Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Trade Minister holds inaugural Korea-UK FTA Committee Meeting

Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo held the inaugural Korea-UK FTA trade committee meeting with UK’s International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan in London on February 7, a first post-Brexit trade talks between the two countries. This meeting enabled the assessment of the Korea-UK FTA execution status as part of the follow-up measure of the Korea-UK summit talks held in New York in September of last year. Mutual efforts toward their applications to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agr date2022-02-14

Trade Minister visits Switzerland to promote multilateral trade order

Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo held talks with World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on February 10 in Geneva, Switzerland for talks on COVID-19 response, major trade issues, and expanding the Korean presence at the WTO Secretariat. During the two-day stay in Switzerland, the Minister held multiple talks with the chiefs of a number of different international organizations. He met the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan and agre date2022-02-11

Trade Minister holds inaugural Korea-UK FTA Committee Meeting

Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo held the inaugural Korea-UK FTA Committee meeting with UK’s International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan on February 7 in London to discuss the expansion of bilateral trade and collaboration across various areas.   The two trade chiefs touched upon issues ranging from supply chain issues, digital, and climate change response. Also on the table were the Korea-UK new strategic agreement for building supply chain resilience, which is a first for UK wi date2022-02-11

Minister Moon attends "Meta-Fashion" Conference

Trade, Industry, and Energy Minister Moon Sung-wook attended the Digital Transition in Textile and Fashion “Catch Up New World, Meta-Fashion” Conference on February 10 at the Textile Center in Seoul, in view of rapidly rising global “fashion tech” market.   Noting how today’s digital transition and the metaverse are quickly ushering in a new blue ocean in the textile and fashion realm, Minister Moon said the fashion tech market shows great potential for brand date2022-02-11

Energy Vice Minister attends opening ceremony of Korea's 1st Energy Superstation

Energy Vice Minister Park Ki-young attended the opening ceremony of Korea’s first Energy Superstation on February 9, held at SK Bangmi Gas Station in Seoul. The Minister delivered a congratulatory message and partook in the ribbon cutting ceremony, which was followed by a tour around the fuel cell and EV charging facilities.   The Energy Superstation is the nation’s first gas station to have been converted into a charging station for electric and hydrogen vehicles. This conver date2022-02-10

Minister Moon holds talks with OECD Secretary-General

Trade, Industry, and Energy Minister Moon Sung-wook held talks with OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann on February 9 at Lotte Hotel in Seoul, and discussed measures for strengthening Korea-OECD relations in addition to other general issues, including supply chain, digital transition, and climate change response. The Secretary-General visited Seoul to attend a ministerial meeting with Southeast Asian nations.   date2022-02-10

Energy Vice Minister holds 12th Energy & Resources Management TF Meeting

Energy Vice Minister Park Ki-young presided the 12th Energy & Resources Supply-Demand Management TF Meeting on February 9 at the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-Sure) in Seoul.  The meeting was convened for the purpose of inspecting domestic and external supply-demand and price trends ensuing increasing oil prices and Russia-Ukraine conflict. The Minister delivered an opening message, after which discussions followed with regard to global oil market issues and oil supply emergency date2022-02-10

Minister Moon attends Global Value Chain (GVC) inauguration ceremony

Trade, Industry, and Energy Minister Moon Sung-wook attended the Global Value Chain (GVC) Analysis Center inauguration ceremony on February 9 at COEX in Seoul, to support the stable operations of supply chains for domestic companies. Noting Korea’s robust exports despite the recent energy price surge, the Minister assured that efforts will go forth toward mitigating supply chain risks for enterprises with GVC playing a center role in the process. He added that “through a revision of date2022-02-10

Minister Moon presides 9th Defense Industry Development Conference

Trade, Industry, and Energy Minister Moon Sung-wook presided the 9th Defense Industry Development Conference held on February 7 at the Government Sejong Convention Center under the theme of expanding Korea’s domestic helicopter market and supporting exports and overseas market penetration.   In his opening message, the Minister emphasized the need to “strengthen civil militia cooperation in space technology and other cutting-edge developments” and called for efforts to r date2022-02-08

Minister Moon attends military “robot chef” demonstration

Trade, Industry, and Energy Minister Moon Sung-wook visited the Army's 28th Recruit Training Regiment on February 7 where “robot chefs” are currently employed in an effort to improve the working conditions of military cooks.   Noting the success of this pilot introduction, Minister Moon stated that this was an important milestone for robotics technology to contribute to a smarter and safer military program. He added that collaboration with the Ministry of National Def date2022-02-08