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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.
S. Korea to resume talks with Indonesia on FTA
4-Apr-2019 Yonhap News
South Korea will hold its first negotiations with Indonesia in five years to forge a bilateral free trade deal later this month.
South Korea to conclude FTAs with Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines soon
25-Mar-2019 Business Korea
South Korean Trade Minister said that the South Korean government would conclude free trade agreements (FTAs) with Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines in the near future.
Costa Rica signs FTA with South Korea
20-Mar-2019 Q Costa Rica
Costa Rica became the second Central American country to enter a FTA with South Korea, that will give immediate access without tariffs to 80% of Costa Rican products.
US launches first dispute with South Korea under free trade pact
18-Mar-2019 France24
The US government was launching the first dispute with South Korea under the free trade pact between the two countries over how Korea’s competition regulator treats American firms.
Premier Li urges China-Japan-South Korea FTA talks
15-Mar-2019 CGTN
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged Japan and South Korea to speed up free-trade agreement (FTA) talks as the three parties mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of the China-Japan-South Korea cooperation mechanism this year.
Korea’s agriculture deficit grows under FTAs
15-Mar-2019 Korea Herald
South Korea has actively promoted its agricultural products in overseas markets over the past few years by holding K-food fairs. Nonetheless, data show that Korea has yet to resolve its chronic trade deficit in farm products.
S. Korea, Malaysia to negotiate bilateral FTA
14-Mar-2019 KBS World Radio
South Korea and Malaysia leaders agreed to get started on negotiating a bilateral free trade agreement, aiming to strike the deal within this year.
Costa Rica legislators approve TLC with Korea
8-Mar-2019 Q
Negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea was begun by the Chinchilla administration (2010-2014), completed in 2016 and now only requires the President’s signature to go into force.
Honduras and South Korea FTA will soon enter into force
7-Mar-2019 Fresh Plaza
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Honduras and South Korea is about to enter into force; the National Congress of the Republic has already approved it.
Korea`s first for-profit hospital in Jeju faces license revocation
5-Mar-2019 Pulse
The Korea government may face another investor-state dispute case from the Chinese capital if the license is called off.
Korea to speed up CEPA talks with Indonesia
22-Feb-2019 The Investor
Korea has decided to resume talks on signing the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Indonesia, seeking to broaden ties with the Southeast Asian country.
Korea-China-Japan FTA still long way to go
10-Feb-2019 The Korea Herald
South Korea, Japan and China are making slow progress on FTA negotiations amid contentious issues involving each country’s interests.
S. Korea to speed up FTA with Britain on looming no-deal Brexit
19-Jan-2019 Yonhap News
South Korea’s trade ministry said will speed up efforts to clinch FTA with Britain amid the no deal Brexit.
S. Korea, Britain to hold working-level talks next week following Brexit vote
15-Jan-2019 Korea Bizwire
Negotiating a South Korea-Britain FTA is the most important thing, says official at Seoul’s foreign ministry.
China call for Korea’s role on One Belt, One Road project
9-Jan-2019 The Korea Times
China call for Korea to linking the bilateral FTA with the One Belt One Road initiative
Revised Korea-US FTA goes into effect on Jan. 1
2-Jan-2019 Pulse
South Korea’s revised free trade agreement with the United States has gone into effect as of January 1, 2019, a year after the two countries began talks on amendments at the request of Washington.
EU urges S. Korea to ratify ILO conventions
17-Dec-2018 Korea Herald
The European Commission asked South Korea to start consultations on labor issues under a dispute settlement mechanism in the Trade and Sustainable Development chapter in the bilateral free trade agreement implemented in 2011.
India’s FTAs with ASEAN, Japan and Korea have widened trade deficit: Study
12-Dec-2018 The Hindu Business Online
Over the past decade, India’s trade imbalance vis-à-vis its existing CEPA partners has steadily increased, says a study by Third World Network.
Korea, India to hold talks on upgrading trade pact
11-Dec-2018 The Korea Herald
South Korea and India will hold their seventh round of CEPA talks to discuss ways to further open up the goods and services market and ease country of origin rules.