Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Trade Minister meets ASEAN Secretary-General

Trade Minister Inkyo Cheong held bilateral talks with Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Kao Kim Hourn on September 21 in Lao PDR and discussed economic cooperation measures. date2024-09-24

Trade Minister meets with India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry

Trade Minister Inkyo Cheong held bilateral talks with India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on September 21 in Lao PDR and discussed bilateral trade and investment measures. date2024-09-24

Trade Minister meets Swiss Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs

Trade Minister Inkyo Cheong held bilateral talks with Swiss Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Helene Budliger Artieda on September 20 in Lao PDR and discussed bilateral economic cooperation issues. date2024-09-24

Trade Minister meets UK Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security

Trade Minister Inkyo Cheong held bilateral talks with UK Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security Douglas Alexander on September 19 in Lao PDR and discussed bilateral economic cooperation issues. date2024-09-24

3rd Korean-German Industry Working Group meeting

Industry Policy Deputy Minister Lee Seung-ryeol attended the 3rd Korean-German Industry Working Group meeting on September 24 in Seoul with Bernhard Kluttig, Director for Industrial Policy at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection and discussed measures for industrial supply chain data platform cooperation, supply chain emergency response, and automotive industry issues. date2024-09-24

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) ministers’ virtual meeting

Korea’s Minister for Trade Inkyo Cheong attended the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) ministers’ virtual meeting on September 24 and examined IPEF Agreements’ outcomes with the 14 IPEF partner countries and discussed future plans. date2024-09-24

3rd RCEP Ministers Meeting

Trade Minister Cheong attended the third Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministers Meeting and examined several issues including measures for stronger RCEP implementation for regional economic integration, laying down RCEP accession procedures, and setting up an RCEP support organization. date2024-09-24

27th ASEAN Plus Three (Korea, China, Japan) Summit

Trade Minister Inkyo Cheong attended the 27th ASEAN Plus Three (Korea, China, Japan) Summit, where he discussed East Timor’s accession to ASEAN and strengthening the multilateral trade-based cooperation amid global economic fragmentation. date2024-09-24

12th East Asia Summit (EAS) Economic Ministers Meeting

Trade Minister Cheong attended the 12th East Asia Summit (EAS) Economic Ministers Meeting on September 21 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, and shared views on global issues such as supply chains, digital transition, and climate change with the participation of 17 countries’ economic ministers. date2024-09-24

Trade Minister attends 21st Korea-ASEAN Economic Ministers Consultation

Minister for Trade Inkyo Cheong attended the 21st Korea-ASEAN Economic Ministers Consultation held on September 22 in Vientiane, Lao PDR, and took stock of various Korea-ASEAN joint projects including the implementation and upgrade of the Korea-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA), extending the Korea-ASEAN Startup Policy Dialogue, support for electrical safety infrastructure establishment, and enhancing standards cooperation. date2024-09-24