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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KOREA FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000748691
		IRS NUMBER:				133226146
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		N-Q
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04058
		FILM NUMBER:		051230662

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		345 PARK AVE
		STREET 2:		C/O DEUTSCHE ASSET MANAGEMENT
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10154
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-295-3986

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		DEUTSCHE ASSET MANAGEMENT
		STREET 2:		TWO INTERNATIONAL FUND
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM N-Q
             QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
                          MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
                         -------------------------------

Investment Company Act file number  811-4058

                              The Korea Fund, Inc.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


                                 345 Park Avenue
                               New York, NY 10154
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


                                  Paul Schubert
                                 345 Park Avenue
                               New York, NY 10154
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (212) 454-7190
                                                     --------------

Date of fiscal year end:  06/30
                          -----

Date of reporting period: 9/30/05
                         --------

Form N-Q is to be used by registered management investment companies, other than
small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (ss.ss. 239.24 and
274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60
days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule
30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). The
Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory,
disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and
the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required
to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the
Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control
number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information
collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington,
DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the
clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.

ITEM 1.  SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

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<CAPTION>
Investment Portfolio                          as of September 30, 2005  (Unaudited)
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The Korea Fund, Inc.

                                                       Shares             Value ($)
                                                    --------------------------------

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    Common Stocks 81.2%
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Consumer Discretionary 12.1%

Auto Components 6.6%
<S>                                                     <C>           <C>
Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.                                  3,021,893     39,963,702
Hyundai Mobis                                             237,242     19,484,082
Nexen Tire Corp.                                          270,761      6,499,821
Samsung Climate Control Co., Ltd. (a)                     560,224      3,527,237
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      69,474,842

Hotels Restaurants & Leisure 2.1%
Hotel Shilla Co., Ltd.                                    581,047      5,172,905
Kangwon Land, Inc.                                        996,081     16,991,128
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      22,164,033

Internet & Catalog Retail 0.4%
GS Home Shopping, Inc.                                     38,044      3,952,055

Media 1.5%
Cheil Communications, Inc.                                 54,153     10,379,109
Yedang Entertainment Co., Ltd.*                           360,584      5,183,287
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      15,562,396

Multiline Retail 1.1%
Taegu Department Store Co., Ltd. (a)                      904,880     11,663,283

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.4%
BYC Co., Ltd.                                              26,761      4,090,445

Consumer Staples 9.0%

Beverages 0.4%
Hite Brewery Co., Ltd.                                     33,846      4,184,124

Food & Staples Retailing 3.3%
Shinsegae Co., Ltd.                                        91,914     34,087,895

Food Products 3.2%
CJ Corp.                                                   67,424      4,762,002
Crown Confectionary Co., Ltd.                              64,714      9,302,444
Nam Yang Dairy Products Co., Ltd.                          22,771     12,285,647
Nhong Shim Co., Ltd.                                       25,880      6,708,711
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      33,058,804

Tobacco 2.1%
KT&G Corp.                                                514,085     22,267,985

Energy 5.9%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
S-Oil Corp. (a)                                           560,001     45,884,126
SK Corp.                                                  276,717     16,043,487
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      61,927,613

Financials 16.2%

Banks 5.3%
Jeonbuk Bank (a)                                        1,886,994     15,551,652
Kookmin Bank                                              615,438     36,271,621
Kookmin Bank (ADR)                                         68,312      4,047,486
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      55,870,759

Capital Markets 1.3%
Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.                       295,739      8,644,025
Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.                              111,500      4,701,485
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      13,345,510

Consumer Finance 0.7%
LG Card Co., Ltd.*                                        204,221      7,730,454

Insurance 8.9%
Korean Reinsurance Co.                                  1,112,357     10,233,471
Oriental Fire & Marine Insurance Co.                      395,893     13,999,475
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (a)             663,110     68,630,455
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      92,863,401

Health Care 0.6%

Pharmaceuticals
Choongwae Pharma Corp.                                     59,975      2,270,256
Yuhan Corp.                                                33,031      4,336,605
                                                                     -----------
                                                                       6,606,861

