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S. Korea to introduce import safeguards for FTA with ASEAN
16-Oct-2006 Asia Pulse
South Korea plans to introduce special safeguard measures to protect local companies from import surges that may occur once its free trade pact with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) goes into effect, the government said Monday.
Indo-Korea trade talks on fast lane
14-Oct-2006 Financial Express
Negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and South Korea, including goods, services and investments are on the fast track.
China, South Korea to start FTA talks
14-Oct-2006 UPI
China said Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun agreed to soon start talks on a free-trade area.
Nuke test poses minimal impact on KORUS FTA talks
12-Oct-2006 Korea Herald
One glaring issue is Gaeseong, the inter-industrial park located in North Korea. Seoul, up until the previous round of FTA negotiations held last month, said it would not give up trying to persuade Washington to include products made in Gaeseong in their deal.
Rice could doom US-Korea trade deal: source
8-Oct-2006 Reuters
A proposed free-trade deal between the United States and South Korea would probably be doomed if Washington succeeds in putting rice on the negotiating table, according to a source familiar with the subject.
US beef to be on sale after Chusok
4-Oct-2006
US beef will likely be distributed in Korea’s domestic market soon after the Chusok holidays following the government’s decision to resume imports early September.
Korea seeks to exempt 240 agro products from Canada FTA
3-Oct-2006
Korea is seeking to exclude 240 agricultural products out of a total of 1,452 from the tariff cut proposals exchanged with Canada during the seventh round of free trade agreement talks, the government said yesterday.
Roh backed off from TV debate on FTA
2-Oct-2006
President Roh Moo-hyun, a self-proclaimed master at debating, tried to go on television in August in order to directly appeal to the nation in favor of an early free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States but decided to drop the idea at the strong suggestion of his aides.
US trade official says FTA deadline not important
29-Sep-2006
US Deputy Trade Representative Karan Bhatia said on September 26 that a deadline will not be the priority on talks regarding a South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement.
Chosun-CSIS meet tackles Korea-US FTA
28-Sep-2006
US Deputy Trade Representative Karan Bhatia said Tuesday the substance of the Korea-US free trade negotiations is more important than any deadline. That suggests the US will not push for a conclusion just to meet the expiry of the Trade Promotion Authority, a fast-track authority for FTAs granted to the Bush administration by Congress, which expires in June next year.
Nippon Keidanren urges Abe govt to mend ties with China, S. Korea
27-Sep-2006 Mainchi Daily News
The Japan Business Federation, or Nippon Keidanren, on Tuesday urged the new government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to repair the country’s soured relations with China and South Korea in order for Japan to achieve its goal of concluding an economic partnership agreement with ASEAN, China and South Korea.
Coalition of Service Industries written testimony on the free trade agreement between the United States and Korea
26-Sep-2006
CSI is comprised of US service companies and trade associations seeking to achieve market access in all modes of supply in all negotiating forums.
Business Roundtable (US): Real liberalization in the US-Korea FTA - Moving beyond the traditional FTA
26-Sep-2006
June 2006 US Business Roundtable White Paper on US-Korea FTA
Majority of S Koreans favour putting off FTA talks with US: poll
26-Sep-2006 Asia Pulse
A majority of South Koreans favour delaying free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the United States, and want the government to release details on the negotiations, a poll showed Tuesday.
US FTA team to push for opening of gambling: official
25-Sep-2006 Hankyoreh
The United States has asked South Korea to open its gambling market during talks for a proposed free trade agreement between the two nations. According to South Korea’s proposal for the service and investment markets, horse racing and casinos are to be barred from access by the other country.
S. Korea, Canada to hold 7th round of free trade talks
22-Sep-2006
South Korea said Friday it will open a seventh round of formal talks next week on a proposed free trade agreement with Canada.
S. Korean trade deal will cost jobs: CAW
21-Sep-2006
A free-trade deal Ottawa is negotiating with South Korea could cost Canada up to 33,000 jobs — including 4,000 in the auto industry — this country’s largest private sector union warned yesterday.
Political parties flip-flop over US-SK FTA
21-Sep-2006
Regarding the proposed South Korea-US free trade agreement (FTA), the true "stance" of the nation’s two main political parties seems to be, "if it succeeds, we are for it. If it fails, we are against it".
Trade agreements for the future, not the past
21-Sep-2006 Hankyoreh
Politicians tend to be very backward looking people. They are usually the last to notice important trends and to recognize the ways in which the world is changing. Perhaps this is why many politicians in South Korea place such a high priority on a new trade agreement with the United States.
US likely to want autos out of trade deal: sources
20-Sep-2006 Hankyoreh
The US is likely to push for the exclusion of its automobile industry from the ongoing negotiations on a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea, trade sources said.