https://www.bilaterals.org/ Korea-ASEAN en SPIP - www.spip.net https://www.bilaterals.org/?korea-asean-to-kick-off https://www.bilaterals.org/?korea-asean-to-kick-off 2026-06-08 07:13:10 text/html en [] Korea ASEAN digital economy | e-commerce mining 08-Jun-2026 <p>Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are set to commence official talks for upgrading their free trade agreement (FTA), as part of the ongoing effort to expand bilateral ties in emerging areas, such as digital economy and critical minerals.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?korea-and-asean-to-strengthen https://www.bilaterals.org/?korea-and-asean-to-strengthen 2026-05-18 07:48:44 text/html en [] Korea ASEAN digital economy | e-commerce 18-May-2026 <p>South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-Koo and the ASEAN Committee agreed to broaden economic cooperation beyond conventional manufacturing into a wider array of sectors. Additionally, they committed to upgrading the 2007 Korea-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by integrating digital trade rules, targeting tangible results by 2027.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?korea-singapore-kick-off https://www.bilaterals.org/?korea-singapore-kick-off 2026-04-28 10:41:33 text/html en [] Korea Singapore 28-Apr-2026 <p>Korea and Singapore officially kicked off negotiations for improving their bilateral FTA this week, discussing issues in supply chains, the green economy and maintenance, repair and overhaul in the aviation industry, as well as ways to facilitate bilateral trade.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?s-korea-asean-hold-inaugural-joint https://www.bilaterals.org/?s-korea-asean-hold-inaugural-joint 2026-04-08 13:02:54 text/html en [] Korea ASEAN 08-Apr-2026 <p>South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held the inaugural meeting of a joint committee designed to discuss improvements to their bilateral free trade agreement.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?lee-singapore-pm-agree-to-launch-55190 https://www.bilaterals.org/?lee-singapore-pm-agree-to-launch-55190 2026-03-12 07:57:11 text/html en [] Singapore Korea digital economy | e-commerce 12-Mar-2026 <p>President Lee Jae Myung and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong agreed to launch negotiations to upgrade their countries' free trade agreement (FTA) and step up cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) during summit talks.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?lee-singapore-pm-agree-to-launch https://www.bilaterals.org/?lee-singapore-pm-agree-to-launch 2026-03-05 07:24:08 text/html en [] Singapore Korea 05-Mar-2026 <p>President Lee Jae Myung and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong agreed to launch negotiations to upgrade their countries' free trade agreement (FTA) and step up cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) during summit talks.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?s-korea-to-swiftly-commence-talks https://www.bilaterals.org/?s-korea-to-swiftly-commence-talks 2025-10-27 09:45:29 text/html en [] Korea ASEAN 27-Oct-2025 <p>South Korea will "swiftly" commence talks with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to discuss upgrading the free trade agreement (FTA) the two sides signed nearly 20 years ago, as part of efforts to expand their bilateral trade.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?thailand-looking-for-trade-accord https://www.bilaterals.org/?thailand-looking-for-trade-accord 2025-10-14 13:03:05 text/html en [] Thailand Korea 14-Oct-2025 <p>Thailand hopes to complete free trade agreement talks with South Korea by the end of this year, according to Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?thailand-korea-cepa-negotiations https://www.bilaterals.org/?thailand-korea-cepa-negotiations 2025-09-25 13:10:53 text/html en [] Thailand Korea 25-Sep-2025 <p>As the U.S.-initiated trade war intensifies pressure on Korea's key export industries such as automobiles and steel, the government is accelerating its efforts to conclude negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Thailand as early as this month, aiming to pioneer new markets.