30-Jan-2018
South China Morning Post
The leaders of three of Asia’s biggest economies will aim to advance a free-trade agreement and economic cooperation, putting territorial rows and military tensions aside at an expected trilateral summit in April, Chinese diplomatic observers said.
29-Jan-2018
The Economic Times
The ban was effected over complaints by bullion traders. Unscrupulous traders were misusing the FTA to import bullion in the guise of jewellery. The trade bodies are willing to promote trade and manufacturing through FTA or similar agreements, but not at the cost of local manufacturers and workers prospects.
16-Jan-2018
Yonhap News Agency
Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh has expressed strong expectations for a possible economic deal with South Korea, in the latest push to boost bilateral trade and investment. Both the countries, in year 2016 began talks on a bilateral economic partnership agreement, which is similar to a free trade deal and focuses on the industrial and investment sectors.
9-Jan-2018
Yonhap News Agency
There are no tariffs levied on South Korean auto parts shipped to the US which gives local carmakers to use any component while assembling. Local automakers have expressed concerns that any changes to the rules of origin could compel them to import and use parts they don’t really need and hurt local parts manufacturers.
4-Jan-2018
Yonhap News Agency
In December 2017, the trade and industry ministers of South Korea agreed to expedite negotiations to expand the two countries’ two-year-old free trade agreement to include the service and investment sectors.
2-Jan-2018
Economic Times
South Korean and India plan to jointly hold intellectual property rights (IPRs) in areas of manufacturing, energy and healthcare, as part of the negotiations for the bilateral trade agreement that the two countries recently reviewed
15-Dec-2017
Dynamic Export
This will be the fifth round of KAFTA tariff cuts since the agreement entered into force on December 12, 2014.
