Is Renegotiation of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement on the Horizon?
Last week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released the President’s National Trade Policy Agenda for 2017.
China’s One-Two Punch: Beijing Targets Korean Tourism and Soaps to Protest THAAD Deployment
After nearly nine months of suspicion and speculation about Chinese economic retaliation for South Korea’s decision to deploy THAAD, it seems Beijing has finally taken its gloves off.
What Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Means for South Korea
President Donald Trump’s foreign policy has three big implications for South Korean policy planning.
What Does New Trade Data Portend for U.S.-Korea Trade Relations?
While the overall U.S. trade deficit in merchandise goods with the world increased by $1.9 billion or 0.4 percent, the bilateral trade deficit between the U.S. and South Korea declined by $647 million or 2.3 percent.
President Trump Praises Samsung for Plan to Manufacture in the U.S.
“Thank you, @Samsung! We would love to have you!” Donald Trump wrote on his personal Twitter account, linking to a story about a possible plan for the tech company to build a factory for home appliances in the United States.
What to Do About North Korea Exceeding the UN Sanctions Cap on Coal Exports
With China having substantially surpassed the caps set for imports of coal from North Korea, how should the United States and the United Nations respond?
Chinese Coal Imports from North Korea Surge in December, Despite Hard Sanctions
Chinese Customs reported yesterday that imports of North Korean anthracite surged in December, despite late November UN Security Council sanctions that are supposed to sharply limit North Korea’s coal exports, its biggest foreign exchange earner.
What the U.S. Rejection of TPP, Brexit, and a New Trade Agreement May Mean for Korea
President Donald Trump did not take long in fulfilling his campaign promise to pull out of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Just three days into his presidency, he formally withdrew the United States from the TPP and began to honor his pledge to change the way the United States does trade.
U.S.-Korea Relations: The Obama Years
For the last eight years, we’ve seen a relationship that has grown beyond the Cold War confines of the threat from North Korea and that has begun to evolve into more of a partnership that works together both in the region and on the global stage.
South Korea’s Struggle Against Avian Influenza
In South Korea the more contagious and deadly N5H6 strain of avian influenza was first diagnosed on November 17th.