Korea


Noda to prod ROK on FTAs
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will likely urge South Korean President Lee Myung Bak to begin negotiations on a free trade agreement between the two countries plus China, when Lee visits Tokyo this weekend, top Democratic Party of Japan policymaker Seiji Maehara said Wednesday.
Occupy Seoul activists rally against neoliberalism on day of action
Occupy Seoul has helped to revitalise the campaign against the neoliberal Korea-US Free Trade Agreement
Thousands of Koreans stage street protest against free trade deal with US
Thousands of people rallied in downtown Seoul Saturday in protest of a free trade agreement (FTA) South Korea has signed with the United States, arguing that it unfairly favors Washington.
US Congress and courts well aware of ISD’s danger
Canadian company, the Loewen Group has found itself embroiled in a legal battle after investing in a U.S. funeral home project. Loewen was charged by the Mississippi state court with violating its contract.
FTA drives S. Korea's car exports to EU
South Korea's car exports to the European Union (EU) surged 40.1 percent on-year in the first 10 months of 2011, fueled by the bilateral free trade pact, a local industry association said Tuesday.
Judge prepares to file petition for KORUS FTA task force
Incheon District Court Senior Judge Kim Ha-neul plans to finish drafting a petition for the establish of a judiciary task force on the South Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement and submit it to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as early as Tuesday, sources reported.
Gov't ordered to disclose translation errors in U.S. FTA
South Korea's foreign ministry was ordered on Friday to make public its correction of errors made in translating the country's English-based free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. into the local language, taking side with a liberal lawyers' group.
KORUS FTA violates judicial authority
Who holds legal interpretation authority for the South Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement? The clear answer is the judiciary. Treaties with countries overseas are afforded equal treatment to domestic laws.
Judges debate KORUS FTA task force
Judges are currently involved in a heated online and in-person debate over comments about the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement made by Incheon District Court Senior Judge Kim Ha-neul.
Anti-FTA rallies swell
On Saturday afternoon, an anti-KORUS FTA rally will be held at Gwanghwamun Square with an estimated attendance of 100 thousand individuals