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Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with the Republic of Korea's Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jung-kwan in Beijing on Saturday, with both sides agreeing to accelerate the second-phase negotiations of the China-ROK Free Trade Agreement.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) announced that South Korea and Serbia have begun their first official round of negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), taking place in Seoul from December 1 to 4.
The justice ministry has sent a letter to Lone Star requesting the private equity fund to reimburse legal costs incurred during an investor-state dispute settlement over the 2012 sale of a local bank.
Thailand is fast-tracking FTAs with EFTA, the EU and South Korea to reduce dependence on US exports after tariff hikes, aiming to expand new markets and boost GDP
Lone Star said it does not accept this week’s annulment ruling by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, signaling that it could pursue a new round of arbitration against the Korean government.
An international arbitration body for investor–state dispute settlement has ruled in favor of South Korea in its challenge to the award for private equity fund Lone Star over its 2012 sale of a local bank.
Africa has the potential to become a strategic partner for South Korea in the car manufacturing and tech industries, with its abundant critical mineral resources, and push for industrialization and digitalization of the continent, the head of the region's free trade bloc said Tuesday.
Korea has urged the European Union to protect Korean businesses during the 13th Committee on Trade in Goods meeting in Seoul, advocating for a fair solution amid the EU’s proposed stricter steel safeguards.
The two countries released a joint fact sheet on the summit meeting last month between US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
Korean court set to implement ICSID compensation order, lone star may owe roughly 316.5 billion won plus interest.