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?asean-korea-free-trade-agreement https://www.bilaterals.org/?asean-korea-free-trade-agreement 2025-09-24 11:24:33 text/html en [] ASEAN Korea 24-Sep-2025 <p>The Asean-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA) will be upgraded and its scope is being finalised, says Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?malaysia-south-korea-set-to https://www.bilaterals.org/?malaysia-south-korea-set-to 2025-09-01 07:17:40 text/html en [] Malaysia Korea 01-Sep-2025 <p>Malaysia and South Korea have reaffirmed their shared commitment to concluding a long-anticipated Free Trade Agreement (FTA), with the formal signing expected at the upcoming ASEAN Leaders' Summit in October.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?malaysia-expects-to-sign-fta-with https://www.bilaterals.org/?malaysia-expects-to-sign-fta-with 2025-08-19 13:57:07 text/html en [] Malaysia Korea 19-Aug-2025 <p>Malaysia has completed negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea, aiming to sign it in October. This reflects Malaysia's efforts to expand market access amid global uncertainties, with 18 FTAs already in place.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?korea-thailand-hold-intersessional https://www.bilaterals.org/?korea-thailand-hold-intersessional 2025-07-22 09:25:03 text/html en [] Korea Thailand 22-Jul-2025 <p>Korea and Thailand were set to kick off their intersessional negotiations for a bilateral economic partnership agreement, as the two sides seek to expand economic ties amid global trade uncertainties, Seoul's industry ministry said.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?lee-malaysian-pm-discuss-fta https://www.bilaterals.org/?lee-malaysian-pm-discuss-fta 2025-06-23 13:44:35 text/html en [] Korea Malaysia 23-Jun-2025 <p>Korean President and Malaysian Prime Minister agreed to work together to expand bilateral cooperation in a "mutually beneficial and substantive" manner, including efforts to conclude a free trade pact.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?s-korea-thailand-set-to-hold-6th https://www.bilaterals.org/?s-korea-thailand-set-to-hold-6th 2025-06-10 13:24:28 text/html en [] Korea Thailand 10-Jun-2025 <p>South Korea and Thailand are set to kick off their sixth round of negotiations for a bilateral economic partnership agreement.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?s-korea-malaysia-set-to-hold-9th https://www.bilaterals.org/?s-korea-malaysia-set-to-hold-9th 2025-05-13 13:39:38 text/html en [] Korea Malaysia 13-May-2025 <p>South Korea and Malaysia were set to hold their ninth round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement, as the two sides seek to broaden their trade portfolio and enhance cooperation.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?korea-malaysia-set-to-hold-8th https://www.bilaterals.org/?korea-malaysia-set-to-hold-8th 2025-04-08 14:52:56 text/html en [] Malaysia Korea 08-Apr-2025 <p>Korea and Malaysia were set to hold their eighth round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement, as the two sides seek to broaden their trade portfolio and enhance cooperation.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?korea-thailand-hold-4th-round-of https://www.bilaterals.org/?korea-thailand-hold-4th-round-of 2025-03-04 08:44:12 text/html en [] Thailand Korea 04-Mar-2025 <p>The 4th round of EPA negotiations between South Korea and Thailand held in Seoul, focus on 17 areas including trade in goods and services, digital economy, and sustainable development, with the goal of strengthening economic ties in a volatile global trade environment.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?korea-malaysia-hold-6th-round-of https://www.bilaterals.org/?korea-malaysia-hold-6th-round-of 2025-01-22 13:23:43 text/html en [] Korea Malaysia 22-Jan-2025 <p>Korea has launched the sixth round of negotiations with Malaysia for a bilateral free trade agreement as part of efforts to broaden its trade portfolio and enhance cooperation with the partner country.</p> https://www.bilaterals.org/?boc-tariff-commission-list https://www.bilaterals.org/?boc-tariff-commission-list 2025-01-07 05:46:57 text/html en [] Philippines Korea 07-Jan-2025 <p>The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Tariff Commission (TC) have subsequently released implementing guidelines and updated their online tariff finder to reflect the new tariff schedules. Executive Order No. 80 formalizes the Philippines' tariff commitments under the FTA, subjecting listed goods from South Korea to the specified import duties upon entry.</p>