Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Trade Minister attends 5th RCEP Ministerial Meeting in Manila

Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong (fourth from left in the front row) posed for a photo at the fifth Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting on September 10 in Manila, the Philippines. Trade Minister Kim met with his counterparts from 15 other participating nations in Asia Pacific to accelerate negotiations for the proposed regional free trade agreement (FTA). The RCEP is the only mega FTA under negotiations involving 16 nations the region including Korea, Japan, Chin date2017-09-11

Trade Minister discusses regional cooperation at 20th AEM Plus Three Consultations in Manila

Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong (third from right at the table) spoke at the 20th ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Economic Ministers (AEM) Plus Three Consultations on September 10 in Manila, the Philippines.  The meeting was attended by economic ministers from Korea, China, and Japan as well as from 10 ASEAN member countries. They reviewed the implementation of recommendations from the East Asia Vision Group, which Korea had proposed to establish, and sought how Korea, China, date2017-09-11

Korea, ASEAN discuss further economic cooperation in Manila

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on September 10 that Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) discussed further economic cooperation during Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong’s visit to Manila from September 8 to 10.   The talks, which aim to deepen and expand relations with the ASEAN, encompassed further liberalization under the Korea-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and a new mega trade pact, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP date2017-09-10

Trade Minister exchanges views on economic issues with Mexico's Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs

Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong (right) spoke with Mexico’s Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Carlos Alberto De Icaza Gonzales at the Government Complex in Seoul on September 1 during the Mexican top official’s visit to Korea.  Trade Minister Kim and Foreign Affairs Undersecretary De Icaza exchanged views on issues of mutual interest including bilateral trade and economic cooperation and discussed latest developments on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreeme date2017-09-01

Minister Paik discusses economic cooperation with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Paik Ungyu (left) posed for a photo with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Anvarovich Kuchkarov at the Government Complex in Seoul on August 31 during the Uzbek leader’s visit to Seoul. Minister Paik and Deputy Prime Minister Kuchkarov discussed the expansion of mutually beneficial bilateral economic cooperation as well as a plan to convene a meeting of the Korea-Uzbekistan Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation. The two leader date2017-08-31

Korea, US hold special session of the KORUS FTA Joint Committee in Seoul

Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong (right side of display) and United States Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer (left side of display) held a videoconference during a special session meeting of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) Joint Committee.    The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the USTR convened a special session meeting of the KORUS FTA Joint Committee at a hotel in downtown Seoul on the morning of August 22 in accordance with a request by date2017-08-22

Korea hosts Asian WTO Moot Court & Trade Forum

Assistant Minister for Trade and Chief Negotiator for FTAs Lee Sang-jin (fifth from right in the front row) of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy posed for a photo with officials from the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other trade experts at the Seoul National University (SNU) School of Law in Seoul on August 19.  The Asian WTO Moot Court and Trade Forum was organized to help boost interaction between domestic and international trade experts and foster trade practitioners. This date2017-08-19

Special session of KORUS FTA Joint Committee to be held in Seoul

The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy announced on Aug. 18 that the Ministry and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) will convene a special session meeting of the Joint Committee under the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) on August 22 in Seoul.   Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong and USTR Robert Lighthizer will open the meeting via videoconference, which will be followed by senior-level discussions in Seoul. USTR Chief of Staff Jamieson Greer and Assis date2017-08-18

Ministry hosts information session on ASEM Economic Ministers’ Meeting for embassies in Korea

Trade, Industry and Energy Director-General for FTA Policy Lee Min-chul (second from right) spoke at the Information Session on the ASEM (ASIA-Europe Meeting) Economic Ministers’ Meeting on June 29 in Seoul. The seventh ASEM Economic Ministers’ Meeting, a gathering of trade and economy ministers from across Asia and Europe to promote trade and economic cooperation between the regions, will take place in Seoul between September 21 and 22.  The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Ene date2017-06-29

Korea, Canada launch 1st joint industrial technology R&D program

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on June 26 that Korea and Canada launched their first-ever joint research and development program for industrial technologies.    The Korea-Canada joint R&D program supports domestic companies to cooperate with Canadian counterparts in the development of industrial technologies, in order to help them enter overseas markets and acquire advanced technologies.    The program will support projects in five fields of comm date2017-06-26