A regional cooperation project centered on a long river way passing through several nations, in addition to ensuring agreement between the nations involved, requires cooperation from the international community as a whole. This is because of potential conflict that may inevitably arise during...

As these projects move forward, the so-called Korea Special Fund needs to be set up, so that Korea can evaluate, from the earliest stages (feasibility studies), how those funds should be spent. This allows an accumulation of data as well as provide opportunities for Korean corporations. Also,...

In 2015, while Korea's total exports were sluggish mainly due to weak global demand, its exports to Vietnam have increased rapidly, and Vietnam emerged as Korea's top 3rd export destination. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, Korean investors took advantage of Vietnam's...

This study is largely based on the quantitative analysis of the countries and areas of assistance and focuses on Korean assistance toward Southeast Asia in four areas, including agricultural/rural development, infrastructure, education, climate change, and environment. This study is significant...

Trade liberalization benefits consumers, according to trade theories, because it gives them access to a wider variety of products at lower prices than what their home country could supply. Despite Korea’s continuous trade liberalization over the years, however, it is criticized that Korean...

Since it was signed in April of 2007, and after undergoing additional negotiations in 2011, the Korea-U.S. FTA finally came into effect as of March 15, 2012, with the completion of the ratification process in the two countries after six years since negotiations began. Some were hopeful while...

우리나라는 우루과이라운드 이행을 계기로 수입관세를 대폭 인하하는 등 지속적인 무역자유화를 추구해왔다. 특히 2000년대 초부터는 높은 수준의 포괄적인 동시다발적 FTA를 추진하여 적극적인 무역자유화 조치를...