Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Trade Minister attends 59th Trade Day with President Yoon

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang attended the 59th Trade Day ceremony on December 5 at COEX with President Yoon Suk-yeol, held under the slogan, “Taking on the Trade Powerhouse Challenge! South Korea takes the Leap!”    The ceremony was attended by various trade and industry representatives, including Korea International Trade Association (KITA) Chairman Koo Ja-yeol.   date2022-12-07

1st Vice Minister visits KPIC to inspect industry damage from truckers' strike

Trade, Industry and Energy 1st Vice Minister Jang Young-jin visited Korea Petrochemical Ind. Co. (KPIC) in Ulsan on December 4 to examine damage on petrochemicals industry from cargo truckers’ union strike.   Vice Minister Jang received a situation briefing on difficulties incurred by the union strike and inspected KPIC's major plant facilities.   date2022-12-06

2nd Vice Minister visits DOPCO Cheonan Terminal

Trade, Industry and Energy 2nd Vice Minister Park Il-jun visited on December 3 the Daehan Oil Pipeline Corporation (DOPCO)’s Cheonan Terminal to inspect the domestic oil shipping situation amid nationwide truckers’ union strike.   Vice Minister Park received a briefing from DOPCO President Lee Kang-mu on the terminal operation status and difficulties incurred by the union strike. He stated that “gas stations experiencing gasoline and diesel shortages are recently spreadi date2022-12-06

Korean delegation visits U.S. to negotiate IRA amendment

Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn will be visiting Washington D.C. through December 5-9 (local time) as member of South Korea’s delegation to negotiate the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) with key figures of the Biden administration and U.S. Congress. The delegation is composed of Government officials and National Assembly members, including the Trade, Industry and Energy Ministry’s Small and Medium Venture Business Committee Chairman Yoon Kwan-seok. The delegation will be discussing IR date2022-12-06

Minister attends 51st UAE National Day 2022

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang attended the 51st UAE National Day 2022 ceremony on December 2 at the Shilla Seoul.   The Minister gave an opening message, stating that South Korea, as UAE’s “brother” and core partner, will strive together for the successful execution of “Projects of the 50” national strategy aiming for UAE’s oil phase-out, economic diversification and innovation goals, and expand the scope of bilateral cooperation to date2022-12-06

2nd Vice Minister visits EV charger manufacturer for safety improvement

Trade, Industry and Energy 2nd Vice Minister Park Il-jun visited EV charger manufacturer Daeyoung Chaevi in Daegu on November 30 to share safety improvement measures and gather on-site opinions.   The Vice Minister toured the charging station production line after receiving a briefing on company management from Daeyoung Chaevi CEO Jeong Min-gyo, and encouraged the employees.   date2022-12-06

MOTIE holds public-private meeting for Korea-Saudi economic cooperation

Trade, Industry and Energy Ministry’s Deputy Trade Minister Jeong Dae-jin held a public-private working-level support group committee meeting for Korea-Saudi economic cooperation on December 1 at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and facilitated discussions on the implementation of contracts and MOUs signed on the occasion of Korea-Saudi Investment Forum.   The Deputy Trade Minister gathered opinions from each company participating in the total of 26 contracts and MO date2022-12-05

Korea launches World Expo 2030 Busan promotion in Paris

The Government of the Republic of Korea held a variety of activities in Paris, France, through November 28-29 to promote Korea’s bid to host World EXPO 2030 in Busan, on the occasion of attending the 171st Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Korea carried out promotion activities on the Seine River by floating a cruise ship named “2030 Expo Busan Space” with an 8 m-tall “Boogi” on the deck next to Pont d'Iéna ('Jena Bridge'). “Boogi” is s date2022-12-05

Korea and EU discuss major trade issues

Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn met with European Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis on November 30 in Brussels, Belgium, to hold ministerial talks and the 10th Korea-EU FTA Trade Commission (hereinafter 'Commission') meeting. In Korea-EU ministerial talks, the two sides exchanged views on the U.S.’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and WTO reform among other major global trade issues. As both sides have serious concerns over IRA’s discriminatory rules on EV tax credits, and prop date2022-12-02

Trade Minister meets EU Commission leaders to discuss CBAM

Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn met with European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis on November 30 at the European Commission and discussed U.S.’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and EU’s Critical Raw Material Act.   The following day he met with Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD) Gerassimos Thomas, Deputy Chairman of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Cesar Luena, and Com date2022-12-02