ISDS Case Map
Korea
The European Commission warned that it will seek to launch an expert panel to review South Korea's compliance with the free trade pact it signed with the European Union if it fails to ratify key international labor conventions.
High on the agenda are rules for protecting intellectual-property rights.
The European Union has made a request for modernization of its FTA with South Korea, which differs from renegotiation because refers to a change in the structure of an FTA itself.
Uzbekistan and South Korea will work on the conclusion of a free trade agreement to expand bilateral economic and trade relations.
China used the negative list system for the first time to conduct negotiations on service trade and investment during the second phase of China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement talks.
South Korea will hold its first negotiations with Indonesia in five years to forge a bilateral free trade deal later this month.
South Korean Trade Minister said that the South Korean government would conclude free trade agreements (FTAs) with Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in the near future.
Costa Rica became the second Central American country to enter a FTA with South Korea, that will give immediate access without tariffs to 80% of Costa Rican products.
The US government was launching the first dispute with South Korea under the free trade pact between the two countries over how Korea's competition regulator treats American firms.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged Japan and South Korea to speed up free-trade agreement (FTA) talks as the three parties mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of the China-Japan-South Korea cooperation mechanism this year.
