Is K-Beauty the Next Hallyu Superstar?
Amid plunging exports, Korean cosmetics brands are defying the odds.
What to Expect during the Park-Obama Summit
With Washington still abuzz from recent visits of Chinese President Xi Jinping and His Holiness the Pope it is important for Washington to focus on the critical upcoming summit meeting between Presidents Obama and Park.
Is China’s Slowdown Responsible for South Korea’s Drop in Exports?
With China now South Korea’s most significant export market, how responsible is the economic slowdown in China for the sharp decline in South Korean exports?
Korea’s Economy and the China’s Economic Slowdown
On September 1 new trade figures for the month of August indicated that South Korea’s exports had dropped 14.7 year-on-year continuing a trend since January that has seen year-on-year monthly declines.
Roller Coaster Ride of Trade Politics – Part III
This has been an incredibly fascinating past several weeks to anyone who has followed the politics of trade policy in the U.S. Congress.
Roller Coaster Ride of Trade Politics – Part II
The House of Representatives is experiencing the topsy-turvy ride otherwise known as trade politics
Korea and Trade Promotion Authority
What does the looming vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the President have to do with Korea?
British Election Outcome Good News for Korea
Thinking through the international effects of the British election is also a reminder that Korea has global interests, and therefore events anywhere in the world can make a difference to Korea’s peace and prosperity.
KORUS and EUKOR On Automotive: Progress, But Not There Yet
This is the third in a three part series on the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. The first part can be found here and the second…
Third Anniversary of the KORUS FTA: What Does the KORUS FTA Mean for Services?
Free trade agreements such as the KORUS FTA certainly aim to expand bilateral trade flows, but the greater contribution of such agreements is in improving the global competitiveness of each partner.