Industrials 4.7%

Air Freight & Logistics 1.2%
Korea Express Co., Ltd.*                                  204,344     12,337,012

Building Products 0.2%
Samwoo EMC Co., Ltd.                                      510,926      2,595,024

Commercial Services & Supplies 2.1%
Insun ENT Co., Ltd.                                       255,329      3,401,124
S1 Corp.                                                  381,954     18,411,391
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      21,812,515

Construction & Engineering 0.2%
Samho International Co., Ltd.                             141,088      2,291,750

Electrical Equipment 0.6%
KL Tech, Inc.*                                             91,600      2,141,869
LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. (ADR)*                           186,147      3,827,182
                                                                     -----------
                                                                       5,969,051

Machinery 0.4%
Korea Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.                              153,793      4,428,826

Information Technology 20.4%

Communications Equipment 0.2%
INTOPS Co., Ltd.                                          109,997      2,345,408

Computers & Peripherals 0.2%
Daeyang E&C Ltd.*                                         251,469      1,672,443

Electronic Equipment & Instruments 3.8%
Ace Digitech Co. Ltd.*                                    286,535      2,463,075
Dae Duck Electronics Co., Ltd.                            244,297      2,434,776
Hankuk Electric Glass Co., Ltd.                            96,394      3,417,900
Interflex Co., Ltd.                                       452,035      6,194,634
Jahwa Electronics Co., Ltd.                               527,917      3,693,143
NEPES Corp.*                                                3,378         44,511
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.                                     142,119     14,777,107
SE Co., Ltd. (b) (g)                                      636,950      1,916,649
Simm Tech Co., Ltd.                                       739,583      5,237,679
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      40,179,474

Internet Software & Services 0.6%
NHN Corp.*                                                 34,115      5,802,983

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 15.5%
Mtekvision Co., Ltd.                                       56,318      1,878,166
Phicom Corp.                                              717,516      5,631,486
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (a) (c)                     230,350    129,799,521
Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (a)                         650,192     16,667,596
SFA Engineering Corp.                                     315,573      7,832,622
                                                                     -----------
                                                                     161,809,391

Software 0.1%
Ahnlab, Inc.                                               80,869      1,596,455

Materials 9.0%

Chemicals 1.3%
LG Chemical Ltd.                                          143,834      6,188,928
Samsung Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.                          287,682      7,347,126
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      13,536,054

Construction Materials 0.4%
Sungshin Cement Co., Ltd.                                 186,957      4,246,172

Containers & Packaging 0.2%
Youlchon Chemical Co., Ltd.                               237,795      2,575,068

Metals & Mining 7.1%
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.                              792,585     16,292,236
POSCO (a)                                                 254,977     57,177,401
SODIFF Advanced Materials Co., Ltd.                        35,227        636,348
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      74,105,985

Telecommunication Services 3.3%

Wireless Telecommunication Services
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.                                      174,924     33,945,482
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $249,636,658)
                                                                     850,099,553

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    Preferred Stocks 17.7%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Consumer Discretionary 7.5%

Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Co.                                       1,022,120     51,914,097
Hyundai Motor Co. (2nd)                                   499,954     26,447,015
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      78,361,112

Consumer Staples 1.1%

Food Products
CJ Corp.                                                  201,178      8,290,037
CJ Corp. (2nd)                                             34,073      1,959,157
CJ Corp. (3rd) (Convertible)                               20,446      1,136,433
                                                                     -----------
                                                                      11,385,627

Energy 0.6%

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
S-Oil Corp.                                               105,626      6,771,806

Financials 2.4%

Diversified Financial Services 0.5%
Daishin Securities Co., Ltd.                              450,481      4,964,573

Insurance 1.9%
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.                 361,365     20,258,603

Information Technology 5.7%

Electronic Equipment & Instruments 0.1%
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.                                      23,231      1,504,950

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 5.6%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (c)                         134,164     58,371,305

Materials 0.4%

Chemicals
LG Chemical Ltd.                                          130,644      3,906,174
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $26,166,910)
                                                                     185,524,150

                                                          Principal
                                                          Amount ($)    Value ($)
                                                   ---------------------------------

