correcting misinormation.

It assists those holding lectures in other countries to give accurate inormation

about Korea.

It assists various activities aimed at giving exact information about

Korea to young people from home and abroad.

It gives out various contents introducing Korean culture to backpackers and college

students going abroad or volunteer work.

It holds various online events in which netizens rom home and abroad can participate.

o assist civilian PR activities, KOCIS dispatches and supports the Korean Culture and

Arts Corps, a mission made up o young people.

It continues efforts to address controversies surrounding the naming

of the East Sea and sovereignty over the island of Dokdo.

It established a collaborative ramework with organizations concerned, including

the Ministry o Foreign Aairs and rade and the Northeast Asian History Foundation.

It also works together with civic groups, including the Voluntary Agency Network

o Korea (VANK) and the Society or East Sea Research.

It holds brieng sessions or oreign journalists and provides them with promotional

contents.

KOCIS helps elevate the prestige of the nationby giving accurate information about Korea

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BridgetotheWorld

KOCIS

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The Architect's Rendition ofNew York Korea Center

The number and services of the overseas Cultural Centers are expanding quickly.

As o February 2011, the number o Korean Cultural Centers abroad stands at 20 in 16 countries.

By 2012, the gure will increase to 37 in 31 countries. Te number o Korea Centers will increase

gradually.

A Korea Center denotes a Korean Cultural Center complex that houses other Korean organizations.

Services o hub Cultural Centers will be beeed up, too.

Cultural Centers develop programs that meet the needs of local people.

Policies are being ormulated to enable the 20 Cultural Centers to launch their own specialty

programs in addition to regular projects.

Regular projects include various seminars, exhibitions, stage perormances,

lms and the operation o libraries.

KOCIS operates Korean Cultural Centers abroadthat serve as conduits of communication with

nations around the world

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Channelof

Culture

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They provide Korean language and culture classes.

Lectures and seminars eature Korean history, ne arts, music, dance, literature,

architecture, taekwondo, traditional costumes and arts and crafs as well as dierent types

o popular culture.

Culture workshops and tours are offered to local citizens, including

ethnic Koreans, with the aim of giving them opportunities to experience

and familiarize themselves with the rich, time-honored Korean culture.

Popular Korean lms and drama videos are played locally.

Cultural Centers actively participate in the lm estivals taking place in their host countries.

IT-multimedia exhibitions provide video contents and photos featuring

various aspects of Korean culture.

Te quality o these contents is breathtaking as they are being produced utilizing Koreasworld-class I and digital technology.

In addition to various arts exhibitions, stage performances are presented,

ranging from traditional songs and dances to modern musicals and

exhibitions.

Joint perormances with the artists o host countries are staged requently and perorming

artists exchange visits routinely.

Cultural Centers are keen about introducing Korean culture in various

local festivals and events of the host country.

Tey also actively support multicultural educational programs carried out by local schools.

The libraries in Cultural Centers are equipped with books on the Korean

language and culture as well as travel guides, photo books, magazines,

newspapers and annuals.

Many o them are available or loan. Multimedia centers play Korean movies, V dramas

and traditional music or visitors.

The programs of KoreanCultural Centers abroadpresent the diverse stylesandflavors of Koreanculture

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Korean Cultural Centers and Culture andInformation Officers are located worldwide.

Marked on the map are 20 Korean Cultural Centers (KCC), including our Korea Centers.It also includes 15 locations o KOCIS ocers working out o Korean Embassies.

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Contact

Information for

Cultural Centers

and Cultureand Information

Officers

Japan(Osaka)

The Philippines

(Manila)

Cultural Center

Cultural Center

4th FL. Mindan Bldg. 2-4-2 Nakazaki, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan

122 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Town Center,Fort Bonifacio, Taguig city 1634, Philippines

osaka.korean-culture.org

embassy_philippines.mofat.go.kr

81662928760

63-2-856-9210

China(Shanghai)

Cultural CenterRoom 501, Huizhi Building, No.396 North Caoxi Rd,Shanghai, China

shanghai.korean-culture.org 862151083533

China(Hong Kong)

Consulate

General5-6/F, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road , Hong Kong hkg.mofat .go.kr 85225294141

Vietnam(Hanoi)

Asia &Pacific

(13 Cities in10 Countries)

TheAmericas(7 Cities in

5 Countries)

Cultural Center 49 Nguyen Du S tree t, Ha i Ba Trung Dist rict , Hanoi v ie tnam.korean-cu lture.org 84439445980~1

Thailand(Bangkok)

Embassy23 Thiam-Ruammit Road, Ratchadapiesk, Huay-Kwang,Bangkok 10320

tha.mofat.go.kr 6622477537~39

India(New Delhi)

Embassy9 Chandragupta Marg. Chanakyapuri Extension, New Delhi-110021,India

ind.mofat.go.kr 911142007033

Indonesia(Jakarta)

EmbassyThe Plaza Office Tower 30th fl, Jl. Thamrin Kav. 28-30,

Jakarta Pusat 10350idn.mofat.go.kr 62-21-2992-2500

Singapore(Singapore)

Embassy 47 Scotts Road #08-00 Goldbell Tower Singapore 228233 sgp.mofat.go.kr 6562561188

Australia(Sydney)

ConsulateGeneral

8 th Floor, 32-36 Mar tin P lace, Sydney 2000 Austral ia aus-sydney.mofa t.go .k r 61292100200

Kazakhstan(Astana)

Cultural Center1st floor, Nur-Saulet-2 business-center, Imanova St. 13, Astana,Kazakhstan

www.koreanculture.kz 7-7172-901-113

Canada(Ottawa)

Embassy 150 Boteler Street Ottawa, Ontario KIN 5A6 Canada can-ottawa.mofat.go.kr 16132445015

Mexico

(Mexico City)Embassy

Lope Diaz de Armendariz No. 110 Col.Lomas Virreyes C.P. 11000 Mexico D.F

mex.mofat.go.kr 525552029866

Japan(Tokyo) Embassy 1-2-5 Minami Azabu , Mina to-Ku, Tokyo, Japan (106-8577 ) www .ko rea.o r.jp 81332257497

Cultural Center 4-4-10 Yotsuya. Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan www.koreanculture.jp 81333575970

United States(Washington, D.C.) Embassy 2450 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008 U.S.A www.koreaembassy.org 12029395653

Cultural Center 2370 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008 U.S.A dynamic-korea.com 12029395684

United States(New York)

Cultural Center 460 Park Avenue 6th.Fl . New York , N.Y . 10022 , U .S .A www.koreancu lture.org 12127599550/2

Consulate General 335 East 45th St. New York, N .Y . 100 17, U.S.A usa-newyo rk.mofat .go .kr

United States

(Los Angeles)

Cultural Center 5505 Wilsh ire Bou levard , Los Ange les, Ca li fo rn ia 90036, USA www.kccla.org 13239367141

Consulate General 3243 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010 usa-losangeles.mofat.go.kr 12133859300

China(Beijing)

Cultural CenterNo.1 Guanghua Xili, Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District,Beijing, China

china.korean-culture.org 861065016566

Country(City)

Region Organization Address Website Phone Number

16466746032

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Organization

Planning and

Operations Division

International Cultural

Affairs Division

Foreign Media

Relations Division

Global

Communication and

Contents Division

Cultural

Exchange and

CooperationDivision

Director-General for Public

Diplomacy Planning

Director/Assistant Minister

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