Korea


Asean-Korea FTA on Investment signed
ASEAN and South Korea completed their Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation with the signing of the ASEAN-Korea Investment Agreement in Jeju Island, Tuesday.
EU and Korea fail to conclude free trade deal
Leaders from the European Union and South Korea called for a quick conclusion to the ongoing discussions over a free trade agreement after a summit between the two sides in Seoul on Saturday (23 May) failed to produce a breakthrough.
Korea pledges to include agriculture in FTA
Assurances by the Korean Government, that agriculture will be included in a Free Trade Agreement with Australia, is sure to please local beef producers.
US, SKorea to address free trade pact concerns
The Obama administration is carrying out a thorough review of the agreement formulated during President George W. Bush's term and will be consulting "extensively" with Congress and other stakeholders, officials sa
SKorea to start FTA talks with Australia next week
South Korea and Australia have agreed to start talks next week on forging a free trade agreement (FTA), the foreign ministry in Seoul said Wednesday.
EU agrees to final push in South Korea trade talks
EU governments renewed on Friday their support for wrapping up floundering free trade talks with South Korea, a European Commission spokesman said.
Korea, US trade ministers to seek progress on FTA
Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon and his US counterpart Ron Kirk will meet in Washington next week to discuss trade issues and seek a way forward in the stalled bilateral free-trade agreement
SKorea closer to trade pact with ASEAN
South Korea will move closer to a full free trade deal with Southeast Asian nations when an agreement on opening up the services sector comes into force on 1 May.
Removing the Korea-EU FTA beef imports provision
As negotiations for the South Korea-European Union free trade agreement (Korea-EU FTA) race into their final stages, the inner workings are starting to come to light.
Lawmaker moves to delay free-trade pacts
A Democratic senator from Ohio is moving to further tie up pending US free-trade agreements with Panama, Colombia and South Korea, setting up a potential clash between President Barack Obama and some members of his party.