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Mercosur in talks with Canada, South Korea about trade deals: Brazil official
2-Jul-2019 Reuters
The Mercosur trade bloc is in talks with other countries including Canada and South Korea regarding new trade agreements.
South Korea and Malaysia to conclude FTA this year
1-Jul-2019 Business Korea
The South Korean and Malaysian governments declared the initiation of bilateral FTA negotiations on June 27 and will be going to complete the negotiations by November this year.
South Korea and Russia initiate FTA talks in service and investment sectors
24-Jun-2019 Business Korea
South Korea and Russia initiated the two sides’ FTA negotiations in service and investment in Moscow on June 20.
S.Korea, UK negotiate FTA to address possible hard Brexit
11-Jun-2019 Business Standard
South Korea and the UK finalized a continuation of a FTA to protect their trade relations should the latter decide to exit the EU without any deal.
La Corée du Sud et la Grande-Bretagne ont conclu un ALE post-Brexit
10-Jun-2019 Yonhap
La Corée du Sud et la Grande-Bretagne ont annoncé ce lundi avoir conclu un accord pour maintenir leur accord de libre-échange (ALE) même après l’éventuel Brexit «sans accord».
Trade swap proposal: Tariff cuts on PHL fruits and South Korea industrial goods
7-Jun-2019 Business Mirror
Seoul has responded positively to Manila’s long-standing request to eliminate tariffs on agricultural products, in exchange for reduced import duties on South Korean industrial goods.
PH, SKorea launch FTA talks
5-Jun-2019 Manila Times
mproved economic relation is seen between the Philippines and South Korea as the two countries formally signed on Monday an agreement to begin negotiations on free trade deal.
R. de Corée - Philippines: négociations sur l’accord de libre-échange
5-Jun-2019 CVN
La République de Corée a officiellement démarré le 3 juin les négociations sur un accord de libre-échange avec les Philippines
Indonesia, South Korea target to complete IK-CEPA talks this year
6-May-2019 The Jakarta Post
Indonesia and South Korea aim to complete negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IK-CEPA) this year to boost bilateral trade and other economic relations.
Korea, Chile eye early start of talks on Seoul’s Pacific Alliance membership bid
29-Apr-2019 Korea Times
The leaders of South Korea and Chile agreed to seek the early launch of negotiations on Seoul’s bid to be an associate member of the Pacific Alliance.
PHL wants South Korea to drop tariff, nontariff measures on farm items
23-Apr-2019 Business Mirror
The Philippines will demand that South Korea eliminate both tariff and nontariff measures on agricultural products, in negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
Angola, South Korea work on investment protection agreement
22-Apr-2019 EIN Newsdesk
An agreement on promotion and reciprocal protection of investment between Angola and South Korea is in the pipeline.
Aborted for-profit hospital
18-Apr-2019 Korea Times
The Jeju provincial government has revoked the business license of a Chinese-owned for-profit hospital. The Chinese group may file a suit against the Korean government, using the investor-state dispute settlement system.
South Korea and the Philippines agree to conclude FTA by November
18-Apr-2019 Business Korea
South Korea and the Philippines agreed to conclude a free trade agreement in November at the latest.
China expects smooth negotiations on Free Trade Zone with Japan, ROK
15-Apr-2019 ECNS.CN
China expressed the hope for smooth progress of negotiations on Free Trade Zone with Japan and Republic of Korea (ROK).
EU warns of initiating expert panel if S. Korea fails to resolve ILO ratification
9-Apr-2019 Yonhap
The European Commission warned that it will seek to launch an expert panel to review South Korea’s compliance with the free trade pact it signed with the European Union if it fails to ratify key international labor conventions.
Japan, China, S.Korea FTA talks under way
9-Apr-2019 NHK
High on the agenda are rules for protecting intellectual-property rights.
EU requests Korea-EU FTA modernization
8-Apr-2019 Business Korea
The European Union has made a request for modernization of its FTA with South Korea, which differs from renegotiation because refers to a change in the structure of an FTA itself.
Uzbekistan, South Korea to conclude free trade agreement
5-Apr-2019 Azernews
Uzbekistan and South Korea will work on the conclusion of a free trade agreement to expand bilateral economic and trade relations.
Negative list makes debut in FTA talks
4-Apr-2019 China Daily
China used the negative list system for the first time to conduct negotiations on service trade and investment during the second phase of China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement talks.