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Trade/Investment
Korea and Philippines to bolster supply chain and energy cooperation
Trade, Industry and Energy Ministry’s Deputy Trade Minister Jeong Dae-jin met with Ceferino S. Rodolfo, Philippines’ Undersecretary for the Industry Development Group (IDG) of the Department of Trade and Industry on October 18 on the occasion of his visit to Korea and discussed raw materials supply chain and nuclear energy cooperation, and held the second meeting of Korea-Philippines Joint Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation. date2022-10-20
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Trade/Investment
Korea and Philippines to bolster supply chain and nuclear energy cooperation
Trade, Industry and Energy Ministry’s Deputy Trade Minister Jeong Dae-jin met with Ceferino S. Rodolfo, Philippines’ Undersecretary for the Industry Development Group (IDG) of the Department of Trade and Industry on October 18 on the occasion of his visit to Korea and discussed raw materials supply chain and nuclear energy cooperation, and held the second meeting of Korea-Philippines Joint Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation (hereinafter “Commission”). Both sid date2022-10-20
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Industry
1st Vice Minister attends Digital Transformation Fair 2022
Industry, Trade and Energy 1st Vice Minister Jang Young-jin attended the opening ceremony of Digital Transformation Fair 2022 (D.Ton) on October 18 at KINTEX, Ilsan, where he awarded orders and medals of merit to those who contributed to Korea’s machinery industry. Vice Minister Jang stated in his congratulatory message that “Korea’s machinery industry needs to see intellectualization and value enhancement to bring about the advancement of the manufacturing indus date2022-10-20
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Industry
Minister holds 10th MPE Competitiveness Committee Meeting
Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang held the 10th MPE (Materials, Parts and Equipment) Competitiveness Committee on October 18 at the Government Complex Seoul to discuss new policy directions under the new regime and extended scope of MPE core strategic technologies. The meeting was attended by relevant officials and other experts, including Economy and Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho, SMEs and Startups Minister Lee Young and Korea University Professor Ha Jeong-sook. &nbs date2022-10-19
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Industry
MOTIE announces MPE industry policies
Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang held the 10th Materials, Parts and Equipment (MPE) Competitiveness Committee (hereinafter “Committee”) Meeting at the Government Complex Seoul on October 18 to discuss and confirm MPE policy directions under South Korea’s new regime. A first under the Yoon administration, the meeting was held against the backdrop of prolonged Russia-Ukraine war and intensifying U.S.-China technology hegemony race among other internal and exter date2022-10-19
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Trade/Investment
Korea and Saudi Arabia to expand cooperation and investment
Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang held talks with Saudi Arabia’s Investment Minister Khalid A. Al-Falih on October 17 via videoconferencing at the Government Complex Sejong to discuss bilateral industrial cooperation, investment expansion and future directions for Korea-Saudi Vision 2030 Committee. date2022-10-18
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Trade/Investment
Korea and Saudi Arabia to strengthen cooperation in new industries
Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang met with Saudi Arabia’s Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih to discuss bilateral industrial cooperation, investment and future directions for the Korea-Saudi Vision 2030 Committee (hereinafter “Committee”). The two Ministers assessed that the Committee has played a pivotal role in the advancement of their mutually supplementary economic cooperation, which they concurred should be further upgraded on the basis of the 60th anniv date2022-10-18
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Trade/Investment
Korea's ICT trade achieves $7.9 billion surplus in September
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on October 14 that outbound shipments of Korea’s information and communications technology (ICT) goods for September recorded USD 20.9 billion, taking up 36.3 percent of Korea’s total exports. Imports increased 13.7 percent to $12.9 billion, and the trade balance stood at a surplus of $7.9 billion. Among the major items, deteriorating global economic conditions dragged down exports of chips, displays and computers and peripherals date2022-10-14
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Trade/Investment
Korea's automobile export value grows 34.7% in September
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on October 14 that automobile production, domestic sales and exports all posted double-digit growths of 34.1 percent, 23.1 percent and 27.5 percent, respectively. The growth is attributable to improved automobile semiconductor supply situation, higher number of operating days in comparison, and continued overseas demand for domestic cars. Automobile production in September rose 34.1 percent to 307,721 units, growing for five consecutive mont date2022-10-14
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Trade/Investment
Korea and Australia hold talks on critical minerals and supply chain
Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun met with Australia’s Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell on October 13 in Seoul to discuss FTA, critical minerals, WTO, supply chain and other bilateral and multilateral trade issues. date2022-10-14