Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Korea and Cape Verde enter MOUs for agricultural and business cooperation

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu visited Cape Verde from September 29-30 and attended the MOU signing ceremony between Korean maker of agricultural equipment and machinery Daedong and Cape Verde’s Agriculture and Environment Ministry on donating large-sized tractors and other farming equipment and transferring relevant technology.   Minister Bang gave a congratulatory message expressing his support for the enhancement of Cape Verde’s farming productivity and p date2023-10-05

Minister Bang holds talks with French Economy & Finances Minister

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu met with French Economy and Finances Minister Bruno Le Maire on the sidelines of the Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy on September 28 in Paris to discuss measures for bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, aerospace and industrial technology. date2023-10-05

Minister Bang holds talks with Eramet CEO

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu met with French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet CEO Christel Bories on the sidelines of the Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy on September 28 in Paris to discuss measures for cooperation in critical minerals supply chain and recycling of resources. date2023-10-05

Minister Bang holds talks with Japan's METI Minister Yasutoshi

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu met with Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Nishimura Yasutoshi on the sidelines of the Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy on September 28 in Paris to discuss measures for bilateral cooperation in energy areas between Korea and Japan. date2023-10-05

Minister Bang holds talks with IEA Executive Director Birol

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu met with the International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol on the sidelines of the Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy on September 28 in Paris to discuss measures for facilitating energy cooperation between MOTIE and IEA. date2023-10-05

Minister Bang holds talks with Australia's Resources Minister King

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu met with Madeleine King, Australia’s Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia, on the sidelines of the Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy held by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on September 28 in Paris to discuss bilateral cooperation in critical minerals supply chain and carbon capture and storage (CCS). date2023-10-05

Minister Bang holds talks with Indonesian Energy & Mineral Resources Minister

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu met with Arifin Tasrif, Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources on the sidelines of the Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy held by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on September 28 in Paris and agreed to continue close cooperation between the two countries in critical minerals. date2023-10-05

Minister Bang holds talks with U.S. Energy Secretary Granholm

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Bang Moon Kyu attended the Summit on Critical Minerals and Clean Energy held at the International Energy Agency (IEA) headquarters in Paris, France and met with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to discuss bilateral cooperation in critical minerals and nuclear energy. date2023-10-05

Trade Minister visits Tajikistan and Kazakhstan

Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn visited the Republic of Tajikistan to attend the international investment forum 'DUSHANBE-2023' from September 29-30, where he met Tajikistan’s government representatives and held discussions on the Trade and Investment Promotion Framework (TIPF) and promising areas for cooperation between the two countries. On the occasion of the forum, Minister Ahn held talks with a number of Tajikistan’s government representatives, including Prime Minister Kokhir Ra date2023-10-04

Korea raises concerns over EU’s decision to fully regulate PFAS

In response to the proposed restriction of all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by the European Union (EU)'s European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korea Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) submitted comments to the ECHA and the World Trade Organization's Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO TBT) Enquiry Point, respectively on September 25. PFAS are known to be persistent in the environment and human body because they are not ea date2023-10-04