Analysis and publications on economic policy, trade relations, business, financial issues, and commercial developments affecting U.S.-Korea relations.
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It has become conventional wisdom in recent years to characterize the PRC as an “assertive” power. Since 2008, many commentators and analysts insist that China...
With increasing economic interdependence between South Korea and the PRC since the 1990s, in recent years, over two million South Koreans are reported to cross...
The U.S. government has had a long and convoluted approach to the issue of bilateral or regional trade agreements involving East Asian countries. This paper...
Since 1990, Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs), including Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Customs Unions, have spread rapidly on the basis of the WTO system that...
Nearly two decades have passed since the last major multilateral trade agreements were concluded in 1993—a gap already longer than any since the GATT/WTO system...
How a Greek exit from the euro zone could impact the Korean economy.
Now that Korea and China have agreed to begin FTA negotiations, what does that mean for Korea and trade in East Asia?
Do North Korea's provocative acts hinder the prospects for a pipeline to deliver Russian gas to South Korea?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) President Kim il-Sung explained to his counterpart Erich Honecker, President of the German Democratic Republic, in 1977 that building...
There is no doubt that the United States has been a dominant economic power in the world. U.S. troops are deployed in the various corners...
Korea’s economic development since the 1980s has occurred in the context of capital controls and a strong governmental role in achieving sustained growth. The experiences...
With the KORUS FTA set to come into effect, The Peninsula talked with Amy Jackson of the American Chamber of Commerce for five questions about...
By Troy Stangarone After more than six years of negotiations, debate, and delay, the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) will come into effect tomorrow....
Strengthening economic ties among South Korea, Southeast Asia, and the United States would contribute to shared goals and facilitate growth in the wider Asia-Pacific community....
Korea’s dependence on the Middle East for energy and its success in developing export markets in the region gives Korea a strong interest in peace...