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Korea opens preliminary discussion on FTA with Israel
6-Jan-2016
The South Korean government hosted a public meeting in Seoul on Wednesday to discuss the potential benefits and economic impact of a free trade agreement with Israel.
Exports to Australia up 7.5% on FTA
29-Dec-2015
Korea’s exports to Australia rose 7.5 percent in the January-November period, in sharp contrast to the country’s overall exports which fell 7.4 percent in the same period due to sluggish global demand, the Korea Customs Service (KCS) said Tuesday.
Korea FTA to boost NZ’s farming, dairy firms
21-Dec-2015
The most significant characteristic of the Korea-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, which came into force on Sunday, is that it was a "catch-up deal" rather than a new one, says New Zealand Ambassador to Korea Clare Fearnley.
Pact on free trade between Viet Nam, S Korea takes effect
21-Dec-2015 Viet Nam News
The RoK projects are mainly poured into industrial processing and manufacturing, real estate, retail and wholesale, and construction, with total investment exceeding $5 billion.
L’accord de libre-échange Vietnam-R​. de Corée entre en vigueur
21-Dec-2015 Vietnam+
Les investissements​ de la Corée concernent principalement la transformation et la fabrication industrielle, l’immobilier, la vente au détail et en gros, et la construction, avec une somme totale de plus de 5 milliards de dollars.
Threat and Opportunity: Korea-China FTA Posing Challenge in IPR Protection
3-Dec-2015
The number of patent applications and patent disputes Chinese companies are involved in have been on the rise at a time when the Chinese government chose enhancement of intellectual property rights (IPR) as one of its core economic strategies.
S Korea ratifies VN trade deal
2-Dec-2015 Viet Nam News
South Korea’s National Assembly officially adopted a free trade agreement with Viet Nam.
South Korea-China free trade agreement attracts protest from activists as lawmakers ratify deal
2-Dec-2015 Chinatopix
South Korean farmers and activists staged protests against a free trade agreement with China ahead of a parliamentary meeting to vote on its confirmation.
Economics minister warns about China-South Korea FTA
1-Dec-2015
South Korea ratifies free trade agreement with China
30-Nov-2015 New Kerala
The South Korean parliament, during a plenary session, ratified the country’s free trade agreement (FTA) with China.
Parties lock horns over Korea-China FTA
27-Nov-2015 Korea Herald
Rival parties clashed over the delayed ratification of a free trade agreement signed between South Korea and China
EU ratification process of FTA with South Korea done and dusted
7-Oct-2015 Vieuws
The European Commission intends to announce in mid October its plans to revise the deal in order to add the missing investment protection chapter to it.
New Zealand lawmakers approve S Korea FTA
29-Sep-2015 Tax News
New Zealand’s Parliament approved the Tariff (Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the Republic of Korea) Amendment Bill on September 24, 2015.
Japan, China, South Korea fail to strike FTA deal
29-Sep-2015 The Japan Times
Japan, China and South Korea ended their two-day negotiations on a trilateral trade agreement without fruit.
S. Korea, China, Japan set to hold high-level FTA talks
25-Sep-2015 Korea Times
South Korea, China and Japan will hold three-way free trade negotiations in Beijing this week to tackle the sensitive issue of market access.
S. Korea, Central America to begin FTA negotiations
21-Sep-2015
South Korea and six Central American countries will hold their first round of free trade agreement talks in Seoul for five days beginning Monday.
Pakistan-Korea FTA likely to be finalised by 2017
20-Sep-2015
A free trade agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and Korea is likely to be finalised by 2017, said a Korean diplomat.
Biz bodies urge quick parliamentary approval of FTAs
18-Sep-2015
More than 40 South Korean business bodies urged parliament Sunday to quickly approve free trade agreements with China, Vietnam and New Zealand to help prop up Seoul’s slumping exports.
Lawmaker claims Korean agriculture sector will sustain much more damage than Government estimates
7-Sep-2015 Business Korea
The Korea-China FTA will increase agricultural imports from China while scaling down Korea’s farming production.
S. Korea, China ink MOU to tackle non-tariff barriers
3-Sep-2015 Yonhap
South Korea and China have agreed to tackle the issue of non-tariff barriers following their signing of a free trade agreement (FTA)