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S. Korea, Ecuador set to launch FTA talks
19-Aug-2015 The Korea Observer
South Korea and Ecuador will announce the start of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) next week
S. Korea’s membership in TPP only matter of time: trade minister
18-Aug-2015 Global Post
South Korea has no other choice but to join the U.S.-led regional free trade agreement, known as the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), the country’s trade minister said.
The Philippines, Thailand, South Korea and Taiwan: Joining TPP?
1-Jul-2015 National Interest
More countries in Asia appear ready to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, most likely as members of the second round of nations joining the deal.
What’s at stake: South Korea vs Lone Star Funds
30-Jun-2015 Wall Street Journal
For those uninitiated in the world of international arbitration, below is the primer of the issues at play in the South Korea-Lone Star Funds arbitration.
Vietnamese firms unenthusiastic about FTA with South Korea
26-Jun-2015 Thanh Nien News
While the government hopes the free trade agreement with South Korea will bring benefits to Vietnam, businesses fear it will bring them more losses than gains.
Free trade agreements ’preferential’ and dangerous, says Productivity Commission
24-Jun-2015
The Productivity Commission has launched a scathing attack on Australia’s latest series of free trade agreements, saying they grant legal rights to foreign investors not available to Australians, expose the government to potentially large unfunded liabilities and add extra costs on businesses attempting to comply with them.
Korea starts FTA talks with six Central American countries
19-Jun-2015 Arirang
If sealed, Korea will be the first Asian country to have an FTA with the six Central American countries — Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama — giving Korean products an edge over rival exporters like Japan and China.
Plan mitigates FTA fallout
9-Jun-2015
The government has decided to earmark 1.7 trillion won ($1.53 billion) over the next 10 years to mitigate damage to local industries from free-trade agreements with China, Vietnam and New Zealand expected to take effect this year.
Korea, Pakistan likely to start FTA negotiations
8-Jun-2015 Pakistan Today
South Korea and Pakistan are likely to announce negotiations to clinch a free trade agreement (FTA) soon, according to a source familiar with the issue, The Korea Times reported on Sunday.
Gov’t submits bills on ratification of new FTAs with China, Vietnam, New Zealand
5-Jun-2015
The South Korean government said Friday that it has asked the parliament to ratify the country’s bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with China that was signed earlier in the week, apparently demonstrating its firm resolution to quickly implement what it has called one of the most significant trade deals it has ever signed.
Korea, China officially sign FTA
1-Jun-2015 Korea Times
Korea and China officially signed a free trade agreement (FTA) on Monday, after three years of negotiations.
International Investment Agreements (IIAs): Frequently Asked Questions
28-May-2015 Congressional Research Service
This report for US Congress answers frequently asked questions about US international investment agreements including provisions for investor-state dispute settlement.
Korean government criticized for lack of transparency on ISDS suit
25-May-2015 Korea Herald
While the South Korean government is facing its second international arbitration under the investor-state dispute settlement system, civic groups are demanding that the details should be made public as they could cost several billion dollars of taxpayers’ money.
NZ hands tied on foreign home buyers under Korea FTA "bungle"
25-May-2015
South Korea-based buyers may have open access to New Zealand’s housing market assured under a new trade deal, prompting warnings it could undermine New Zealand’s sovereignty.
Gov’t identifies damage to 9 farm goods from FTAs
22-May-2015
Producers of nine local farm goods have suffered damage from a rise in imports due to free trade agreements, becoming eligible for government support and compensation, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday.
VN-South Korea FTA: A chance to develop firms
21-May-2015
The Viet Nam - South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed on May 5 is expected to bring positive effects to many of the countries’ economic fields.
First hearing opens over Lone Star asset sell-offs in Korea
15-May-2015
An international tribunal began hearing a multi-billion dollar case Friday that the US private equity firm Lone Star filed against South Korea’s government over tax and other disputes surrounding its asset sell-offs in Korea.
Hearing to begin this week in multi-billion-dollar battle between S. Korea, Lone Star
14-May-2015 Yonhap
An international tribunal will begin hearing a multi-billion dollar case this week that the US private equity firm Lone Star filed against South Korea’s government over tax and other disputes surrounding its asset sell-offs in Korea.
Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo to hold new round of trilateral FTA talks
11-May-2015 Arirang
South Korea, China and Japan are set to resume a new round of negotiations this week aimed at forging a trilateral free-trade agreement.
South Korea and Vietnam sign free trade agreement
6-May-2015 The Hankyoreh
The FTA with Vietnam is South Korea’s 15th to date, with greater levels of product liberalization than the previous FTA with the ASEAN countries (including Vietnam) that went into effect in June 2007.