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Cindy Sheehan & Medea Benjamin leading delegation to South Korea
1-Dec-2006
American peace activists Cindy Sheehan and Medea Benjamin are leading a delegation of U.S. peace and social justice activists to South Korea to oppose the expansion of Camp Humphrey, the US military base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea and to protest the proposed Korea-US Free Trade Agreement.
The mass people’s resistance against KorUS FTA has started - KoA
29-Nov-2006 KoA
The Korean government repression that began on November 22nd is continuing to spread like a forest fire. However, the people’s struggle to block the KorUS FTA will not end here.
Anti-FTA protestors, police clash
29-Nov-2006 Korea Times
Tens of thousands of anti-globalization demonstrators confronted police in Seoul and other cities, protesting a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between Korea and the United States.
Canada seeks wider agricultural access in FTA talks
28-Nov-2006 Korea Herald
Canada has pushed for wider access to Korea’s agriculture market during the eighth round of talks for a bilateral free trade agreement last week.
Thousands rally in South Korean capital against free trade with US
26-Nov-2006 Boston Herald
Thousands of South Korean workers demonstrated Saturday against a proposed free-trade agreement between their country and the United States.
Thailand asks Korea to liberalise agricultural trade terms
23-Nov-2006 MCOT
Commerce Minister Krirkkrai Jirapaet on Wednesday reiterated that Thailand would not sign an ASEAN-Korea free trade area (FTA) agreement unless Korea agrees to liberalise its policies on agricultural products, especially rice.
Prosecution warns of crackdown on violent anti-FTA protests
23-Nov-2006 Yonhap
South Korea’s state prosecution said Thursday it will clamp down on farmers and activists who stage violent protests against a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.
S Korean workers protest US trade deal
23-Nov-2006 Washington Post
Tens of thousands of South Korean workers held rallies and labor strikes Wednesday to oppose a free trade agreement with the United States and demand better working conditions.
Americans protest US-Korea free trade agreement in Seoul
22-Nov-2006 IAC
An American delegation of peace, labor and social justice activists led by Cindy Sheehan is in Seoul to join the nationwide mobilization against the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement currently being negotiated.
S Korea labor unions to launch general strike tomorrow to oppose FTA with US
22-Nov-2006 Forbes
The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) said that its members will launch a general strike tomorrow to pressure the government to halt free-trade talks with the US.
Nationwide rallies against S Korea-US FTA set for Wednesday
21-Nov-2006 Yonhap
South Korean activist groups said Tuesday that nationwide mass rallies against a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the United States are scheduled for late Wednesday.
China, ROK agree on FTA feasibility study
18-Nov-2006 China Daily
China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) has agreed to start feasibility study on the establishment of a free trade area (FTA) at the official level in early 2007.
SK, China to announce free trade plan: sources
17-Nov-2006 Hankyoreh
South Korea and China will begin joint research into a possible free trade agreement from the beginning of next year, according to Korean government officials.
S. Korea to hold public hearing on trade deal with EU
15-Nov-2006 Yonhap
South Korea said Wednesday it will hold a public hearing next week to discuss a possible free trade agreement the the European Union.
Police alert over FTA demonstration
15-Nov-2006 Korea Times
Protesters against a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the United States are planning to bring in hundreds of chartered buses to form a blockade in downtown Seoul during an upcoming demonstration.
Local laws may clash with proposed FTA
13-Nov-2006 Hankyoreh
South Korea’s local governments were found to have 33 ordinances that may clash with elements of a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States.
Anti-FTA groups denied state subsidies
13-Nov-2006 Korea Times
The Korean government will stop providing financial support to civic groups openly opposing the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the United States, the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs said yesterday.
S Korean workers demand end to trade talks with US
13-Nov-2006 Reuters
About 15,000 South Korean workers demonstrated in the capital Seoul on Sunday, demanding the government stop free-trade talks with the United States.
FTA drug talks in Seoul
10-Nov-2006 Korea Times
Korea and the United States plan to hold talks next week on drug policy issues surrounding an envisioned bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
Democrat victory in US could hamper FTA with Korea
9-Nov-2006 Chosun Ilbo
With the trade-friendly Republican Party losing its grip on the House of Representatives for the first time in over a decade, there’s growing concern that the ongoing free-trade talks between Seoul and Washington will face tougher conditions.