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Five-Star Electric Vehicles for the Next Generation

16 November 2018

12 November 2018

The profile of Korean art in Hong Kong received a boost when Soluna Fine Art, a Korean-based gallery specialising in Asian contemporary fine art and objects, chose the city as its first permanent international outpost. More

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U.S., South Korea Sign Updated Free Trade Agreement

27 September 2018

The United States and South Korea signed on 24 September an updated bi-lateral FTA that includes amendments and modifications to the existing deal as well as additional agreements and understandings to improve its implementation. Each side will now take steps to bring the revised provisions into effect as soon as practicable. More

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Outcomes of U.S.-South Korea FTA Renegotiation Published; Further Steps Needed to Implement

06 September 2018

The United States and South Korea have published the agreed outcomes of their negotiations earlier this year to amend and modify the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. More

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DHS Offers Guidance on Examining Supply Chains for Prohibited North Korean Labour

27 April 2018

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has published a list of frequently-asked questions that provide further guidance on complying with an August 2017 law that generally prohibits imports of goods made by North Korean workers. More

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U.S. and South Korea Reach Agreement on FTA Changes

13 April 2018

The United States and South Korea have reached an agreement in principle on modifications to be made to their bi-lateral free trade agreement. More

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China and South Korea Set to Launch Three Joint Venture Industrial Parks

31 January 2018

Following formal assent from the State Council, three new industrial parks are to be jointly-established with the Republic of Korea (ROK) – the China-ROK (Yancheng) Industrial Park in Jiangsu, the China-ROK (Yantai) Industrial Park in Shandong, and the China-ROK (Huizhou) Industrial Park in Guangdong. More

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U.S. and South Korea Explore Ways to Improve Bi-lateral FTA

19 January 2018

The United States and South Korea held their first talks on updating their bi-lateral free trade agreement (KORUS) on 5 January in Washington, D.C., and could hold subsequent rounds every three to four weeks, according to press reports. More

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HKTDC Seoul Office

11 December 2017

Trade and business ties between Hong Kong and the Republic of Korea are set to strengthen with the official launch of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) office in Seoul. More

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Smart City Solution for Waste Management

24 November 2017

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