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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-07-004760
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070330
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070330
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20070330

FILER:

	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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04058
		FILM NUMBER:		07732338

	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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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">(RULE 14A-101)<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT<BR>
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(A) of the Securities<BR>
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.___ )
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Filed by the Registrant <FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Check the appropriate box:

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Preliminary Proxy Statement</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Definitive Proxy Statement</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Definitive additional materials</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-11(c) or Rule&nbsp;14a-12</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">THE KOREA FUND, INC.
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)<BR>
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement,<BR>
if other than the Registrant)
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Payment of filing fee (Check the appropriate box):
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>No fee required.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant
to Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is
calculated and state how it was determined):</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(5)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Total fee paid:</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Fee paid previously with preliminary materials:</TD>
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    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act
Rule&nbsp;0-11(a)(2) and identity the filing for which the offsetting fee was
paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement
number, or the form or schedule and the date of its filing.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amount previously paid:</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form, Schedule or Registration Statement no.:</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filing Party:</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Date Filed:</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>THE KOREA FUND, INC.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT AT THE APRIL 11th SPECIAL MEETING</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PLEASE VOTE YOUR PROXY TODAY!</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>March&nbsp;30, 2007</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Dear Korea Fund Stockholder:</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>According to our records, your shares have not yet been voted on the proposals to be considered at
the April&nbsp;11th Special Meeting of Stockholders.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>The Fund&#146;s Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote &#147;FOR&#148; all proposals on the enclosed
proxy card. Your Board believes that these proposals are in the best interests of the Fund and its
stockholders.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>The special meeting is important, and so is your vote. Please sign and return the enclosed proxy
form or use the enclosed instructions to vote by toll-free telephone or Internet.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>If you hold your shares in street-name, your broker or bank cannot vote your shares without your
specific instructions. Please sign and return your proxy today, or vote by toll-free telephone or
Internet, so your broker or bank may issue a vote for your shares.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>If you have already voted, please accept our thanks.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>If you have any questions or if you need assistance voting, please call Morrow &#038; Co., Inc., our
proxy solicitor, at 1-800-607-0088.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Thank you for taking the time to vote.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Sincerely,</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Julian Reid<BR>
Chairman of the Board,<BR>
On behalf of the full Board</B>

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