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US beef producers laud Korea-US FTA
Five years into implementation, the US-Korea free trade agreement has led to an 82 percent jump in annual US beef sales to the Asian nation.
Pence calls for ‘reform’ of KORUS FTA
US Vice President Mike Pence said the Donald Trump administration is to “review and reform” the free trade pact with South Korea, citing growing trade deficits and “too many barriers” for American firms.
S. Korea, Israel to hold 4th round of FTA talks Wednesday
The upcoming talks will focus on products, services, rules of origin, technical barriers to trade(TBT), sanitary and phytosanitary measures(SPS), intellectual property rights, the environment and dispute settlement.
China, Japan, ROK hold 12th round of free trade talks
Top negotiators from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) met on pushing forward trade in goods and services as well as investment at the 12th round of talks on a trilateral free trade agreement
Seoul, Minsk hold talks on S. Korea-EAEU FTA
South Korea and Belarus have held talks as part of negotiations to sign a free trade agreement between South Korea and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
Việt Nam willing to foster bilateral trade with RoK: PM says
Việt Nam is ready to work with the Republic of Korea (RoK) to effectively implement the bilateral free trade agreement.
S. Korea, Israel to hold 3rd round talks on FTA
South Korea and Israel will hold a third round of Free Trade Agreement(FTA) negotiation in Seoul
Chinese government wins ICSID tribunal against South Korea’s Ansung, MOFCOM welcomes decision
The Ansung case is the first international investment dispute to enter the arbitration stage where the Chinese government is a party.
S. Korea tentatively signs FTA with 5 Central American countries
South Korea and a group of Central American countries have tentatively signed a free trade agreement.
S. Korea, MERCOSUR to launch trade talks in first half
South Korea and the South American trade block MERCOSUR will launch their official negotiations on a trade pact before the first half of 2017.