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Pence calls for ‘reform’ of KORUS FTA
18-Apr-2017 Korea Herald
US Vice President Mike Pence said the Donald Trump administration is to “review and reform” the free trade pact with South Korea, citing growing trade deficits and “too many barriers” for American firms.
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.
China, Japan, ROK hold 12th round of free trade talks
14-Apr-2017 Xinhua
Top negotiators from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) met on pushing forward trade in goods and services as well as investment at the 12th round of talks on a trilateral free trade agreement
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).
Việt Nam willing to foster bilateral trade with RoK: PM says
22-Mar-2017 Viet Nam News
Việt Nam is ready to work with the Republic of Korea (RoK) to effectively implement the bilateral free trade agreement.
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.
S. Korea, MERCOSUR to launch trade talks in first half
4-Mar-2017 Yonhap
South Korea and the South American trade block MERCOSUR will launch their official negotiations on a trade pact before the first half of 2017.
U.S. to negotiate ‘new, better’ trade deals with key economies: report
2-Mar-2017 Japan Times
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will negotiate “new and better trade deals” with “countries in key markets” to provide a freer and fairer deal for American workers and businesses.
Talks for South Korea-GCC FTA to be resumed soon
28-Feb-2017 Business Korea
Three rounds of negotiations for the South Korea-GCC FTA were underway in 2007 to 2009 but the talks came to a halt when the GCC withdrew from the negotiating table in the wake of the global financial crisis at that time.
PHL to South Korea: Slash pineapple tariff to zero
16-Feb-2017 Business Mirror
Manila has asked Seoul to bring down to zero the tariff it slaps on Philippine pineapple exports to South Korea.
S. Korea to speed up upgrade of FTA with ASEAN
15-Feb-2017 Yonhap
South Korea and Southeast Asian countries agreed to speed up negotiations to upgrade their free trade agreement
Thailand can be ’gateway for Korea to ASEAN’
13-Feb-2017 Korea Times
Seoul advised to play key role in AEC integration through in-kind contribution.
NZ: MFAT keeps ’24-hour watch’ on Trump, seeks US bilateral trade deal while TPP still on the table
9-Feb-2017 Business Desk
New Zealand trade officials are hoping for a bilateral free trade deal with Washington, even while a Trans-Pacific Partnership deal excluding the US remains on the table.
Opportunities for NZ meat in South Korea
8-Feb-2017 Rural News
New Zealand’s red meat sector can look ahead to increasing opportunity in the Korean market now that the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) has come into force.
Korea to accelerate FTAs with Mexico, Japan
26-Jan-2017 Korea Times
The government will speed up talks to reach free trade agreements (FTA) with Japan, Mexico and other countries to cope with increasing protectionism.
Chile eyes new deals with Pacific trade pact members: minister
24-Jan-2017 Reuters
Chile has invited ministers from other TPP members as well as China and South Korea to a summit in March to discuss how to proceed
Fonterra poised for significant growth in Korean market
18-Jan-2017 New Food
As New Zealand marks the one-year anniversary of its Free Trade Agreement with South Korea, Fonterra Co-operative Group is gearing up to take advantage of huge potential for its dairy products there, particularly cheese.
New Zealand-S Korea FTA enters second phase
16-Jan-2017 Tax-news
Cross-border tariffs between New Zealand and Korea were scaled back further with the second installment of tax cuts under their free trade agreement.
Trilateral FTA talks held in Beijing
13-Jan-2017 Tax-news
The 11th round of negotiations for a trilateral free trade agreement between China, Japan, and South Korea was held in Beijing on January 11.