Korea


S. Korean police ban anti-FTA protests
South Korean police said no anti-FTA protests will be permitted on Wednesday and warned the nation's civic groups to obey the law.
Key US senator hoists beef to top of FTA agenda
The influential US senator Max Baucus, nicknamed “Mr. Beef”, on Sunday said Korea should completely lift its ban on US beef imports if it wants a free trade agreement with the US.
S. Korean artists oppose talks with US for free trade deal
Dozens of South Korean artists took to the streets Friday to oppose a free trade deal with the United States, adding their voice to protests just days before the trade talks were to resume.
Cindy Sheehan & Medea Benjamin leading delegation to South Korea
American peace activists Cindy Sheehan and Medea Benjamin are leading a delegation of U.S. peace and social justice activists to South Korea to oppose the expansion of Camp Humphrey, the US military base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea and to protest the proposed Korea-US Free Trade Agreement.
The mass people's resistance against KorUS FTA has started - KoA
The Korean government repression that began on November 22nd is continuing to spread like a forest fire. However, the people's struggle to block the KorUS FTA will not end here.
Anti-FTA protestors, police clash
Tens of thousands of anti-globalization demonstrators confronted police in Seoul and other cities, protesting a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between Korea and the United States.
Canada seeks wider agricultural access in FTA talks
Canada has pushed for wider access to Korea's agriculture market during the eighth round of talks for a bilateral free trade agreement last week.
Thousands rally in South Korean capital against free trade with US
Thousands of South Korean workers demonstrated Saturday against a proposed free-trade agreement between their country and the United States.
Thailand asks Korea to liberalise agricultural trade terms
Commerce Minister Krirkkrai Jirapaet on Wednesday reiterated that Thailand would not sign an ASEAN-Korea free trade area (FTA) agreement unless Korea agrees to liberalise its policies on agricultural products, especially rice.
Prosecution warns of crackdown on violent anti-FTA protests
South Korea's state prosecution said Thursday it will clamp down on farmers and activists who stage violent protests against a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.