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South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) failed to agree on some details in the 10th round of their free trade agreement (FTA) talks this week, the country's Agriculture Ministry said Friday.
This week US Trade Representative Rob Portman announced that the Bush administration will pursue free-trade talks with Malaysia. Last month talks on a free-trade agreement (FTA) were inaugurated with South Korea. In a global economy awash in trade deals designed to open markets and build alliances, FTAs with these countries are particularly desirable.
Wendy S Cutler of the Office of the US Trade Representative said yesterday she was optimistic about a successful conclusion of free trade negotiations between the United States and Korea.
Members of the local film industry and civil activists began in Seoul Monday a 146 day all-night rally in protest to the government's decision to halve the screen quota system.
A controversial plan reducing the country's screen quota by half has been approved by the government amid fierce protests from the film industry.
Negotiation is defined as a process whereby interested parties resolve disputes or agree on courses of action on the basis of mutual benefits. Given this definition, negotiation occurs in all types of relations among human beings.
South Korea's Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong Wednesday said the country should think twice about a free trade agreement (FTA) with China, which has yet to begin because of its possible drawbacks to local industries.
New Zealand's latest ambassador to Korea has arrived in Seoul with the clear and stated determination to see her predecessor's efforts for a free trade agreement come to fruition. Also featuring high on Jane Coombs' agenda is promoting a higher level of cooperation in the fields of science and technology.
Washington farmers hope a possible free trade agreement will pry open South Korea's trade barriers against such produce as apples, pears and potatoes.
The USTR clearly stated in a negotiation report submitted to the US Congress that American investors should be able to enjoy the same rights in Korea as the ones that they enjoy in the US according to legal principles and practices.
