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Korea


The government of South Korea has concluded, or is pursuing negotiations for, a number of bilateral free trade and investment agreements. Korean social movements have been mobilizing in opposition to these ever since the Korea-Chile FTA was proposed. So far, South Korea has signed deals with Chile (2004), EFTA (2004), Singapore (2005), ASEAN (2007) the US (2007, ratified in 2011), Peru (2011) and Turkey (2012). Talks are under way with Canada, China, Mexico, India, the EU and, technically speaking, Japan. Negotiations with Colombia have stalled over Colombia’s demands for access for better terms for its fruit and flower exports than what Korea gives Chile and Peru. Seoul is also looking to open discussions with Mercosur, Malaysia, Mexico and possibly Israel.

last update: May 2012
Photo: Joe Mabel / CC BY-SA 3.0

See also
South Korea and China to discuss liberalizing service and investment sectors
29-Nov-2017     Hankyoreh
Two years after the South Korea-China FTA took effect, the two countries are expected to launch a second round of negotiations to further open up the service and investment sectors.
S. Korea, Uruguay to push for trade agreement between Korea, Mercosur
28-Nov-2017     Yonhap
South Korea and Uruguay have agreed to jointly push for a trade agreement between South Korea and Mercosur.
S. Korea turning to Russia for free trade deal amid pressure from US
22-Nov-2017     Yonhap
South Korea's trade minister has met with Russian officials in Moscow, in a move to lay the groundwork for a free trade deal with a Russia-led union amid growing U.S. trade pressure.
S. Korea, Central American countries to hold technical meeting for FTA
23-Oct-2017     KBS
South Korea and five Central American countries will hold a technical meeting in Seoul for a final review of the full text of a bilateral free trade agreement.
S. Korea, India to hold talks on trade deal improvement
21-Sep-2017     Yonhap
South Korea and India will hold a new round of talks on the improvement of a bilateral trade deal in Seoul this week, the commerce ministry said.
Georgia to start FTA talks with Korea
9-May-2017     Korea Times
Working on a free trade agreement with Korea is the No.1 task for Georgia's newly appointed top envoy Otar Berdzenishvili.
S. Korea, Israel to hold 4th round of FTA talks Wednesday
18-Apr-2017     KBS
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.
Seoul, Minsk hold talks on S. Korea-EAEU FTA
10-Apr-2017     KBS
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).
S. Korea, Israel to hold 3rd round talks on FTA
20-Mar-2017     KBS
South Korea and Israel will hold a third round of Free Trade Agreement(FTA) negotiation in Seoul
S. Korea tentatively signs FTA with 5 Central American countries
13-Mar-2017     KBS
South Korea and a group of Central American countries have tentatively signed a free trade agreement.

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Korean People's Action against FTA and WTO (KoPA)

KoPA is a coalition of around 50 NGOs, social movement organizations, political parties, peasant organizations and trade unions working, among other things, ...

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