Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Minister Ahn meets Utah Governor

Korea’s Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Dukgeun Ahn held talks on September 27 in Seoul with the U.S. National Governors Association (NGA) Chair and Utah Governor Spencer Cox, who is leading the trade delegation from the State of Utah, to discuss measures for Korea-Utah economic cooperation in aerospace, life science, healthcare, financial services, semiconductors, and carbon-free energy areas including nuclear energy and clean hydrogen. date2024-09-30

Minister Ahn discusses economic and trade cooperation with Utah governor

Korea’s Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Dukgeun Ahn held talks today in Seoul with the U.S. National Governors Association (NGA) Chair and Utah Governor Spencer Cox, who is leading a trade delegation from the State of Utah, to discuss measures for Korea-Utah economic cooperation in aerospace, life science, healthcare, financial services, semiconductors, and carbon-free energy areas including nuclear energy and clean hydrogen. Composed of 50 members, the Utah trade delegation consists of the Utah Senate President and representatives of Utah businesses and relevant organizations. On the margins of the Utah trade delegation’s visit to Korea, Minister Ahn said that he looks forward to strengthening the networking between Korean and U.S. businesses and uncovering new joint projects for boosting Korean companies’ entry into the Utah market, a hub for fast-growing startups and cutting-edge firms. He also expressed hope that bilateral talent exchanges will gain further traction based on the University of Utah Asia Campus (UAC) in Incheon. Moreover, the minister asked Governor Cox for interest and support at the NGA level, regardless of the upcoming U.S. presidential election results, in ensuring the continuity and predictability of major U.S. laws that are likely to impact Korea’s investment in the U.S. so as to maintain and increase Korean businesses’ investments in the State of Utah and the U.S.   date2024-09-27

Korea-Serbia Business Conference

Korea’s Minister for Trade Inkyo Cheong attended the Korea-Serbia Business Conference with Serbia’s Minister of Domestic and Foreign Trade Tomislav Momirović on September 26 in Seoul to discuss promising joint projects in information technology, bio, energy, and critical minerals supply chains. The conference was attended by representatives of relevant institutions, including KOTRA, KITA, KOMIR, and Hyundai E&C. date2024-09-26

Korea and Zimbabwe discuss cooperation as follow-up to Korea-Africa Summit

Korea’s Minister for Trade Inkyo Cheong held talks with Zimbabwe's Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Amon Murwira on September 24 in Seoul and exchanged views on bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, and energy.   date2024-09-26

Korea and Zimbabwe discuss trade, investment, and energy cooperation as follow-up to Korea-Africa Summit

Korea’s Minister for Trade Inkyo Cheong held talks with Zimbabwe's Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Amon Murwira on September 24 in Seoul on the occasion of the Zimbabwean minister’s visit for follow-up to the Korea-Africa Summit 2024 and exchanged views on bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, and energy. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1994, Korea and Zimbabwe have continuously worked together to maintain and develop favorable cooperative relations centering on development cooperation and people-to-people exchange in areas of agricultural technology and healthcare. Trade Minister Cheong remarked that their high-level exchanges have recently gained further traction, such as the Zimbabwean government delegation’s participation in the Korea-Africa Summit, and noted that the Korea-Zimbabwe Trade and Investment Promotion Framework (TIPF) agreement inked on the margins of the event have contributed to advancing the two countries’ relations towards a more tangible partnership. Minister Murwira showed interest in Korea’s development of its own Innovative Small Modular Reactor (i-SMR) for resolving Zimbabwe’s power shortages and the challenge of attaining net zero, to which the Korean trade chief suggested that the two countries discuss detailed cooperation measures as per future technological developments.   date2024-09-25

Trade Minister meets ASEAN Secretary-General

Trade Minister Inkyo Cheong held bilateral talks with Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Kao Kim Hourn on September 21 in Lao PDR and discussed economic cooperation measures. date2024-09-24

Trade Minister meets with India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry

Trade Minister Inkyo Cheong held bilateral talks with India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on September 21 in Lao PDR and discussed bilateral trade and investment measures. date2024-09-24

Trade Minister meets Swiss Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs

Trade Minister Inkyo Cheong held bilateral talks with Swiss Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Helene Budliger Artieda on September 20 in Lao PDR and discussed bilateral economic cooperation issues. date2024-09-24

Trade Minister meets UK Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security

Trade Minister Inkyo Cheong held bilateral talks with UK Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security Douglas Alexander on September 19 in Lao PDR and discussed bilateral economic cooperation issues. date2024-09-24

Minister Ahn holds talks with Czech Industry and Trade Minister

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Dukgeun Ahn and Czech Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Sikela held talks on September 20 in Prague to discuss cooperation in trade, investment, supply chains, advanced manufacturing, carbon-free energy, and nuclear energy. date2024-09-23