Exhibit 11 (b)



                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


Name of Issuer: KOREA EQUITY FUND, INC.

In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the above-named issuer that is
accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies, to his
knowledge, that:

         1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
issuer.



Date: July 6, 2004



By: /s/ Yasushi Suzuki

Yasushi Suzuki

Principal Executive Officer








                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


Name of Issuer:  KOREA EQUITY FUND, INC.

In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the above-named issuer that is
accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies, to her
knowledge, that:

         1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
issuer.




Date: July 6, 2004



By: /s/ Rita Chopra-Brathwaite

Rita Chopra-Brathwaite

Principal Financial Officer



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