Exhibit 99.906_CERT

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

In connection with the attached report of The Korea Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”) on Form N-CSR (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Registrant does hereby certify that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report.

By:	/s/ Joseph Quirk
	Joseph Quirk
	President & Chief Executive Officer
Dated: March 5, 2019
By:	/s/ Orhan Dzemaili
	Orhan Dzemaili
	Treasurer, Principal Financial & Accounting Officer
Dated: March 5, 2019

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to The Korea Fund, Inc. and will be retained by The Korea Fund, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.