Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Minister attends investment declaration ceremony in London

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu attended the investment declaration ceremony on November 22 in London with Corio Generation CEO Jonathan Cole and BP Senior Vice President Louise Kingham and received the two UK firms’ declarations of investment in Korea. The Minister remarked in his message that the investment indicates that carbon neutrality cooperation with net zero leading UK is strengthening, and I look forward to seeing it bolster Korea’s promising offshore win date2023-11-25

Korea Trade Commission holds public hearing to investigate industry damage from Egyptian white cement imports

The Korea Trade Commission of the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) held a public hearing on November 23 at the Government Complex in Seoul, to investigate the extend of industrial damage caused by import of Egyptian white cement. About 40 people attended the hearing, including members of the Commission, domestic producer Union, importer Royal Cement Korea, consumers, the Korea Cement Association, and the Embassy of Egypt in Korea. Unlike the typical grey cement, white cement is date2023-11-24

UK-based clean energy companies pledge $1.2 bln investment in Korea

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on November 22 that on the occasion of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s state visit to the UK, two UK energy firms, namely Corio Generation and BP, confirmed their pledge of investment worth KRW 1.5 trillion (app. USD 1.2 billion) and submitted their investment declarations on November 22 (local time). Corio Generation is a UK-based company specializing in offshore wind power development created by Macquarie's Green Investment Group (G date2023-11-23

Korea holds Foreign Company Day 2023

The Trade, Industry and Energy Ministry’s International Trade and Investment Deputy Minister Kim Wan-ki attended Foreign Company Day 2023 on November 21 in Seoul to award foreign investment contributors government commendations and promote exchanges and communication with foreign-invested companies. The deputy minister gave a congratulatory message and awarded medals and orders of merit to those that contributed to facilitating foreign investment in Korea, including the Silver Tower Order date2023-11-22

Korean businesses embark on new chapter of expansion into Latin American market

The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) held the 27th Korea-Latin America Business Forum in Seoul, on November 20, to support the expansion of Korean enterprises into the Latin American market. Co-hosted by MOTIE, the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), the Korean Council on Latin America & the Caribbean, and the International Construction Association of Korea, the event was attended by diplomatic delegations date2023-11-21

Trade Minister meets with Singapore Business Federation Chairman

Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn met with Lim Ming Yan, Chairman of the Singapore Business Federation, on November 21 in Singapore to discuss stronger bilateral corporate supply chain and digital cooperation and asked Singaporean companies’ support and participation in the Carbon Free (CF) Alliance initiative. date2023-11-21

Advanced industries' foreign investment contributors awarded at Foreign Company Day 2023

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) held Foreign Company Day 2023 on November 21 to award those who contributed to promoting foreign investment and to facilitate communication and exchanges with foreign-invested companies. Now in its 23rd year, Foreign Company Day 2023 was attended by approximately 300 persons, including members of diplomatic missions from various countries like Italy, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, as well as the representatives of the Japanese, Canadian a date2023-11-21

Minister Bang attends ceremony declaring investments made by 4 U.S. companies

  Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu attended a ceremony on November 15 in San Francisco, held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit meetings, for the declaration of $1.2 billion worth of investments made in Korea by four U.S. companies. The minister gave a message of encouragement and stated that the investments will greatly contribute to stabilizing Korea's semiconductor industry supply chain and strengthening the Korea-U.S. alliance in a date2023-11-21

Korea and Singapore discuss cooperation in new industries and carbon neutrality

Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn held a trade ministers’ meeting with Singaporean counterparts on November 21 in Singapore and the two sides agreed to expand forward-looking cooperation in achieving carbon neutrality, supply chain and digital economy. The two countries are aiming to upgrade their economic cooperation in new industries and strengthen the intraregional economic security through attaining joint goals like net zero by 2050 and enhancing supply chain resiliency. Trade Minister date2023-11-21

Trade Minister meets with Thai Trade Representative

Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn met Thai Trade Representative Nalinee Taveesin on November 18 in Seoul to discuss follow-up measures to the summit meeting held on the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly in September and asked support for World Expo 2030 Busan. date2023-11-21