6-Apr-2007
South Korea has no plans to renegotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, a high-ranking government official said Friday.
6-Apr-2007
Korea Times
"We will most probably see a swifter resolution of the FTA talks, compared with the Korea-US FTA, since there are less sensitivity issues between the two sides," Jurgen Wohler, secretary general of the Korea-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said. He added that it would be satisfactory if the Korea-EU FTA is agreed upon on a similar level to the KORUS FTA.
6-Apr-2007
Playfuls
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Thursday he will seek to speed up the process for a free trade agreement when he visits South Korea next week.
5-Apr-2007
Korea Times
The Korea-US free trade agreement (FTA) will increase the number of irregular workers and jobless, according to experts and unionists.
5-Apr-2007
Yonhap
Beef from Canadian cattle cannot be imported under the free trade pact with the United States, a Korean Agriculture Ministry official said Thursday.
5-Apr-2007
Hankyoreh
Discouraged by the April 2 settlement of the US-Korea free trade agreement (FTA), a Korean farmer fired upon several others, killing one and injuring another two.
5-Apr-2007
Yonhap
The Bush administration warned Wednesday it will not sign the free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea unless the Asian trading partner fully reopens its beef market.
5-Apr-2007
Hankyoreh
Seoul says it could be deemed an ‘outward processing zone'; US says no clause in FTA refers to joint Korean industrial complex
5-Apr-2007
Playfuls
South Korea and India agreed to work towards sealing a comprehensive economic partnership agreement by the end of this year, the Seoul Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
4-Apr-2007
Yonhap
South Korea's finance minister said Wednesday that the government may push to strike a free trade agreement (FTA) with China after it wraps up negotiations with the European Union (EU).