[Column] FTA a Profound Change in Strategy? By Prof. Yi Il-yeong, Hanshin University(Economics)    The Korean government’s official position on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States is that it will keep at its abacus throughout the course of the negotiations, and give up on the agreement if the numbers don’t work [...]

[National] Illegal ‘Lobbying’ by Drug Companies Under Scrutiny Imported Cars Given in Exchange for Drug Contracts      The illegal lobbying activities of pharmaceutical companies get caught every year, but they still continue. It means they are widespread such a degree. A reporter of the Hankyoreh met about twenty salespersons and executives of drug companies, wholesale [...]

Korean, Malaysian Auto Barriers Pose Trade Negotiation Challenge Free trade agreements must achieve more open markets, experts say By Bruce Odessey Washington File Staff Writer Washington — Opening up trade in autos poses a major challenge in free-trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with South Korea and Malaysia, experts in the United States say. Both the Korean [...]