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KORUS FTA Cancellation to Hurt U.S. Firms More than S. Korean Counterparts: KIET

SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The cancellation of the free trade agreement (FTA) between Seoul and Washington will be more detrimental to U.S. companies than their South Korean counterparts, a local think tank said Sunday. According to the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET), if the South Korea-U.S. pact (KORUS) is nullified [...]

S. Korean Manufacturers Optimistic About Q2 Biz

SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A majority of South Korean manufacturing companies expect their business conditions to improve in the second quarter of the year amid signs of a recovery in exports, a poll showed Tuesday. According to the survey of 645 manufacturers conducted by the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET), [...]