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Korea
Looking at what has been negotiated, it is clear the process is going to end in a way where Korea loses if things turn out well and loses even more if things don't turn out well.
The Korean government is moving to soothe the anger of farmers and others who will be affected by a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States by committing a package of measures aimed at supporting them.
Protests against free trade talks between South Korea and the United States continue Friday as negotiators make a last-ditch effort to find ways to conclude a deal before a weekend deadline. The Korean Alliance Against the Korea-US FTA plans to hold an evening candlelight protest in downtown Seoul with more than 10,000 workers, farmers and activists taking part.
North Korea has urged South Koreans to fight against Seoul's free trade agreement with the US, condemning it as a “yoke of subordination.”
The US secretary of agriculture urged South Korea to be "rational and predictable" in dealing with trade issues, a stern message that came as the two countries get ready to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA).
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said Wednesday that he will make the final decision on whether to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States on returning home Friday from his weeklong trip to the Middle East.
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday held a telephone conversation and confirmed their political will to conclude a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) deal, Roh's spokesman Yoon Seung-yong said.
Three political leaders joined the "wave of hunger strikes" in a bid to stop the ongoing negotiations on the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement. Those include former Justice Minister Chun Jung-bae, former Uri Party Chairman Kim Geun-tae and former member of the conservative opposition Grand National Party Im Jong-in.
I walked down to Seoul Plaza last Sunday in front of city hall, hoping that some of the estimated 7,500 protesters there could give me a glimpse of what Thailand can learn from South Korea when it comes to dealing with Washington on a free-trade agreement (FTA).
Despite chilling rain, South Korean farmers, workers and activists continued their protests opposing a free trade deal with the United States, with a large-scale candlelight vigil scheduled for Wednesday evening.
