Korea


Le Vietnam et la R. de Corée paraphent leur accord de libre-échange
La République de Corée et le Vietnam ont paraphé leur accord de libre-échange (ALE), a annoncé dimanche le ministère sud-coréen de l'Industrie, de l'Energie et du Commerce extérieur.
S. Korea, Vietnam initial free trade deal
South Korea and Vietnam have initialed their free trade agreement (FTA) that aims to boost bilateral trade by removing tariffs and other barriers, the government said Sunday.
NZ-Korea FTA Select Committee provides Kiwis chance to break silence on ISDS
The Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade committee is now accepting public submissions on the NZ-Korea Free Trade Agreement, providing Kiwis with a rare chance to break the silence on the controversial investor-state dispute settlement provisions in that agreement and in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, according to It’s Our Future NZ.
S. Korea, New Zealand formally sign FTA
South Korea and New Zealand on Monday formally signed a free trade agreement (FTA) after South Korean President Park Geun-hye and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key held talks in Korea.
Indonesia to resume free-trade talks
Indonesia will resume free trade and economic partnership negotiations with important trading partners as President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration steps up efforts to boost exports amid the country's economic slowdown.
Nebraska farm group rips Korea free-trade pact, says it has harmed US economy
The US-Korea free trade deal, a model for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, has already cost the US 85,000 jobs, according to Public Citizen.
China's South Korea investment soars ahead of free trade pact
Chinese investment in Korea jumped 374 per cent last year and has doubled so far this year compared with the whole of last year because of the upcoming free-trade agreement between the two countries.
Gov't mulls profit-sharing scheme for FTA-hit farmers
South Korea's agriculture ministry said Friday that it is considering requiring firms that benefit from the country's free trade agreements (FTAs) to share some of their profits to help make up for losses suffered by farmers, which has led to strong opposition from the business circle.
US Ambassador confirms patent linkage under FTA includes biologics
The US Ambassador Lippert has sent a letter to the Korean Minister of Food and Drug Safety requesting protection of biologics under the patent linkage system. He also confirmed that the US seeks the same protection in TPP.
S. Korea 'natural candidate' for Pacific trade deal: US official
Implementing a bilateral trade deal with the United States as well as a number of key regional players makes South Korea a "natural candidate" to join ongoing discussions for the Washington-led Pacific Rim trading bloc, but it needs to make a stronger commitment in wider areas, a senior American official said Monday.