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Convertible Bond 0.0%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Consumer Staples
Haitai Confectionery Loan Certificates, Zero Coupon,    9,577,892          8,149
  11/28/2009 (b) (d) (e)
    (Cost $0)

                                                           Shares        Value ($)
                                                  ---------------------------------

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Rights 0.0%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Information Technology
Nepes Corp.*  (Cost $1,263)                                  568          2,050

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Cash Equivalents 0.1%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Scudder Cash Management QP Trust, 3.74%  (f)             807,785         807,785
  (Cost $807,785)
                                                                 % of       Value
                                                           Net Assets         ($)
                                                         -------------------------
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $ 276,612,616)              99.0  1,036,441,687
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net                             1.0      10,468,151
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net Assets                                                  100.0  1,046,909,838

    For information on the Fund's policies regarding the valuation of
    investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the
    Fund's most recent semi-annual or annual financial statements.

*   Non-income producing security.

(a)  Affiliated issuers. An affiliated issuer is a company in which the Fund has
     ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. A summary of the Fund's
     transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 with companies
     which are or were affiliates is as follows:

                                                                        Realized        Dividend
                                             Purchase       Sales       Gain/           Income
Affiliate              Common Shares         Cost ($)       Cost ($)    (Loss) ($)      ($)+          Value  ($)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
JeonBuk Bank               1,886,994             -           3,300,224    2,590,158         -         15,551,652
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Posco                       254,977              -           9,272,272   11,195,099       151,976      57,177,401
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Samsung Climate             560,224              -             934,798      633,879         -           3,527,237
Control
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Samsung                     230,350              -           4,259,952   56,161,027         -         129,799,521
Electronics Co.
Ltd.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Samsung Fire &               663,110              -           2,178,809    5,565,729         -          68,630,455
Marine Insurance
CO. Ltd
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S-Oil Corp                  560,001              -             310,314      318,841       503,439     45,884,126
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Seoul                       650,192              -           4,529,701    4,014,409         -          16,667,596
Semiconductor Co.
Ltd.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Taegu Department            904,880              -           2,712,881    1,903,540         -          11,663,283
Store Co. Ltd
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            65,498,951  82,382,682        655,415     349,556,686
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

+    Net of foreign taxes withheld

(b)  Securities valued at fair value by management and approved in good faith
     following procedures approved by the Directors, amounted to $1,924,798
     (0.2% of net assets at September 30, 2005). Their values have been
     estimated by management in the absence of readily ascertainable market
     values. However, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those
     estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have
     been used had a ready market for the securities existed, and the difference
     could be material. The cost of these securities at September 30, 2005
     aggregated $1,616,637. The securities may also have certain restrictions as
     to resale.

(c)  At September 30, 2005, 18.0% of the Fund's investment portfolio is invested
     in Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

(d)  Company in restructuring process, principal only subject to repayment.

(e)  Amount stated in Korean Won.

(f)  Scudder Cash Management QP Trust is managed by Deutsche Investment
     Management Americas Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield
     at period end.

(g)  The Fund may purchase securities that are subject to legal or contractual
     restrictions on resale ("restricted securities"). Restricted securities are
     securities which have not been registered with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission under the Securities Act of 1933. The fund may be unable to sell
     a restricted security and it may be more difficult to determine a market
     value for a restricted security. Moreover, if adverse market conditions
     were to develop during the period between the Fund's decision to sell a
     restricted security and the point at which the Fund is permitted or able to
     sell such security, the Fund might obtain a price less favorable than the
     price that prevailed when it decided to sell. This investment practice,
     therefore, could have the effect of increasing the level of illiquidity of
     the Fund. The future value of these securities is uncertain and there may
     be changes in the estimated value of these securities.

     A Shareholder of SE Co. Ltd. has given the Fund a put option at cost,
     payable on demand until it has an initial public offering. Information
     concerning the private placement security at September 30, 2005 is as
     follows:

                                                                                           As a % of Net
Restricted Security     Acquisition Date           Cost ($)               Value ($)            Assets
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SE Co., Ltd.               12/22/2000              1,616,637              1,916,649             0.2
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ADR: American Depositary Receipt

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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant:                         The Korea Fund, Inc.


