ISDS Case Map
Korea
South Korea has actively promoted its agricultural products in overseas markets over the past few years by holding K-food fairs. Nonetheless, data show that Korea has yet to resolve its chronic trade deficit in farm products.
South Korea and Malaysia leaders agreed to get started on negotiating a bilateral free trade agreement, aiming to strike the deal within this year.
Negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea was begun by the Chinchilla administration (2010-2014), completed in 2016 and now only requires the President's signature to go into force.
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Honduras and South Korea is about to enter into force; the National Congress of the Republic has already approved it.
The Korea government may face another investor-state dispute case from the Chinese capital if the license is called off.
Korea has decided to resume talks on signing the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Indonesia, seeking to broaden ties with the Southeast Asian country.
Iran’s Dayyani group started a procedure to seize the South Korean government’s assets in the Netherlands after winning its investor-state dispute against it. This is the first time that such a procedure has been initiated against the South Korean government.
South Korea, Japan and China are making slow progress on FTA negotiations amid contentious issues involving each country’s interests.
South Korea’s trade ministry said will speed up efforts to clinch FTA with Britain amid the no deal Brexit.
Negotiating a South Korea-Britain FTA is the most important thing, says official at Seoul’s foreign ministry.
