Commercial trade between South and North Korea rose 40 percent to US$187.08 million year-on-year in the first quarter, a top unification official said Thursday. The increase was mainly attrib.. [Apr.5,2007 18:27 KST]

Differences between Seoul and Washington over how to handle goods made at the joint Korean industrial complex of Kaesong (Gaeseong) under a free... [Apr.5,2007 14:21 KST]

South Korea pledged Tuesday to craft a comprehensive assistance package to help farmers and other sectors deal with the fallout from a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States. The lan.. [Apr.3,2007 20:50 KST]

U.S. industries and legislators expressed varying degrees of discontent at the free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea, with some senators with their constituency's interests at stake immediatel.. [Apr.3,2007 17:29 KST]

South Korea has reportedly exempted U.S. foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from safety tests in the Korea-U.S free trade... [Apr.3,2007 14:21 KST]

South Korea and the United States agreed to establish a joint committee to approve "outward processing zones" on the Korean peninsula, a... [Apr.3,2007 14:03 KST]

Domestic business organizations welcomed a South Korea-U.S. free trade deal reached on Monday, saying it would promote bilateral trade and help local companies gain a wider foothold in the world's la.. [Apr.2,2007 21:03 KST]

Labor groups here on Monday voiced their strong opposition to the just-reached deal between South Korea and the United States to effectively dismantle their tariff barriers. The groups vowed to.. [Apr.2,2007 21:00 KST]

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said Monday his government is scheduled to launch free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the European Union during the first half of this year. Roh made the .. [Apr.2,2007 20:57 KST]

Seoul, April 2 (Yonhap News) The following is a summary of the free trade agreement (FTA) reached between South Korea and the United States Monday. 1. Both sides agree to abolish about 94 per.. [Apr.2,2007 20:11 KST]