By:                                 /s/Vincent J. Esposito
                                    -------------------------
                                    Vincent J. Esposito
                                    President

Date:                               November 22, 2005


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.

Registrant:                         The Korea Fund, Inc.


By:                                 /s/Vincent J. Esposito
                                    -------------------------
                                    Vincent J. Esposito
                                    President

Date:                               November 22, 2005



By:                                 /s/Paul Schubert
                                    -------------------------
                                    Paul Schubert
                                    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date:                               November 22, 2005



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                                 CERTIFICATIONS


I, Vincent J. Esposito, certify that:

         1.       I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of The Korea Fund,
                  Inc.;

         2.       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
                  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
                  necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
                  circumstances under which such statements were made, not
                  misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

         3.       Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included
                  in this report fairly present in all material respects the
                  investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal
                  quarter for which the report is filed;

         4.       The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are
                  responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
                  controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the
                  Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over
                  financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the
                  Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

                  (a)      Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
                           caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
                           designed under our supervision, to ensure that
                           material information relating to the registrant,
                           including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
                           known to us by others within those entities,
                           particularly during the period in which this report
                           is being prepared;

                  (b)      Designed such internal control over financial
                           reporting, or caused such internal control over
                           financial reporting to be designed under our
                           supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
                           regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
                           the preparation of financial statements for external
                           purposes in accordance with generally accepted
                           accounting principles;

                  (c)      Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
                           disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
                           this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
                           of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a
                           date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
                           report, based on such evaluation; and

                  (d)      Disclosed in this report any change in the
                           registrant's internal control over financial
                           reporting that occurred during the registrant's most
                           recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected,
                           or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
                           registrant's internal control over financial
                           reporting; and
<PAGE>

         5.       The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have
                  disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
                  of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing
                  the equivalent functions):

                  (a)      All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses
                           in the design or operation of internal control over
                           financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
                           adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
                           process, summarize, and report financial information;
                           and

                  (b)      Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                           management or other employees who have a significant
                           role in the registrant's internal control over
                           financial reporting.

Registrant:                         The Korea Fund, Inc.

By:                                 /s/Vincent J. Esposito
                                    -------------------------
                                    Vincent J. Esposito
                                    President

Date:                               November 22, 2005



<PAGE>





                                 CERTIFICATIONS


I, Paul Schubert, certify that:

         1.       I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of The Korea Fund,
                  Inc.;

         2.       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
                  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
                  necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
                  circumstances under which such statements were made, not
                  misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

         3.       Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included
                  in this report fairly present in all material respects the
                  investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal
                  quarter for which the report is filed;

         4.       The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are
                  responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
                  controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the
                  Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over
                  financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the
                  Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

                  (a)      Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
                           caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
                           designed under our supervision, to ensure that
                           material information relating to the registrant,
                           including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made
                           known to us by others within those entities,
                           particularly during the period in which this report
                           is being prepared;

                  (b)      Designed such internal control over financial
                           reporting, or caused such internal control over
                           financial reporting to be designed under our
                           supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
                           regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
                           the preparation of financial statements for external
                           purposes in accordance with generally accepted
                           accounting principles;

                  (c)      Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
                           disclosure controls and procedures and presented in
                           this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
                           of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a
                           date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
                           report, based on such evaluation; and

                  (d)      Disclosed in this report any change in the
                           registrant's internal control over financial
                           reporting that occurred during the registrant's most
                           recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected,
                           or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
                           registrant's internal control over financial
                           reporting; and
<PAGE>

         5.       The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have
                  disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee
                  of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing
                  the equivalent functions):

                  (a)      All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses
                           in the design or operation of internal control over
                           financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
                           adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
                           process, summarize, and report financial information;
                           and

                  (b)      Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                           management or other employees who have a significant
                           role in the registrant's internal control over
                           financial reporting.

Registrant:                         The Korea Fund, Inc.

By:                                 /s/Paul Schubert
                                    -------------------------
                                    Paul Schubert
                                    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date:                               November 22, 2005


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