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US, South Korea to begin third round of free-trade talks
6-Sep-2006
The US and South Korea begin a third round of free-trade talks on Wednesday, hoping to make progress toward an accord that could be the biggest of its kind for the US since the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1993.
The real understanding of the KorUS FTA
6-Sep-2006 KoA
Korean Alliance against the KorUS FTA (KoA) published a brief on the KorUS FTA. It offers a real understanding of the KorUS FTA.
Korea-US FTA and rush to neoliberalism
6-Sep-2006 KoA
This essay mainly will identify what is problematic in the negotiation process, its structural import and a negative legacy to be left us from now onwards.
American critics blast S Korean-US trade talks
5-Sep-2006 Asia Pulse
American opponents of a proposed South Korean-US free trade accord on Monday accused the deal of devastating the lives of workers in both countries, while benefiting only big businesses.
South Korea reiterates rice should be excluded from free trade talks with US
5-Sep-2006 Hankyoreh
South Korea insisted Monday its rice market should be exempt from a proposed free trade agreement with the United States, inviting a showdown on one of the most sensitive areas of talks between the economic powerhouses.
Korean FTA delegates leave for the US
4-Sep-2006
Korean delegates to Korea-US free trade negotiations are leaving for the US city of Seattle on Monday afternoon for the third round of negotiations.
Toughest issues remain in South Korea-U.S. free trade talks
4-Sep-2006
Rough sailing is anticipated in free trade agreement talks with the United States that resume in Seattle this week, with rice and other sensitive issues expected to be taken up for the first time, South Korean officials said Sunday.
Seattle police to ask FTA protesters for calm
4-Sep-2006
The chief of Seattle’s police department will meet South Korean media on Tuesday to ask protesters planning demonstrations over free trade talks this week to refrain from violence.
A fair shake: South Korean activists seek “mini-WTO protest” at trade talks
4-Sep-2006 Real Change
The mass protests that took place against the World Trade Organization in 1999 might stop some nations from scheduling a round of free-trade talks in Seattle. But not South Korea.
Eli Lilly’s CEO calls for Japan-US Economic Integration Agreement
31-Aug-2006 Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company chairman and CEO, Sidney Taurel, today made the case for a Japan-US Economic Integration Agreement, and urged private groups to help lay the groundwork for such a free-trade deal. He also expressed optimism regarding a favorable conclusion of the US-Korea negotiations over a free-trade agreement, arguing that "both sides understand the symbolic as well as the practical benefits of what they are trying to accomplish."
Another FTA issue looms: state-assisted banks
31-Aug-2006
The third round of South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) talks will begin September 6 in Seattle, and observers expect Washington to demand that Seoul cease giving aid to certain financial institutions, including government-run banks.
FTA, KORUS FTA and challenges of the labor movement
31-Aug-2006 KCTU
I am going to provide in this writing laborers’ perspectives towards the KORUS FTA; what lies in its core, why it is so problematic, and what kinds of consequences it will bring about. In addition, although not perfect, I am going to show how the Korean labor movement should respond to the KORUS FTA and deal with its challenges.
Report on future Korean trade deal under fire
30-Aug-2006 Embassy
Two months after voting for its release, opposition MPs are still waiting for an Industry Canada study outlining the impacts a proposed free trade agreement with the Asian nation would have on Canada’s car manufacturing and ship-building industries.
Farmers plan FTA protests in Seattle
30-Aug-2006 Korea Times
More than 100 South Korean farmers and activists will go to Seattle next week to stage rallies against a free trade agreement (FTA) between Seoul and Washington, a chief organizer told Yonhap News Agency yesterday.
Market opening to hit local fund managers
29-Aug-2006
Local asset management companies are closely monitoring the ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) talks between South Korea and the United States, wary of the latter’s demand for easier access to the domestic fund market.
Korea’s third FTA effective next month
28-Aug-2006
South Korea’s free trade agreement (FTA) with four non-EU members will go into effect next month.
’Caution required for cross-border services’
28-Aug-2006
A financial research institute urged Korea to take a cautious approach in allowing cross-border insurance brokerage services as it would be harder to protect local consumers from potential damages.
Thailand hopes to resume FTA talks with S. Korea before next Asean Summit
26-Aug-2006
Thailand, the sole Asean country yet to sign the grouping’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea, hopes to resume negotiations with Seoul before the Asean Summit in Cebu in December.
US: No plans to begin new trade talks
25-Aug-2006
The United States has no plans to begin new bilateral free trade negotiations with other nations, and will focus on successfully concluding the four it is actively pursuing, Washington’s top trade envoy said Friday.
ASEAN countries accept N. Korean park in free trade deal with S. Korea
25-Aug-2006
ASEAN countries agreed to accept South Korea’s request to recognize some products from a North Korean industrial park as South Korean as part of their plan for a free trade pact, officials here said Thursday.