Unification Head Vows to Continue Kaesong Project By Seo Dong-shin Staff Reporter Minister of Unification Lee Jong-seok, left, looks at footwear during his visit to the Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, Tuesday, while Hyun Jeong-eun, right, chairwoman of the Hyundai Group, looks on.   /Yonhap   KAESONG, North Korea _ Minister of Unification Lee Jong-seok said [...]

FREE-TRADE AGREEMENT Thailand rejects deal with South Korea Kingdom is only Asean member not to sign, due to row over rice Thailand is the only Asean member not planning to sign the free-trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea and will thus lose export competitiveness, due to higher import tariffs. By remaining outside the Asean-South Korean [...]

Korea, US to Hold FTA Financial Talks on May 19 By Kim Sung-jin Staff Reporter South Korea started fine-tuning its negotiation strategies for the first round of free trade agreement (FTA) financial service sector negotiations with the United States due on May 19. The Ministry of Finance and Economy (MOFE) said Tuesday that it had [...]

[National] State Scholars Voice Concern About Korea-US FTA    Scholars at state-funded research centers who specialize in the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the U.S. and Korea have criticized the Korean government’s approach to the liberal trade regime. At a symposium held in Seoul yesterday, Kim Yang-hee and Chung Jun-ho, senior researchers [...]