Hyangyak jipseongbang (Collection of Native Prescriptions for Saving Lives) and Uibang yuchwi (Classified Collection of Medical Prescriptions) were compiled regarding Korean native medicines, and ...

This image of South Korean actress Cha Joo-young is provided by Ghost Studio. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) SEOUL, Feb. 14 ...

Subsequently, imperialist powers, including Japan, vied with each other to pillage Joseon’s resources. In 1897, Joseon changed its name to the Korean Empire (Daehan Jeguk) and pushed ahead with ...

October 2017 - Asia Society Korea continues its World Heritage Series this month by previewing the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty. Joseon was Korea’s last dynasty, ruling over a united Korean ...

In 1982, Korean producer Yun Ho-jin traveled to the ... the last empress of the Joseon era who was assassinated by Japanese soldiers in 1895 and was long perceived negatively as a queen blinded ...

“The Ming played a crucial role in ending the war.”) At the time, the Korean peninsula was well into the Joseon dynasty, ...

Dr. Song-Mi Yi, Professor of Emerita at The Academy of Korean Studies gave a lecture called “True-View Landscape of the Late Joseon Period” at the Lotte Hotel Seoul to Asia Society members, the ...